Simplest internet setup

[RCuber]

Hello guys,

I need to setup a PIII pc with dataone connection. The users have only little knowledge of computers. they will only be accessing the computer for yahoo chat (yahoo messenger or trillian) and skype. I have configured a gmail account in opera's mail client(no need to goto gmail.com). these will be the only programs they will be using.Is the windows firewall good enough for it? i dont want to install a third party firewall as it will make it more complicated for them to use. They donot know the security risks of the internet. i have also installed spybot S&D. please let me know if there is any other simpler solutions.
Thanks in advance
Charan

 

[yrana2002]

The windows firewall is indeed good enough for the amount of stuff that you'll be using. It wont ever distrub you.
However, it will help if you keep a Antivirus software like AVG Free or Avast. You also have completed everything by installing Spybot. Thats the common complaint of every Internet user.

PS: If you're going for dataone, seeing your usage, go for a 250 Home plan, my personal advice.

 

[RCuber]

thanks yarana2002, actually the pc i am reffering is not mine, it of my friend's, he just went to us and he left his pc back home for his parents to use(to send email/chat/voicechat etc). i did forget to install an Antivirus scanner. looking at the PC configuretion(PIII (dono abt the speed) 384MB ram/ 20GB HDD ), i would hav to install a AV thats very light on system and can install updates automatically. is there any suggessions??? Avast AV is a little heavy on system resources i guess.and i also want to know if there is any free spyware scanner which runs in the background.
thanks

 

[digen]

Well if its a home user who isnt well versed with the malicious internet/or doesnt care bout it then I would suggest you put a software firewall in there which offers outbound protection.

Not only that,configure only things which they need to access & which requires internet access in the "allowed" [or something similar field in the firewall settings] & tell them to block everything else which the firewall prompts for outbound internet access.

This way you reduce the risk of their machine getting infected with a malicious program calling home.

But to be honest this also may increase your overhead of troubleshooting the net connection since they disallowed a process which was needed for the net connection to work in windows.I hope you get my point.

 

[godsownman]

Yes Digen has got a valid point.

@CharanGk

Regarding the antivirus , I use AVG 7.0 (Free) and I find it quite efficient . Yes, it does have auto updating .

Hope you both get what I am trying to convey.

Regards

 

[RCuber]

thankyou guys. ill try to do so. and try to find a fesiable soluion.