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C. owners are constantly       How do the hackers do it?         
at risk from attacks by                                           
hackers.                        What tools do they use?           
                                                                        
Spy ware, viruses, trojan horses,     A port scanner.                   
and all sorts of other malevolent                                       
programs are all trying to take       What is a port scanner?           
control of your computer.                                               
                                      A port scanner can locate PCs     
What can we do about it?              that are online and checks them   
                                      for an open port.                 
How can we be sure that we are                                          
properly protected against them?      A hacker using a program such as  
                                      â€˜Super Scan' can find an open   
A hacker will generally not be        port to gain entrance to your     
interested in doing damage to         computer. Once in, he can use     
your PC. His main interest is in      your computer as if it were his   
gaining control over your             own. The only difference is that  
computer so that he can use it to     to all intents and purposes it is 
send out hundreds and thousands       you that is causing all of the    
of e-mails in your name with the      trouble.                          
intention of crashing your mail                                         
server.                               The main port that the hacker is  
                                      interested in is port 80. This is 
This can get you into very            the one that you use to log on to 
serious trouble with the server.      the internet.                     
This is something that you do not                                       
want. How are you going to prove      I am not going to confuse you     
that you were not to blame?           with all the various programs     
                                      that are designed to show you     



what ports are open at any            title="http://www.pestscan.com"   
particular time. What you need to     target="_blank">www.pestscan.com< 
know is how to protect your           /a> This will scan for any       
computer against these attacks.       nasties that are already on the   
                                      computer.                         
There are a number of programs                                          
designed to show you what is          Lastly, I use: going on inside your PC. I will      href="http://www.security.symante 
give you a short list of some         c.com"                            
that are recommended by some of       title="http://www.security.symant 
the program makers.                   ec.com"                           
                                      target="_blank">http://www.securi 
The one that I would not be           ty.symantec.com This will    
without is: href="http://www.testmyfirewall.c     systems.                         
om"                                                                     
title="http://www.testmyfirewall.     Don't put off what you should be  
com"                                  doing today. Make sure that your  
target="_blank">www.testmyfirewal     protection is doing its job.      
l.com As its name implies,       Check that you have the latest    
it will test your firewall for        version of whatever protection    
flaws and scan for open ports and     you are using. An out-of-date     
any other security problems you       system is worse than useless. It  
may have.                             gives a false sense of security   
                                      and suddenly you find yourself in 
You do have a firewall, don't         serious trouble with your ISP.    
you?                                                                    
                                      It is your responsibility to      
Another one is: href="http://www.pestscan.com"        not cause problems for someone    



else. There are so many free          Be safe. Be happy. Be             
systems out there that you have       responsible.                      
no excuse for not using one or                                          
more of them.                         All the best. ...Bob...           
                                      

                              






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