Most verions of Adaware, Spybot and others will not completely wipe away some spyware such as PsGuard and/or SpyAxe. Here are 2 free tools that will help finally get rid of such spyware.
Make sure you always have the latest version of SmitRem by Noahdfear before you begin the cleaning!
Anyone who purchased a music cd distributed by Sony Music and ran it on their computer should immediately run the fix. Anyone who has this
'copy protection' installed is prone to many discovered exploits in this so called 'copy proection'. Here is the available patch:
It seems that some newly distributed Sony Music Cd's come with a type of copy protection that installs 'Rootkits" on your system. Basically when you put in a music CD that has this protection, a program gets automatically installed and continuously runs in the background. Currently this is not a serious threat but it can potentially lead to remote exploitation and/or system instability.
Here is a list of excellent security practices for both the novice and expert internet user.
1) Separate User Accounts -- By having separate user accounts, it is believed that one can segment your sensitive activities in one account, and then switch accounts for general use.
2) Delete Internet History -- I do this regularly, though I am not sure if it is out of paranoia or to just free up disk space on my hard drive but it may help in some instances.
A few new varients of viruses and worms are out this week. You may have seen emails (with attachments) offering free tickets for the 2006 World Cup, Osama Capture pics or warnings of having your email account cancelled. Ignore all these emails and update your virus definitions!
As usual, these viruses are attached to messages as zip files. Obviously you should not open these emails.
Have you ever recieved emails supposidly from Paypal, Banks you have never signed up with, Ebay and such to reconfirm your identity? Many times they ask you to retype your user identification, Access Card number, Social Security number and other private information. These techniques are called 'Phising scams'.
It seems a new virus by the name of 'Sober.Q' is filling up many mailboxes spamming political propaganda. This virus/mass mail worm is not financially motivated for a change. Either way, keep yourself secured, try not to use any Outlook products and keep your virus definitions up to date.
More information on this virus can be found here;
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Cert.org- This document gives home users an overview of the security risks and countermeasures associated with Internet connectivity, especially in the context of “always-on” or broadband access services (such as cable modems and DSL). However, much of the content is also relevant to traditional dial-up users (users who connect to the Internet using a modem).
About.com released The Top 7 Tips on Wireless Networking. Keeping your wireless connection secured will prevent outside access to your network and internet connection. These tips are a must with any wireless setup. Simple things like changing the default router password, to assigning static ip addresses is very important. Many of these tips seem to be ignored on many wireless installations. The recommendations lined below summarize the steps you should take, in order to importance, to improve the security of your home wireless LAN.
Welcome to Safer Computing! If you're a home user or running a business, be it large or small, you're vulnerable to serious virus and hacker attacks. Keep your data safe by applying a few easy steps mentioned on this site.
