Securing your computer - A Firewall

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Good Day Brothers and Sisters,

Its Tuesday, 10th March 2009

 

 

 

Continuing on our efforts to secure our computer and DATA

The first posted couple of days back

in no particular order of importance was iISystem Wiper

 

 

The next one was a software that is useful

for recovering deleted files ... accidentally deleted files mostly,

but you can still use it to recover files if not much time has elapsed.

 

 

Number 3) is Zonealarm

 

Privacy being under attack these days from all and sundry places and people (what with surreptitiosly placed webcams, keylogging software, computer hacking, its almost as if ones whole life is now on show for whoever is ready to pay the big bucks for perverted voyeuristic pursuits

and pleasures...

 

But many times, it is we ourselves who do not take even the most basic precautions ... sometimes out of ignorance .. at other times due to laziness ..

 

I can do nothing about the latter, but so far as ignorance is concerned,

we can all chip in with whatever awareness can make our lives better and more in tune with the will of God.

 

In the light of the above, I am offering an anti-hacking software to secure your PC from unwanted attacks ..

 

For those who don't know what is hacking ....

Here's a short explanation ..

 

Your computer communicates with the net and cyberworld and other computers in a LAN network through portals (or doorways) known as ports ..

 

There are around 65000 ports .. through which your computer can communicate ..

 

Relax, most of them are system .. and not for you to mess with ..

unless you are a pro .

 

Like port 80 is used to access the internet websites .. Port 25 for SMTP email (outgoing) etc.. etc..

 

Now a hacker typically enters your computer through a port ...

an open port that allows him access .. Windows does have a password option .. but there is no limit on the number of attempts ..

 

So a hacker can theoretically try all possible combinations until he gains an entry into your system and once He/she does (Yes, hackers can be females too .. .. don't underestimate them)

then they pretty much own your computer and can do whatsoever they wish ...

 

Like create files,

delete files,'

modify files ..

even add files to incriminate you ...

(like porn for example ... )

 

What an anti-hacking software does is prevent exactly that ..

like for example - asking you or taking your permission whenever you (or any software on your computer) tries to connect to outside sources or outside sources try to connect to your system as in the case of spywares ...

And different ones use different ways of doing that ...

 

The one I am telling you about is Zonealarm ..

(URL - www.zonelabs. com)

Just go to the website and download their free version ..

for Home use .. To know more about hacking ...

also visit the site www.grisoft. com

 

There's another called Comodo Internet security

which combines a firewall with an antivirus ...

This one was provided by Mr. Rajesh Kainth

(Owner Dil Se Desi Group & www.dilsedesi.org)

As an aside, I would also like to add that even with the above softwares, we still have the age old dilemma of

 

"Who will guard the Guardians?"

 

IN the above context, the anti-hacking software will protect you from hackers ...

 

But

 

How well can you trust that the company owning the anti-hacking software won't misuse it to gain access to your computer and use it for their own benefit ... good or bad .. eh?

 

See .. security ..?

 

It works ... rather cuts both ways ..

 

By the way, the said software (zonealarm) has been acquired by an Israeli company last I heard ..

 

Just giving you both sides of the picture ...

you decide what you wanna work with or around ...

 

You can also search on google for more freeware versions ...

 

But the above problem would remain with any software

that you install on your computer ...

 

What's the Solution you ask??

Learn Computers and write your own firewall software

 

 

Be safe .. Be happy

Remember

 

Ignorance is not an option and

Deliberate ignorance is a SIN

 

 

 

Your comments and feedbacks always welcome .. Rahul,

at Cybugle as well as at bruntno1

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