Symantec reports that Macs have been infected with malware from pirated copies of Apple iWork 09 and Adobe Photoshop CS4. Victim’s computers were used to launch attacks against an unknown website. This underscores the need for all computer users to take security precautions. Nobody has automatic immunity.
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They key thing here is that people who were infected were using pirated copies programs they should have bought. They chose to download copies of software that someone had time to build to do malicious things. If they would have payed like they should have they would not have had any problem.
That’s right. If people didn’t do stupid things with their computers, there would be fewer security problems.
Certain programs are great for scanning incoming folder in p2p.
Its MANDATORY practice to:
DELETE ALL COOKIES REGULARLY
1)BLOCK ALL ACTIVE X and then manually unblock them one site at a time with NOSCRIPT
2)RUN AS FEW AS POSSIBLE PROGRAMS in the background, even if you buy it IT CAN STILL BE HACKED, programs scan random IP addresses and computers that are vulnerable have a high chance of being attacked and then used for malicious purposes such as but not limited to, using to transmit illegal and extremely illegal data, Blackmailing (hacker tells major company pay up or hacked computers will attack website),
Spam sending. etc
For credit card and personal storage and transmission, use a RANDOM WEB BROWSER, there are hundreds out there, slow ones, old ones, weird ones, they all work just like Mozilla or Iexplorer. same thing, less eye candy ALSO DO NOT USE MAINSTREAM OPERATING SYSTEMS, they are THE MOST PROFITABLE TO HACK.
WINDOWS LOGS ALMOST EVERYTHING: THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO GET AROUND THIS: TRUECRYPT
GET IT FREE, FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, Install weird webbrouser into the directory you create, and store your information on a commercial encrypted partition (Use double or triple encryption, Create password like say your name is bob: bobbobbob30 or bobbob20 be creative making sure its not impossible to remember.
3)NEVER SIGN UP FOR ON LINE NEWSLETTERS.
4)ALWAYS USE A “SPECIALLY FOR” created for on line, to give away. or use email address of spam company. so all spam goes right back to them.
5)NEVER GIVE YOUR REAL EMAIL ADDRESS to websites EVEN GOVERNMENT, protect it like your HOME ADDRESS.
Use of Linux is a great alternative because it also gives you a backup operating system.
6)Use an anti virus that “ACTIVELY SCANS” all incoming traffic and downloaded files folders and pictures.
7)Always scan EVERYTHING AGAIN manually before installing, unpacking o opening.
HAVE A BACKUP OPERATING SYSTEM in DUAL BOOT, I like to use (a)WUBI and WINDOWS their both GOOD and dont depend on each other to work.
a)WUBI needs VIDEO CARD DRIVERS TO WORK, after install FIRST THING YOU DO IS INSTALL VIDEO DRIVERS, THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATED so are not included with the OPEN SOURCE Operating system, Thats IT DON’T FORGET.
Do you know why this is all mandatory?
If you own a company, you are liable for all lost personal information if its BLACKMAILED, tracked back to you.
Loss of revenue (your accountant will get a headache every single time)
Loss of personal freedom, MOST OF THE TIME your IP address can be tracked RIGHT BACK to your HOME ADRESS and Phone number.
Loss of personal freedom on the internet IS LEGAL since its NOT yet regulated.
Loss of personal freedom is one of 2 common ways people are convicted for illegal MP3 files. (2nd way) Selling your hard drive and get blackmailed. Thats right buddy, remove the hard drive DO NOT FORGET.
Why is my advice GOOD?
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN AMERICA
All of this can be copied modified pasted rewritten, but You need to contact creator first to get permission. (in-case some one wants to sue me they will need my permission to use this as evidence).
All of this can be reposted for educational reasons to benifit the public.
dont worry admin cool people on this side of the screen.