Tips for protecting your system from virus

Tips for protecting your system from virus

* disable AutoRun In CD Drive
* do not download any executable file from your mail. like .com, .bat, .exe etc
* avoid clicking on executable file having default icon(icon of cmd.exe)
* disable system restore
* keep an eye on temp folders and system restore point because these are the favorite place of trojens and small virus
* do not open mail from unknown sender
* check you startup list at every logon
* do not give write permission in sharing ( in Network)
* keep an eye on process list, if any specious process found check it.
* disconnect internet when not in use, because intruder attacks are high when you are in idle state

these tips will only protect your system from small virus and trojens, use an antivirus for protecting from high risk virus and a firewall, update your virus definition Frequently

Virus Type

• Boot viruses
• Program viruses
• Multipartite viruses
• Stealth viruses
• Polymorphic viruses
• Macro Viruses
• Active X

Trojen types

• Downloader
• Remote Access.
• Email Sending
• Data Destruction
• Proxy Trojan
• FTP Trojan
• security software disabler
• denial-of-service attack (DoS)
• URL trojan

Top 5 Antivirus

top 5 anti virus reviews from my personal experience

Nod32 - Best performance, light memory consumption but no p2p and registry startup protection. and scanning time is little long comparing to other
Kaspersky Anti virus - Best performance, little heavy memory consumption, no registry startup protection, best scanning time

BitDefender - Best performance, heavy memory consumption, great GUI, no web mail protection, limited platform support .
Norton Anti virus - good performance, heavy memory and process consumption, no web mail, p2p and registry startup protection, and long scanning time
McAfee - its almost same as Norton anti virus, but it has a very long scanning time

The best firewall is Zonealarm Pro. its best for protection from outside and inside attack.

Your computer is not safe !!!

Do you think that your system is safe ??

Safe means, lock your computer in room and close all network connections
coz Hackers have newer methods to hack into your systems.They are smart enough to detect security loop holes in your PC and enter through open ports,unencrypted Wi-Fi connections,malicious websites or internet servers.It is better you check your PC periodically for invasions and protect your system to prevent pilfering and damage of data.

some simple tools that can break your system passwords..

Proactive System Password Recovery - can break almost all Windows(95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003), VPN connection password, dial up connection password, rar files, .NET Passport password

Elcomsoft System Recovery - Windows OS

Proactive Password Auditor - Windows OS in network

John the Ripper - Unix and Windows NT/2000/XP LM hashes etc. it can also break MD4

MDcrack - Unix and windows Windows NT/2000/XP, it can break MD4, MD5, NTLM hashes

pwdump2, pwdump3, pwdump3e, pwdump4, pwdump5, pwdump6 and pwdump7 - Windows NT/2000/ XP/2003/Vista include 32 bit and 64 bit

Windows XP Login Recovery - Windows XP

Disable Folder Option in windows

Go to Start--Run--type Regedit

from the edit tab click find

type Folder options

in the Reg_dword value of folder option change it to 0

this will disable folder options, to enable it change it to change the value to 1

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