This is a free site that will attempt to connect to the internal internet server builtinto Windows and see how secure your pc is. If you do not have a quality firewall, such as "ZoneAlarm" and you're running Windows "as it was installed" you'll probably be astounded at the lack of security you have right now.
GRC.COM:
Check out the "ShieldsUp!" portion to see if your Win PC is secured from internet attack.
Check out his "LeakTest" program to see if your firewall is functioning correctly.
Check out his other freeware programs and extensive explanations on internet security!
This is a good page to bookmark and to devote some serious time in comprehensive
reading on Windows based internet security issues. The articles are on the ShieldsUp
page on the lower portion. He's a well respected guru who writes technical articles
the rest of us can understand and appreciate!
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