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See this article to know how many secure are your conversation with your preferred program of instant messaging. The following table resume the article:

The SANS Institue has published the list of "the 20 most critical computer & network security vulnerabilities". Really it is a document that analize the security flaws and the way to correct them. It is interesting the analysis of  client-side and server-side vulnerabilities and the risk related to use/abuse of instant messagging.

Service pack 3 for Windows Xp now is out for download. Is possible to download the SP3 by Windows Update (need Internet explorer).

In a test of exo.blog, Windows XP with service pack 3 showed an increament of performance ~ 10% vs a Windows XP, with the same configuration,  but with  the service pack 2.

Here the test.

After many months of inactivity my home computer is alive. I have parted the hard disk in a way to install many operating systems: Linux, openbsd and windows. Usually, for everyday use, I choose Linux as operating system, but to play game windows is necessary: I should complete Syberia II and I like to play Civilization IV. The next step after install windows ixp is to make it secure, IMHO is simple to do it: the most important thing is to use commonsense with the help of some good program.

An antivirus, a firewall and an antispyware make the windows desktop system secure against the normal attack (antivirus, spyware, trojan etc). In windows xp i have installed the next three programs:

• Antivir: freeware antivirus, during the program upload, a popup window invite you to buy it.
• Comodo: a firewall, to use is necessary deactivate windows xp internal firewall.
• Spybot search & destroy: spyware remover.
• C-Cleaner: remove temp file and optimize registry.