Library Cataloging
The previous entry reminded me of just how much trouble it is to protect machines now. Installing and updating a virus checker and patching the OS is no longer enough. Now there is spyware to consider. Most virus checkers will not catch this because it is not a virus. It is watching your surfing and directing ads your way. To prevent this download and run either Spybot Search and Destroy or Ad-aware. Both are free.
Another hack not detected by virus checkers is a rootkit. Rootkits can hide files and running processes, and in this way provide a backdoor to the machine. The book Exploiting Software : How to Break Code by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw provides a good introduction.
- Links In Lc Records
News about 856 links from LOC.I've received a couple of questions recently about the 856 links in LC records for the TOCs, descriptions, bios, sample texts, etc. and wanted to spread the word about what we did. Every month, around the first of the...
- Protecting Machines Part 2
I neglected to point to the free virus checker, AVG. This is only free for home users. They do offer discounts to non-profits on their paid product. It's worth asking.I also neglected to mention a firewall. Win XP comes with one, if you have that...
- Rpc Doom Virus
I had a note informing me that someone got an RPC Doom Virus alert when visiting this page. I don't get one nor do I see anything wrong in the code. Anyone else getting the alert?...
- Virus
This virus is getting tedious. Here are some things to do to stop it. Symantec has released a free Sobig.F removal tool. If your Windows PC may have been infected, download and run Symantec's removal tool.Close ports 995 to 999 and 8998 on your Internet...
- Spyware
AdAware 6 has been released. It willscan your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known datamining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components, Ad-aware will provide the user with the confidence to surf the Internet knowing that...
Library Cataloging
Protecting Machines
The previous entry reminded me of just how much trouble it is to protect machines now. Installing and updating a virus checker and patching the OS is no longer enough. Now there is spyware to consider. Most virus checkers will not catch this because it is not a virus. It is watching your surfing and directing ads your way. To prevent this download and run either Spybot Search and Destroy or Ad-aware. Both are free.
Another hack not detected by virus checkers is a rootkit. Rootkits can hide files and running processes, and in this way provide a backdoor to the machine. The book Exploiting Software : How to Break Code by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw provides a good introduction.
- Links In Lc Records
News about 856 links from LOC.I've received a couple of questions recently about the 856 links in LC records for the TOCs, descriptions, bios, sample texts, etc. and wanted to spread the word about what we did. Every month, around the first of the...
- Protecting Machines Part 2
I neglected to point to the free virus checker, AVG. This is only free for home users. They do offer discounts to non-profits on their paid product. It's worth asking.I also neglected to mention a firewall. Win XP comes with one, if you have that...
- Rpc Doom Virus
I had a note informing me that someone got an RPC Doom Virus alert when visiting this page. I don't get one nor do I see anything wrong in the code. Anyone else getting the alert?...
- Virus
This virus is getting tedious. Here are some things to do to stop it. Symantec has released a free Sobig.F removal tool. If your Windows PC may have been infected, download and run Symantec's removal tool.Close ports 995 to 999 and 8998 on your Internet...
- Spyware
AdAware 6 has been released. It willscan your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known datamining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components, Ad-aware will provide the user with the confidence to surf the Internet knowing that...