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Virus & Security Protection
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Virus & Security Protection for Internet Users
Basic considerations for home and business computers
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Preview
• Today’s security & virus threats to PC’s.
• Overview of methods of protection.
• A recommended typical office setup.
• Our layered prescription for cure and
prevention.
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The Internet is the Street
• Physical Security
• Virus & Worms
• Pests, Key-loggers & Adware
• Trojan Horses
• Browser Hijackers
• Pop-ups & Messaging
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Overview
• To protect yourself when using the internet you need to understand the big picture, then the pieces.
Trojan
Pest
Upgrades
HubFirewall
Virus
Cable
RouterInternetInternet
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I don’t get it. What’s all the fuss? I just set up my virus software, it does it’s thing and I don’t have any problems. So why do I need more than a virus program?
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There is more to protecting your computer than setting up a virus program. Go to Microsoft.com and you will see this …
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MICROSOFT says:
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The Big Picture
We equate Internet security to Medieval days. There is no Internet army to stop an attack on you. You are on your own. To protect yourself you must build a castle and a really big moat around it.
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The real issuesInternet
Router
DSL, Cable or T1NAT
NAT & PORTS
Software Firewall
OS Vulnerabilities & Upgrades
Virus & Email Protection
NAT, PORTS & more
Firewall
Pests, Trojans
Physical Security
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Lets break down the pieces
• DSL or cable modem
• Router & Firewall
• OS upgrades & vulnerabilities
• Antivirus software
• Pest, Trojan horse and malware software
• Physical security
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DSL or Cable Modem
• This is your Broadband, ISP, Cable provider or Satellite dish hookup
• Essentially, this is your high speed bandwidth connectivity to the internet.
• If you have dial-up (phone line), then you will not likely have a router or physical firewall.
• You will depend on software protection.
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Router• Splits up a single user on a DSL/Cable
modem to into multiple users. Often serves as a firewall device.
• A commercial router, like a CISCO, provides many more capabilities.
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Firewall
• A firewall has several uses. Primarily it is used to stop intrusion. It can be a software program on your pc or it can be a hardware device.
• Hardware firewalls protect more effectively than most of the low end software packages.
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Software Firewalls
• Norton internet security (virus & firewall) (popular & suitable)
• McAfee (good web site)• Trendmicro (great site too)• BlackIce (technical, but also good)• ZoneAlarm Pro4, or free (ZAP4: my
personal choice for most protection and detailed control).
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A worm is a program that can run independently and can propagate a fully working version of itself to other machines. It is derived from the word tapeworm, a parasitic organism that lives inside a host and uses its resources to maintain itself.
A virus is a piece of code that adds itself to other programs, including operating systems. It cannot run independently—it requires that its ‘‘host’’ program be run to activate it. As such, it has an analog to biological viruses — those viruses are not considered alive in the usual sense; instead, they invade host cells and corrupt them, causing them to produce new viruses.
Source:Technical Report CSD-TR-933*, Eugene H. Spafford, Department of Computer Sciences
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA 47907-2004, [email protected], http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/tech-reps/933.pdf
What’s the difference between a Worm and a Virus?
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Some classifications of Pests
• Hacker Tools • KeyLoggers • Spyware/Adware/Tracking/Cookies• Trojan Horses• Worms & Viruses• Pop-ups & Message Pop-ups• Browser Hijackers
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Pest & Malware cures:Antivirus software is not enough!
• Pestpatrol• Spybot – S&D• GoZilla• Adaware• Your anti-virus software should now have
this also.
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Security/Virus links & tools
• microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
• securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html
• vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
• web.mit.edu/net-security/prevent-reinfection.html
• eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1271385,00.asp
• cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
• http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
• http://icat.nist.gov/icat.cfm
• Grc.com
• http://www.trojan-virus.com/anti_trojan_shield.html
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Security & Spam
• Keep a special email address that is only given out for business, important or personal communications. Other address for surfing and informational contact.
• Never open an email with no subject.• Never use the preview mode of any email client.• Never put your email address on a web page or the
Internet. #1 way your email is harvested.
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Serious Links
• FBI's Internet Fraud Complaint Center:
http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
• FTC Spam:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/spam/index.html
• If you don’t want resist getting your emails harvested:
http://www.spamabuse.org/content_DontWantYourEmailAddressHarvested.htm
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Windows Updates
• Microsoft issues vulnerabilities
• Some hackers try to exploit these before the anti-virus companies can provide protection
• Therefore, you need to keep using the update icon that appears on your pc.
• Start/windows update
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Windows Update
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Securing a small office
DSL-CABLE
ROUTER
HUB
Internet
NAT
Port & Ping
Nothing?
Anti-virusFirewall SoftwPest Softw
Hardware Firewall
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TechDocUSA PrescriptionInternet
•Physical Security
•Windows Updates – updated daily
•Anti-virus software – updated 2x daily
•Anti-spyware (multiple programs)–2 x daily
•Popup management – continuous
•Firewall – at least hardware, preferably both.
•Browser hijack management
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Virus Problems
On Site Repair
Networking
Security
Firewalls & Routers
PC Upgrades
Email setups
Internet Access
Hardware purchase
Backups
Web Design & Hosting
Databases
Programming
Search Engine Optimization
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