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Hackers Vs Netizens

July 8th, 2007

While surfing in the web, you are typing some address to open the homepage of a website but your browser opening the wrong one. It may happen for many Netizen. Does some one doing so? A question may case in your mind. This problem is generated by some unknown Hackers. As a Netizen you must be angry about the astonishing occurrence. Now a day Hackers are not doing this kind of child’s play. But they are not sleeping like tortoise. They expand their work load and causing head ach for many giants in the field of network security. Some authentic websites are also worried about hackers. Your PC is not secured from those spy Hackers. The primer websites that related to the services like tourism, gaming and hotels are anxious about those Hackers. They developed some way to get into your system through legal operation. You would be wonder your system is using by the hackers as a proxy server and that is also anonymously. The hackers need data that stored in your system. So they steal the data from your system a leave it defenseless to other attacks. The technical logic they used in this whipping process is also interesting. As because of high speed broadband present WebPages are loaded with wicked codes. When ever you are visiting those website these iniquitous codes create an unauthorized logger. They called a ‘Key-logger’. Millions of Net users are trapped by that ‘Key-logger’ and they steal user passwords or use Netizen’s system a proxy server. This kind of attacks for a while crashes the system. And you are not in a position to recover your valuable data that stored in the system. This infection transmitter can enter to you system by a simple email also. While they are about their normal web-surfing, Netizens get an unidentified email send by the hackers. In that they are asked to click on some compromised URLs. The Netizens are oblivious to the threat while they are about their web-surfing tricks. The hacker’s infection spreading system is done in a complex chain. But website owners are innocent about that their compromise.

Hackers are doing their business depending on others well ascertain assets. A Website that provides some services like tourism, gaming, music and hotels etc. invites some advertisement. The hackers in the form of advertiser client inserted some malicious Internet protocol address in their ads to redirect the user to another site. Those WebPages are loaded with wicked codes. This continues to different level URLs until the user logout. A Trojan is used for doing this activity. It a kind of software that can salvage code words or passwords from your system and invite all the hackers to infect it. To avoid this kind of occurrence think twice of the WebPages those require software installation. Avoid new software installation from the browser. Scan your system with updated anti-virus software before downloading any program from the Internet. Never trust an email without scanning with anti-virus and enjoy a happy surfing.

Source: The Statesman, Kolkata

Internet Security Leaks!

June 28th, 2007

Internet is a place where people communicate at a very cheap price. It is where people now do their shopping, do business and trade in the financial market. This is why the Internet is considered as one of the most important tools in the new millennium.Because of this, all your personal and financial information are stored in your computer, and also in your emails. If you do business in the Internet, important files will also be stored in your computer.

This is why there are people who take advantage of this technology to steal from hardworking and honest people. These people are called hackers and they often commit identity theft. They take control of your computer by putting spyware programs that can be acquired in the Internet.

Spyware works like inviting a stranger right in the comforts of your own home and letting him or her install surveillance equipments around your home. The thought of having a stranger looking at your personal and financial information could make anyone cringe.

This is why you should take all the necessary steps in preventing this stranger to have access to your computer in order to prevent them from stealing from you. Today, there are available software programs that enable you to protect yourself from malicious programs, such as viruses, spywares, and adwares.

One such program is developed by Norton. Norton is a company that specializes in computer security and is one of the most popular and most reputable companies in the world in terms of computer security. They provide one of the best quality software programs to protect you from these malicious software programs.

One of the latest developments of Norton Security by Symantec Corp. is the Norton Internet Security 2007. This particular program is still in development and is now available in Beta version. The reviews for this new kind of Internet security program prove to be promising and are considered as the new generation in online security.

Norton Internet Security 2007 offers one of a kind Internet security that will protect your computer from viruses, adware, spyware, hackers, and spam. All the necessary protection for your computer is integrated in the new software program offered by Norton.

Here are some of the features available in Norton Internet Security 2007:

Automatically filters spam and dangerous phishing emails. Automatically removes Trojan programs, viruses, and worms. Automatically blocks intruders, hackers, and identity thieves.

With all these features, you can be sure that your computer will be safe from malicious software programs circulating in the Internet today. It also has features that will automatically scan emails and instant message attachments for viruses, worms, and Trojan programs.

Although the Norton Internet Security 2007 is still in its Beta version, all the features from the previous version of Norton Internet Security is also integrated with the new Norton Internet Security 2007 and is also integrated with other features to make it easier for you to use it and also get more security when you surf the internet.

Norton Internet Security 2007 Beta version is now available for download online. However, it only has a one-day trial period and you wouldn’t really get to try and test the full capabilities of this program. But with the positive reviews, you will see that it will be worth it to wait for the final release of the program and get yourself secured from viruses, adwares, spywares, hackers, and identity thieves.

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How does proactive spyware research work

June 28th, 2007

Source:  www.articles-hub.com

By Charles WrightWebroot has introduced its Phileas system that automates spyware research using automatic Internet crawling searching for malicious spyware programs.
Phileas’ purpose is to detect spyware programs before they reach unaware PC users that surf the Internet.
Phileas crawls the Web and updates the threat database automatically by contacting Webroot’s central unit. Data is being gathered via bot network that sends results to Webroot for processing.
Phileas can detect malicious code and exploits. Bots scan Web sites for forged URLs, manipulated scripts and for suspicious applications.
The bot network identifies known threats and forwards information about unknown suspicious programs for processing to Webroot. This data is being used to create spyware definitions.
Webroot’s application is collecting gathering data related to exploits and malicious code that are being used to transport spyware on the Internet and about the spyware’s originator.
Historically, anti-spyware vendors had relied on the Internet user community’s reports about new spyware. Phileas relies on a proactive approach that aims at collecting research data and information about new flaws and exploits by actively scanning the Web for potentially malicious code.

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