Absolutely safe surfing of a particular website? 2

[electricpete]

Is there a way to view the html web pages of a certain website while being absolutely certain that you won't get any unwanted viruses/trojans/worms etc from that website?

 

[erikhertzel]

The answer is "No". You can't be totally sure. You need to follow practical common sense when using the Internet to avoid getting malware.

1. Don't run with admin rights on the machine that you are browsing with.

2. Run Firefox to mitigate the many types of malware that come in using the IE ActiveX component.

3. Use a firewall (either software or hardware) that stops both in and outgoing communications.

4. Run Antivirus and keep it up to date.

5. Keep Windows or whatever OS you are running totally patches, etc...

See further articles...these are great resources.

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2004/12/safe_personal_c.html

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-016.html

http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

Regards.

Erik

 

[JFBouchard]

Hi, I believe this can be done by using sandboxie (

http://www.sandboxie.com)

to litterally "sandbox" your browser.

Nothing can get through.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if this resolve your issue

Jeff

 

[spizotfl]

another thought, check out vmware player and the browser appliance.

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