E-Protectors

Archive for May, 2009

Methodman, a grey-hat hacker specializing in finding XSS flaws, reported that Paypal has some dangerous cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that need to be taken care of. The vulnerabilities are still not patched as I write this article. The flaws continue to affect the registration.paypal.com, www.paypal-press.co.uk and www.paypal-press.fr websites.  

Do you rely on your anti-virus programs? Well truth is, anti-virus helps, but you should also think “outside of the box”. Who profits the most off of computer viruses? Well, anti-virus companies, and Microsoft. These companies could be using so many other coding techniques to secure your computer from viruses and possible hackers.  

This article describes the top 10 things that YOU can do to prevent new viruses from damaging computers running a Microsoft Windows product. In this article, the term “virus” also includes trojans, worms, searchbars, spyware and other malware. For those using Mac or Linux, similar principles apply.  

Having a slow computer is always bad news. Having to wait for things to load and not being to accomplish things in the needed time frame. Here are 8 ways to help improve your computers overall performance and make your computer’s speed where it needs to be!  

Do you use Torrents, warez, LimeWire, or other Peer-to-Peer (p2p) applications? Well, these seem to be the latest and greatest ways for bot masters to spread their malware! We all know that Peer-to-Peer is all about sharing files in which you do not want to pay for. This, of course, is illegal. So now not only can you get fined or go to jail for using some of these applications, but you have a very high risk of getting your computer infected!  

OK, well here is an informative update to the so called “Conficker” virus. My last article about this virus, was explaining how it is probably a hoax. Well, I was a little off. I was wrong about it being a hoax, but I was right about it not being much different than any other bot (Trojan). It spreads via private exploits (public now). Once a computer is infected, Conficker will scan a random IP range and try to run the exploits against other computers, thus infecting more systems.  

Vendors offer updates for their software to keep things secure and running smoothly. You should stay updated to stay secure. If you don’t update, your software it can leave you vulnerable for a hacker to gain access to your system.  

Here is our first PC Maintenance video! 3 simple tips in which should speed up your computer.  

One of the easiest ways for a hacker to obtain your data is through a key-logger. A key-logger, is software (sometimes it can be hardware) that captures a user’s keystrokes. This means they can see everything the user types in. Examples are : passwords, credit cards, and private conversations. I am going to explain a few ways to check for key-loggers on your computer.  

Are you scared that maybe you have a trojan or bot installed on your computer? Maybe somebody is key-logging you right now, watching your every online move. Protect your self from identity theft, fraud, account hijacking, and multiple other things by quickly checking if your computer is infected.