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Re: What's your modus operandi?
de Ivan Tisljar 05/23/2006 12:16
On Mon, 22 May 2006 11:56:17 -0400, Susan Bugher <sebugher@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>What's your modus operandi before downloading/ installing a program?
>What checks do you make? What order do you make them in? IMO (YMMV) the
>first order of business is to find out about the author. If they are
>well known and trusted little additional checking is needed. . .
Nothing special; my antivirus checks software while downloading, I
have System restore switched ON, I have firewall which tells me if
software wants to visit some site, always work (and install software)
as power user, so it can't mess up my system files (there are few
exceptions, but filemanager or archiver doesn't really have to need
admin rights for installation), using Total Uninstall for monitoring,
and most important, a bit of inteligence.
Most important thing is, as I see it, regular updating and NOT WORKING
as Administrators (or root) on computers. There is no need for that.
You can install about 95% of everything as Power user, and no messing
up system files.
Ivan.
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