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Data Recovery InformationIs My PC Vulnerable on the Internet?
by:
David Brandy
Fishman
Think simply about this: Is a simple antivirus application enough to protect your PC against all threats?
No longer are viruses the only threat on the internet. In recent years another threats have evolved which include spyware, adware, hacking, identity theft, information theft, pop-ups and the loss of information.
Let’s begin with the basics. We all need to protect our PC in the same way we protect our home, car and bank account. We wouldn’t give a alien the keys to our car, home or bank account now would-be we. If you don’t protect your PC it is like giving the keys to a alien and lease him/her have full access to your PC. Once the alien has the keys they can snoop about and take any they want. I know, your thinking how can they do this, my computer is in my home and my doors are locked. Well, now you can be anyplace
in the earth and access someone’s computer via the internet. Since the introduction of cable modems and DSL everyone’s PC is online all the time and accessible.
Why do I need to protect my PC, I don’t support any important information on it? Ask yourself a couple of questions.
1. Do I bank online?
2. Do I shop online?
3. Do I create documents, spreadsheets?
4. Do I let another folk use my PC?
5. Do I transfer
music, files onto my PC?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then your PC is vulnerable. If you bank online then you are causing personal confidential information to your bank via the Internet. For Example: Let’s say you are infected with spyware and you are typewriting in your account number plus password. A spyware installation can record key strokes and then send them off to a site on the internet. Now the person who setup the site has your account number and watchword to your bank. Here is one much example, if you answered yes to I let another folk use my pc, here is what happens. The another person decides that they like this new cool piece of software. They transfer
and double click on the exe, msi or any installs the software. The adware, spyware or virus installs. Now the infection is installed and now it can start stealing confidential information or cause mayhem on your PC. You get onto the PC as always, since you don’t cognize this has happened and start doing what you always do, type documents, go to chat rooms, do your banking online, reconcile your banking with quicken and all this time your confidential information is purloined and you are wholly unaware that this occurred.
The million dollar question, what do I do? Well, you can follow this approach.
1. Install a Spyware application and install and assemble correctly. If you already have spyware application installed do sure it is up to date and do sure that is designed properly.
2. Install an Adware application and install and assemble properly. If you already have adware application installed do sure it is up to date and do sure that is designed properly.
3. Install an AntiVirus application and install and assemble properly. If you already have antivirus application installed do sure it is up to date and do sure that is designed properly.
4. Install backup software, why because if thing
makes get through your defenses or delete thing
by accident you always have a way of retrieving the information. You should try to backup your system at least every another day.
5. Install Encoding software. This software system wish encode files like word docs, spreadsheets, banking file on quicken. This way if person makes steal your information they wish not be able to see it.
6. Install a Firewall. The Firewall can either be software system or hardware based. I would-be install several especially if you bring your laptop computer with you and connect to the computer network at several locations. The Firewall wish block hackers trying to scan your system piece you are on the Internet.
Many folk have these applications installed but they do not assemble them correctly. Simply installation the application makes not mean that the application is working properly to finish the threat/infection. On several applications you need to assemble the setting to do the application activity the way it was designed to. Find out how to assemble and install the software system properly either by reading a how to book or acquiring person to help. If you already have the application installed do sure it is up to date and do sure that is designed properly. All of the software system inevitably to be up to date and unbroken
current. As new threats are release on the internet, all applications wish need the current updates to fight these threats.
If you would-be like to find out if you’re PC is protected you can take the test. This wish not harm your PC it simply checks for vulnerabilities and lets you cognize if you passed or failed. The application is a single exe and Makes NOT NEED TO BE INSTALLED. All you need to do is run the test application and follow the instructions. http://www.mweffa.com/urltrak/control/redirect.php?id=273
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Simply simply about the author:
David Fishman has been working in the computer industry for 15 years for major corporations protective
computer systems from outside threats.
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