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YES!
You need a FIREWALL
on your desktop computer! ... Didn't
anyone tell you? Your desktop pc is very
vulnerable without one, and You too are responsible
for keeping hackers away from your network.
Get
ZoneAlarm free! Anyone can install it easily.
Critical
MS Windows update patches are imperative.
Recovery
tips. If you have a disaster that damages your
desktop pc, what will you do? Have a plan now!
Tips
to Fight Spam.
Spam
Report Card 2004. |
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Want
to warn everyone you know about the latest Virus
Warning you recieved on email today?!
...
Before you do, please look up the email (search
on a few selected keywords) to be sure it
isn't a hoax or a virus. Be smart, do
BE the virus, by forwarding the bogus email
to everyone in YOUR address book! |
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To
stay virus-free and protect against hackers on your
desktop, you will want to:
(1)
Visit Microsoft's Update
Site to check your system for missing critical updates..
It is a good practice to download the updates for your Windows computer
regularly. Just 'Scan for Updates', and follow instructions.
(2)
Get antivirus software, and keep it updated
with automatically scheduled updates.
Get free antivirus software at AVG
download*
(NOTE:
version 6.0 not supported after 12/04 - download 7.0). Always
read license agreements associated with products.
If you think you have a virus, try:
**
Free
Virus Removal Tool
- Network
Associates (McAfee)*
** Free
Virus Removal Tool - Symantec*
** Free
Online Virus Scan - Trend Micro*
Note: Antivirus Tools Cannot Clean Infected Files in the _Restore
Folder," Article
ID: Q263455
"How
to disable or enable Windows Me System Restore"
"How
to turn off or turn on Windows XP System Restore"
Computer
Security Resource Center - Virus Resources & Other Areas of Interest,
Anti-Virus Vendors
(3)
Disable File Sharing
For instructions, go to Microsoft.com
(4)
Get firewall protection. (Yes, you need a personal firewall!)
For Free (personal use) or for fee firewall protection
for your computer, see ZoneLabs.*
(5)
Watch out for Spyware.
If you think you have 'parasite' software on your PC, try (for
free of for fee):
Dox Desk*
Ad-Aware*
SpyBot*
(6)
Have a plan for Recovery from
a disaster.
(7)
Secure your Wireless Router.
Also,
see Trace Route solutions for
MS Windows OS and User
Services Help Desk.
*FSU/OTI/UCS
does not endorseor support any one antivirus, anti-spyware or firewall
product. Install at your own risk.
News:
Microsoft
releases antispyware, malware-removal tools
Users and analysts said the releases were long overdue
News Story by Jaikumar
Vijayan - JANUARY 06, 2005 (COMPUTERWORLD)
Worms/Viruses/Trojans
-- Don't let 'em get you!
These
worms can cause many unlikely results including:
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Worms
can send email all over the world appearing to be sent from YOUR email
account. (Actually, your address is spoofed on the email and learned
from an address book of a worm-ridden pc.) Note:
Receiving an email alert stating that the virus came from your email
address is not an indication that you are infected as the virus often
forges the from address.
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They
cause more mail generated from mail servers responding to tell you
that you have a virus (when it wasn't your email account that sent
it, but your email address, forged), and they recieved mail from you
containing a virus.
Spawned email can look like this: 'failure to deliver' or '...detected
a virus in the mail you sent', though you didn't send the mail and
you may not be infected. This can cause slowness in the mail delivery
system.
They
generate email to join online clubs or submit subscriptions from your
copied email address. You may recieve mail saying you have joined. While
some of this is SPAM, you may not want to send a reply, just delete
or store in a folder.
Many newer versions of client-side (desktop) email software will be able
to learn which mail is SPAM. For instance, Eudora v6.2* has a 'junk' folder
where your email software can learn what is junk and automatically move
mail to the junk folder.
Gone
Phishing!
Phishing
involves cleverly crafted e-mail messages and Web sites designed to trick
computer users into disclosing sensitive personal information like passwords,
credit card numbers and checking accounts.
"The (Anti-Phishing Working Group's) organization also posts tips
on how to avoid phishing scams and what
to do if your personal information has been compromised. See also
the group's archive
of phishing scams." ... Read
more from Washington Post and ZDnet.
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