[ale] preventing trojans/bots

[Brian Pitts]

Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts wrote:
> I know several people who have been using the AVG solution, but the free
> version dies on Jan. 15, 2007, and all they will offer then is the
> commercial version.
No, version 7.1 of the freeware edition dies. All this means is that 
users must upgrade to 7.5 freeware. For the record, AVG also has a 
freeware antispyware product.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

My personal recommendation is to create two partitions, one for the OS 
and programs, and one for their data. Install XP SP2 and all the 
software they'll need, set up My Documents to point to the data 
partition, install Deep Freeze ($30), freeze the OS partition, and leave 
the data partition as a thawspace. Every time the computer is restarted 
the software will revert to its initial clean state. You can use the 
scheduled maintenance feature to have Deep Freeze periodically unthaw 
the OS and install software updates.

http://www.faronics.com/

-Brian