I have tried to make these instructions fairly comprehensive, but there is room for improvement in anything. This guide is designed to let the average computer user make a home PC or personal laptop much more protected against penetration by a hacker. However, there are a few things that should be done to secure Microsoft Windows prior to putting into use. Many computer users don’t know a great deal about the inner workings of computers and operating systems, nor do they need to for the most part. Microsoft has therefore made a quite understandable decision to set up its products so as to operate smoothly right out of the box for the majority of people. Version – 07/30/09 Billions of people buy Microsoft software.
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HOW TO PROPERLY SET UP, AND SECURE YOUR WINDOWS 7 PC FOR SAFE COMPUTING If any vulnerabilities or exploits are found during the testing of Windows 7 please contact and report to: UCIT Office of Information Security Email:
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Antivirus-Passed -Use Avira Free (Recommended) or AVG Free Other Software That Passed: MalwareBytes – Anti-Malware Software Eraser – Hard-Drive Erasing Software TrueCrypt- Hard-Dive and Volume Encryption Software IZARC- Free Unzip/Zip software with over 20 different file extensions CamStudio- Desktop Screen Recording Software - Free Use standard Windows firewall until vendors create a Windows 7 compliant firewall. Software tested on Windows 7: Internet Browser- Passed -Firefox is the recommended choice for safe computer browsing Most Major Firewalls (ZoneAlarm, Comodo) – Failed - Outpost and PC tools firewall’s work, but it is not recommended to use during the early stages of Windows 7. Feel free to test Windows 7 in these virtual environments to protect your host system from any unwanted damages. For testing purposes, I recommend using VMware or VirtualBox virtualization software. Windows 7 passed two scans by SiteProtector (1 with the firewall on and 1 with the firewall off) which in theory passed the setup procedures guidelines. After properly securing the Windows 7 environment, the operating system was tested against SiteProtector, a product of IBM that tests for vulnerable machines on a network.
Pre-Setup Notes As of August 12, 2009, all of the following procedures to secure the Windows 7 operating system have been tested on a virtual environment using VMware to ensure that there are no critical exploits to the system. Securing & Safe Computing PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER FROM MALICIOUS THREATS
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