Latest articles from Virus Protection Articles (http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/) CommonSense CMS 3600 http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/ Cyber crime is the most profitable low risk - high return crime of our age. Hacker's tools are easy to find on the Internet. Over-the-counter protection isn't keeping up, however there are ways to protect your personal information. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/computer-hackers-wanted-for-a246.html Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:30:57 CST There's nothing new under the sun, and rootkits are no exception. In the early days of personal computers, in the age of the DOS command-line operating system, there were viruses that hid their presence from the users and anti-virus programs. They did it by intercepting some system calls that were responsible for reading the files, and lied to the system by filling these calls with fake information. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/unhack-your-computer-a236.html Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:25:48 CST Each time you log on to the web, chances are you would prefer to have a startup page which will eventually become your home page. But there may come a time when all of a sudden you would find yourself on a different page. Chances are you may have been a victim of browser hijacking already. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/protect-against-hijacking-of-a234.html Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:01:06 CST Statistics reveal a startling large number of victims who have been stalked in the past year. And it's not always for their money! http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/stalkers-and-hackers-evolving-a227.html Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:47:14 CST Cyber crime is the most profitable low risk - high return crime of our age. Hacker's tools are easy to find on the Internet. Over-the-counter protection isn't keeping up, however there are ways to protect your personal information. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/computer-hackers-wanted-for-a205.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:53:07 CDT Several weeks ago, I received a call from my ISP's Security Department. The lady, who was a little short on etiquette, launched into this short story about having to suspend my account due... Botnets: The Story of How My PC Became a Zombie! Oh no, "Don't tell me I have been relegated once again to using a dial up... The Security Agent told me that all was not lost…Unknown to me, my computer had been enlisted into a botnet... If you are notified that your system has been compromised. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/botnets-the-story-a202.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:49:00 CDT Don't get scammed by a hijaker on the internet, Scams are always out there and you should have your guard up at all time. The Internet is filled with all kinds of... http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/clever-hackers-a180.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:16:15 CDT Many people are using the web to make purchases or build friendships. Web gives the luxury of reaching out to people thousands of miles away, just by a click of a mouse. However, today browsing web is not without danger. There are many sniffing sites that steal your private information that they later use to send spam messages. Browserhelp is a help site that allows you to browse the web safely. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/browserhelp-is-a-help-a137.html Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:30:25 CST Surfing the Internet is a daily occurrence for an increasing number of people these days, as technology expands and online services continue to grow. Many people go online to carry out banking transactions, shop, check e-mail, and catch up on news. That’s why it’s more important than ever to protect your identity while surfing the web. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/how-to-protect-your-a135.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:18:37 CST Your PC has many "ports" which are vulnerable to attack from a hacker. These ports are used to communicate internally with your monitor or printer or externally to the internet. For example, Port 25 is used for receiving incoming email and Port 80 is used to connect to the internet. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/how-hackers-gain-control-a82.html Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:35:44 CST Passwords are necessary for security but you need to make sure you can remember them! Many of my recent computer repair service calls have involved lost passwords. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/computer-repair-and-cracking-a61.html Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:48:38 CST XSS stands for Cross Site Scripting. XSS is a hacking technique for web application. It allows the user to perform a harming attack. It is a term that has given to the web pages that allow the user to supply some data capable of altering the page for the viewer. The code is vulnerable to XSS where ever it uses input parameter in the output HTML stream returned to the client. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/xss-a48.html Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:53:38 CST When the internet became the main source for information in the world, there have been those that have sought to gain illegal profit from such things. This is the way of the world and people all over the world are now the target of the many computer hackers that are around. Unlike the bulk of people who are living in the virtual world, these hackers seek to gain access to the personal and private information that one has stored on their computer. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/how-to-protect-yourself-a40.html Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:12:00 CST All computers have many open ports that serve as communication windows between applications and services. Hackers and malicious software such as spyware is designed to use these open ports as a secret way in and out of your computer. Although regular software updates will close many unnecessary ports and tighten security, the best protection is obtained by using a firewall. http://www.emailantivirus.info/articles/a-good-firewall-offers-a36.html Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:02:50 CST