Repelling the Wily Hacker

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Repelling the Wily Hacker

• Computer and Network
• Security Basics
• at Home, at Work, on the Road
• Harry Bulbrook
• Resident White Hat Hacker

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Improving Security

• What are the trouble spots?
• Definitions and Vulnerabilities
• Reduce your exposure
• Protective actions and software

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Definitions

• Delivery Mechanisms
• Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses
• Mail attachments, Web Browsing scripts
• Payloads and Results Malware
• Affecting your computer Benign / Destructive
• Spyware, DNS redirection
• Delete, Modify, Encrypt files Blackmail?
• Disable other protections (Ironically help you)
• Affecting other computers
• SpamBots
• DDoS zombies

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Vulnerabilities Protection

• Incoming attacks from Network
• Running Services
• Unknown Networks Wi-fi issues
• Personal or Network Firewall (built-in)
• Email attachments
• .exe, .scr, .zip
• Virus Scanner (Commandcom, AVG)
• Web Browsing
• Scripting (JavaScript, ActiveX, Plug-ins)
• Browser Extensions, High Security Browsing

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Verification and Recovery

• Scanners
• Virus AVG, Avast, Clamwin
• Spyware/Adware SpyBot, AdAware, Defender
• Rootkit Fsecure, RootkitRevealer
• Firewalls
• Windows, ZoneAlarm
• Thoughts on McAfee, Norton, Windows Live

• Thpppbt

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Discussions, Q A
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Freeware Links and Information

• Antivirus
• Clamwin (portable) - http//portableapps.com/apps/
  utilities/clamwin_portable
• AVG - http//free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
• Avast - http//www.free-av.com/antivirclassic/inde
  x.html
• AntiSpyware - http//www.grc.com/sn/notes-007.htm
  
• SpywareBlaster - http//www.javacoolsoftware.com/s
  pywareblaster.html
• Windows Defender - http//www.microsoft.com/athome
  /security/spyware/software/default.mspx
• AdAware - http//www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw
  are/
• SpyBot SD - http//www.safer-networking.org/en/in
  dex.html
• Firewall
• ZoneAlarm - http//dl2.zonelabs.com/bin/free/1001_
  cnet_zdnet/zlsSetup_70_302_000_en.exe
• Dshield - http//www.dshield.org/indexd.html
• Web Browser
• Firefox Browser http//www.mozilla.com/en-US/fir
  efox/
• AdBlock - https//addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/
  
• NoScript Extension - https//addons.mozilla.org/fi
  refox/722/