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Thirdly, I tested each of these tools for several things, including whether they installed and ran well after a reboot, and whether they uninstalled cleanly (without kicking up a big fuss, leaving behind random files or disturbing other system functions). If I receive enough of them I will put together another post like this pointing them out.Īlso, while ME and 98 (and SE) are not identical operating systems, they are close enough in their genetic makeup that it is probably fair to assume that if a program plays nice or fails in Windows 98, it will probably also behave the same way in Windows ME, and vice versa. If you know of other security tools that work well with these older systems, please either drop me a line or leave a note in the comments section below.

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Most of the tools listed below are available for free online or through a 60- to 90-day trial period.

First, this is by no means a comprehensive list of security software that works on Windows 98 and ME.

ZONE ALARM PRO 4.5 INSTALL

After installing all of the updates and rebooting for the nth time, I was itching to install some security tools.īefore I go any further, I should note a few things. For whatever reason, the third time I visited WU did the trick with no crashes, and I was able to download two dozen critical security updates.

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Then I ran a Google search for 'IE 6 and inurl:' and was able to download IE 6.0 with Service Pack 1 directly from Microsoft's site (not from Windows Update).Īfter installing IE 6 and rebooting, I visited Windows Update and - GAH! - the browser crashed again. I then restored the virtual machine to its original state (a fresh install), and opened up IE again, this time halting the auto-redirect. The fresh installation of Windows 98SE came with Internet Explorer 5.0, a woefully outdated and insecure version of the browser that initially gave me some serious problems trying to download patches from Microsoft's Web site.Īs soon as I opened up IE, the browser automagically redirected to Windows Update, after which IE promptly crashed. Given what I heard from a number of users who said they planned to keep using those systems indefinitely, I promised to circle back with a look at which security tools still play nice with them.įor this project, I installed Windows 98 Second Edition on a ' virtual machine' using VMWare Server, which allows you to run multiple operating systems within a host OS.

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More details on the vulnerability and upgrade instructions can be found on the Zone Labs Web site.Last week, I blogged about Microsoft's plans this month to end support and security patches for Windows 98 and Windows ME. ZoneAlarm users were urged to update their software to version 4.5.538.001, while Integrity Client 4.0 and 4.5 users should upgrade to versions 4.0.146.046 and 4.5.085, respectively. Zone Labs also sells a server-specific firewall under its Integrity line.

'Zone Labs does not recommend using our client security products to protect servers,' the company said. To exploit the vulnerability remotely, the target system must be operating as an SMTP server. The vulnerability, which was first reported by eEye Digital Security, is caused by an unchecked buffer in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) processing, which could in turn lead to a buffer overflow, said ZoneAlarm. 'If successfully exploited, a skilled attacker could cause the firewall to stop processing traffic, execute arbitrary code, or elevate malicious code's privileges,' ZoneAlarm said Wednesday in the alert posted on its Web site. The affected editions include the 4.0 versions of ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Plus, and ZoneAlarm Pro ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5 and Zone Labs Integrity Client 4.0 and 4.5. Zone Labs has alerted users that several versions of its personal firewall products are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack conducted via e-mail that could leave supposedly-protected systems open to malicious code assaults, the company said.

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