Re: Computer Security Guide, how to secure your computer.
First, let me say: yes i realize this thread is old and mostly dead.
But in any case i must point out flaws in in:
1. Anti-virus programs do not work! Norton and McAfee are horrible. There's a bigger chance you'll end up with a virus with it than without it. I know this because I don't run A-V software on my self-built system and it is virus free, unlike my parent's computer which their A-V keeps saying that Window's Autorun feature is a virus.
1.a. The only reason people ever get Viruses is because they're do not surf the web safely and visit sites that will be the most likely to have a Virusfile. (pornsites anyone?)
2. Administrator account - follow the advice on changing it's name and password. DO NOT leave it untouched under any reason. Why? because if you do not change it and leave it as it's hidden administrator self, you have just made yourself hacked because that is the first thing any hacker will check for, an unchanged admin account. Trust me, i know this as well.
3. Power user, admin, regular user. Nothing major to say here. The advice listed already is usefull and helps. But it does not mention the risk that if you are logged in as a reg(restricted) user, a hacker still can log into the admin account. Why is this? Because you are not logged in. The OS has written into it a restriction that an account can not be logged into the same system twice in the same instance. Logging into a restricted account leaves backdoor login access to a hacker.
4. For passwords, do not use words. a password like theology38 is not a good password, Brute forcing will crack that, and brute force is the basic cracking style. Be sure to follow the guidelines above, but insure that whatever you do in following that does not make your password have a complete word even if it's M1lw4UK3e
First, let me say: yes i realize this thread is old and mostly dead.
But in any case i must point out flaws in in:
1. Anti-virus programs do not work! Norton and McAfee are horrible. There's a bigger chance you'll end up with a virus with it than without it. I know this because I don't run A-V software on my self-built system and it is virus free, unlike my parent's computer which their A-V keeps saying that Window's Autorun feature is a virus.
1.a. The only reason people ever get Viruses is because they're do not surf the web safely and visit sites that will be the most likely to have a Virusfile. (pornsites anyone?)
2. Administrator account - follow the advice on changing it's name and password. DO NOT leave it untouched under any reason. Why? because if you do not change it and leave it as it's hidden administrator self, you have just made yourself hacked because that is the first thing any hacker will check for, an unchanged admin account. Trust me, i know this as well.
3. Power user, admin, regular user. Nothing major to say here. The advice listed already is usefull and helps. But it does not mention the risk that if you are logged in as a reg(restricted) user, a hacker still can log into the admin account. Why is this? Because you are not logged in. The OS has written into it a restriction that an account can not be logged into the same system twice in the same instance. Logging into a restricted account leaves backdoor login access to a hacker.
4. For passwords, do not use words. a password like theology38 is not a good password, Brute forcing will crack that, and brute force is the basic cracking style. Be sure to follow the guidelines above, but insure that whatever you do in following that does not make your password have a complete word even if it's M1lw4UK3e
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