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The ULTIMATE Protection
Even if you think your anti-spyware and anti-virus is up to date, you still run the risk of getting infected every time you surf the Internet. UNLESS you have a special computer like mine. I bought a Dell laptop for parts from Ebay for $21.50 with no hard drive or CD, but it still works. Then I loaded Linux on a USB stick and plugged it in. Now I can surf to my hearts content and the bad guys can't touch my Windows!!! Since it's a laptop, I can sit in front of the TV and click away.
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Comments (5)
Bruce Bates16
Cooperative marketing
If I was running it under windows I would agree my friend.
Like I said I am gree completely with everything you are saying. But I boot to my cd I don't run it under windows at all.
Warren Contreras14
Old Retired Guy
Your CD may be write protected but it's running under Windows and your RAM memory is NOT.
Bruce Bates16
Cooperative marketing
Very cool and again GREAT advice. I personally have an LFS (linux from scratch) custom build on cd :) by default cd is write protected so the only worries I have are people trying to install/run hardware flashes :)
Warren Contreras14
Old Retired Guy
Bruce I don't deny that only a fool would think any protection would shield you from evil forces forever but the point is to keep them from reaching my Windows computer and wreaking havoc on my ability to be productive. If they do manage to get through my Linux/Firefox combination, I can reformat the USB stick and start over in a few minutes. I have been through the agony of reinstalling Windows and losing files you don''t have backups for too many times. The distro I have on my new laptop is Br
Bruce Bates16
Cooperative marketing
Well I will admit you are a lot safer, but there are still evil things that can be done... sadly. But I agree linux is likely the best of protections against most threats :)
For anyone interested, you can do this from usb drive, sd card, cd, floppy disk, second harddrive, or any number of other ways. However for most users I would stick with either usb or cd :)
Great advice my friend! What distro are you using?
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