In microsoft.public.money, Derek Nicholson wrote:

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That is what I meant by "their ... browsers".

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True, but that it not the majority. That reminds me. The average NAT
router protected people against that one/series. So the use of a NAT
router, even for one computer, serves as another line of defense.
Some people bought new computers and headed for the update site as
their first action. Too late. The Sobig worm got them. A NAT router
in default configuration would have protected them.

Cal you say "Most worms work by users, their email programs, or
browsers opening unsafe attachments and such". That is not strictly
true, a colleague recently received the W32/Lovsan.worm via a http://
webpage without him having to open or activate anything. The
W32/Sobig.f[at]MM can also open up a user's computer port, making it
vulnerable to hackers, who can plant dangerous Trojans. These
malicious programs often let unauthorized users remotely take over a
system, steal personal information or use the infected PC to send
spam.
However, I will look into the other points you raised.
Derek Nicholson


"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup[at]please.tnx> wrote in message
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| In microsoft.public.money, Derek Nicholson wrote:
|
| > However, I notice that when using Online
| > Banking my accounts data is held at the bank whereas with Money
2000
| > this information is now recorded on my computer (i.e. Account #s
| > including VISA).
|
| Every time you write a check or use that Visa card, the people at
| the store see your account numbers.
|
| > Considering the sophisticated methods now employed by
| > Virus/Worms/Trojan Horse authors etc. I am concerned for the
security
| > of my data, is there any further measure I can take to protect my
| > data?
|
| Money offers the option to remember or not remember the passwords
| for access. You could have Money not remember the passwords. A
| compromise is to have Money only remember the passwords where the
| access is read-only as it is in most accounts.
|
| http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/viruses/avdocs/emailvirs/ offers some
| non-Money configuration suggestions. Most worms work by users, their
| email programs, or browsers opening unsafe attachments and such.
| That was just one of the many pages I got when I Googled for info.
|
|
|

In microsoft.public.money, Derek Nicholson wrote:

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Every time you write a check or use that Visa card, the people at
the store see your account numbers.

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Money offers the option to remember or not remember the passwords
for access. You could have Money not remember the passwords. A
compromise is to have Money only remember the passwords where the
access is read-only as it is in most accounts.

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/viruses/avdocs/emailvirs/ offers some
non-Money configuration suggestions. Most worms work by users, their
email programs, or browsers opening unsafe attachments and such.
That was just one of the many pages I got when I Googled for info.

I am new to this newsgroup so please excuse me if this question has
been asked before.
My OS is Windows XP and my money programme is "MS Money 2000", along
with McAfee 6 and ISS's BlackICE PC Protection (Firewall) and my
computer is up-to-date with all the MS Security Patches
I have used online banking for a considerable time now and thought
that I would try to link the Money 2000 programme up with online
banking. I succeeded and managed to get the bank data downloaded
(i.e. Statements etc.). However, I notice that when using Online
Banking my accounts data is held at the bank whereas with Money 2000
this information is now recorded on my computer (i.e. Account #s
including VISA).
Considering the sophisticated methods now employed by
Virus/Worms/Trojan Horse authors etc. I am concerned for the security
of my data, is there any further measure I can take to protect my
data?
Derek Nicholson