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Recently, a friend of mine asked me to check if your computer has been infected by the virus. Because sometimes think your computer shuts down automatically when connected to the Internet. My first thought was the Sasser worm automatically 60 seconds countdown. As he uses Windows 98 Second Edition with IE5, the virus must be a variant of Sasser.
I am not an expert on network security, but I know a few things you need to do to protect your PC. It was a shock when they told me that the PC is not 4 years, except for the McAfee virus protection. Bought in 2000 and Windows Service Pack has not been applied since. McAfee anti-virus software came with your computer when you buy and not updated since then. No firewall installed. No anti-spyware installed.
That's what I did for beef from your PC to the best of my knowledge.
Step 1: Review of the operating system.
The first thing I did was to update your version of Windows 98 to Windows latest updates available for Windows 98. Open the Microsoft Windows Update http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ Scan PC to find out what critical updates and security patches have disappeared. Select, download and install a series of upgrades, in particular, all critical updates. Restart the PC when finished.
When you open the Microsoft Windows Update page, click "Check for Updates link. The page you what updates are required depending on the version for Windows. You must install all critical updates from Microsoft suggested.
It took about an hour and a half to complete the above steps.
Step 2: Download, install and run Spybot to get rid of spyware. http://www.safer-networking.org/index. php? page = download
Spybot S & D is an anti-spyware software to detect any spyware installed on your PC.
Spyware is software that is installed on your computer and your online behavior tracks without their knowledge or consent. Spyware generally followed the sites they visit and send that information to advertising companies. This type of spyware is called adware. Monitor and record the activities of your computer, for example, press the buttons. This is called Trojan horses. Change your home page of the Web browser. And more ...
After installing Spybot, the team immediately scanned my friend and found 166 problems. The first run killed nearly all, except the report that the inhabitants were slaughtered after a restart.
Step 3: Download and install Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF). http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html
Kerio Personal Firewall free is limited to users. After installation, KPF works as the full edition of 30 days, after which he became the limited edition free.
You can also try the free ZoneAlarm firewall. Note that ZoneAlarm Free Edition uses a large amount of computer memory.
The following is the free ZoneAlarm firewall download link. You can not find a link to download ZoneAlarm site, because I want to buy the Pro version is a better choice. http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload. jsp
Step 4: Download AVG Anti-virus http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
Because my friend has McAfee antivirus installed, but it has not been updated for 4 years. I downloaded AVG Free Edition antivirus software and you can pay if I wanted to update and McAfee or use free. The execution of two antivirus on the same computer can cause conflicts.
Step 5: Install the software to manage the password - RoboForm free. http://www. roboform.com
RoboForm is a software management password to the artificial intelligence built in that can automatically fill in online forms for you. She has appeared on the Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times, the Financial Times, PC Magazine, etc.
Today, we all have many usernames and passwords to use online. Some spywares record your keystrokes and send hackers. It is reported that people often lose their money in the bank account or online payment system of Internet account.
A key RoboForm is designed to fight against this type of piracy registry key. RoboForm can automatically passwords in your browser. The AutoComplete passwords login form. Click the button for you. Entering personal information in online forms. Save notes and passwords offline. Generate random passwords. Encrypt passwords and personal data using 3-DES. All personal data is stored on your computer only. Put passwords on USB KeyChain for extra security. Synchronize your passwords and safenotes Palm. Backup and restore, print your passwords. Learn more: more details.
RoboForm works best with IE 5.0 or higher. IE6 browser is recommended for use with artificial intelligence RoboForm.
Note: Free eidition comes with some limitations.
Step 6: Apply additional security measures.
More security measures and resources: Read tutorial W3Schools Web security, in particular paragraphs to users.
Audit http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_security.asp use my computer to three penetration testing. Use the search http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/prefcan.asp Gibson ShiedsUP to port scan and get advice.
https: / / grc.com / x / ne.dll? Download bh0bkyd2 Gibson Research Leaktest personal firewall and see if it can be wrong. If the firewall is a good thing, LeadTest will not be able to reach the Internet. People http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm Microsoft Security for more information about Windows security.
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