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Article of the month
You are the spam problem!
Let
me start by saying if after reading this you find you are part of the
problem, then good, this article did its job! But don’t stop there. Do
something about it! Everyday, I get complaints from people about the
large amount of spam they receive, or how their computer is acting up,
or they find they have a computer infection, or I read articles about
how the amount of spam is constantly increasing. Well, if this sounds
like you, or someone you know then do something about it.
First,
over 95% of the spam we all receive is sent through botnets. What is a
botnet you ask? Well a botnet is a group of compromised computers that
is controlled by hackers, spammers, and or organized crime that are
used to send spam and attack other computers or networks. These botnets
(or groups of infected computers) can be as large as tens of thousands.
Where do they get that many computers you ask? Well…you. Yes, many of
you reading this article may have a computer at home or at work that is
part of a botnet. Your computer could be sending spam to others all
over the world without your knowledge or attacking another computer
right now! Don’t believe me? Here are just two links to recent articles
in the news about this…
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/29/botnet_spam_deluge/
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/13/loadscc_rises_again/
What
just makes me crazy when I read these articles or hear someone
complaining about the effects of these botnets is that you could make
it nearly impossible for these criminals to do this. It is easy and can
cost you nothing but a little time. The reason these criminals are able
to control these machines is they infect them with Trojan horses, or
other malware. These programs can be picked up by you very easily on
the internet when you are downloading your favorite music, ring tone,
movie, software etc. without you even knowing. Well, you can protect
yourself from these very easily by installing a good anti-virus program
and scanning your computer weekly. You must also make sure you keep
your anti-virus program updated (most anti-virus programs have updates
at least weekly). This is very important as new Trojans etc. are
discovered daily.
Next, install a good
software firewall program. This will keep your PC safe from outside
attacks and also warn you if a program you don’t know about is trying
to access the internet from your computer without your knowledge ( such
as trying to send spam from your machine). Also, practice safe
computing practices by being careful where you download software from.
Make sure it is a legitimate website that you trust.
So
stop whining about spam and a slow computer because if you have not
done something to prevent it then it’s your fault! So, do something
about it. There are many very good free anti-virus and firewall
programs so you don’t have to spend any money and if you are not sure
what programs are good our how to go about installing them there are
lots of website's that have articles with this information to help you
including this authors. So don’t be part of the problem. Be part of the
solution!!
Best regards and good safe computing,
Walter
Previous Article
How to protect your home PC for Free!
Many
home PC users either don’t have Antivirus or Malware protection on
their PC’s or it is out of date. The two biggest reasons usually are
that the software is expensive and that the subscription has to be
renewed each year. The second is that they did not renew the
subscription and so the software is not protecting the PC because it is
out of date.
Well what many home PC users don’t know
is that there are free Antivirus programs that work great and do not
require a subscription to be paid each year to get the updates.
One such program is AVG Antivirus.
Grisoft maker of AVG offers a working version of this product free for
home users. This software updates itself automatically as long as you
are connected to the Internet. Thus the software is always up to date
with the latest protection. Another option for free Antivirus software
is a company called AVAST!
and they make AVAST! Antivirus. AVAST!'s latest version includes a
rootkit and spyware scanner built in, and they offer a free version for
home users. Both do a great job and keeping your computer safe from
viruses. A paid full version of AVAST! is also available for non personal use and is a great product.
The same holds true for Anti-spyware or malware protection. Grisoft also makes a free Anti-spyware called AVG Anti-spyware free
for home use. It does a good job of finding spyware. Comodo offers a
free program called Comodo BOClean. BOClean destroys malware and
removes registry entries, does not require a reboot to remove all
traces, scans automatically and detects instantly in the background.
BOClean also updates itself automatically when connected to the
Internet. Spybot Search & Destroy free for home use Anti-spyware
software is another option. Spybot SD is freeware. Freeware is software
you can use for free but if you like it the programmer asks that you
make a donation for their work. Although it is not required to make a
donation Spybot is a great program and if you choose to use it please
consider making a donation to the designer for their work. Spybot
updates itself when started and you have to manually run scans it is
not automatic.
As you can see you
don’t have to spend a big chunk of change to protect your PC. So stop
procrastinating and wondering why your PC is running slow with lots of
problems and protect your PC TODAY! Web links to the free products
mentioned can be found here.
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