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HackAttack
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P C. owners are constantly at risk from attacks by hackers. Spy
ware, viruses, trogan horses, and all sorts of other malevolent
programs are all trying to take control of your computer.
What can we do about it? How can we be sure that we are properly
protected against them?
A hacker will generally not be interested in doing damage to
your PC. His main interest is in gaining control of your
computer so that he can use it to send out hundreds of thousands
of e-mails in your name with the intention of crashing your mail
server.
This can get you into very serious trouble with the server. This
is something that you do not want. How are you going to prove
that you were not to blame?
How do the hackers do it? What tools do they use?
A port scanner. What is a port scanner? A port scanner can
locate PCs that are on line and check for an open port. A hacker
using a program such as ‘Super Scan’ can find an open port to
gain entrance to your computer. Once in, he can use your
computer as if it were his own. The only difference is that to
all intents and purposes it is you that is causing all of the
trouble.
The main port that the hacker is interested in is port 80. This
is the one that you use to log on to the internet.
I am not going to confuse you with all the various programs that
are designed to show you what ports are open at any particular
time. What you need to know is how to protect your computer
against these attacks.
There are a number of programs designed to show you what is
going on inside your PC. I will give you a short list of some
that are recommended by some of the program makers.
The one that I would not be without is: www.testmyfirewall.com
As its name implies it will test your firewall for flaws and
scan for open ports and any other security problems you may
have. You do have a firewall, don’t you?
Another one is: www.pestscan.com This will scan for any nasties
that are already on the computer.
Lastly, I use: http://www.security.symantec.com This will run a
security check of all my systems.
Don’t put of what you should be doing today. Make sure that your
protection is doing its job. Check that you have the latest
version of whatever protection you are using. An out of date
system is worse than useless. It gives a false sense of security
and suddenly you find yourself in serious trouble with your ISP.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your computer will not
cause problems for someone else. There are so many free systems
out there that you have no excuse for not using one or more of
them.
Be safe. Be happy. Be responsible.
All the best. …Bob…
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About the author:
Bio. Robert earns his crust by targeting the thousands of
newcomers to internet trading. He aims to cut their learning
curve to enable them to start earning money from the word go. He
learned the hard way. You can learn the easy way. Checkout his
website. It's not posh. It's not perfect, but it is effective.
http://www.learn-and-earn-now.co.uk/
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