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Western Carolinian Volume 68 Number 05

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  • STUDENT LIFE TECHNOLOGY THE CASE OF THE INTERNET SPIES PART 11 Another important program one should have is a firewall, which makes by sergio ortiz I WCnewsmagazine 2.0 a barrier that will prevent a third party from entering a PC. A firewall is almost If the first article about Spyware gave you chills up and down your essential for computers connected to a network such as the one at WCU. A good spine because of the way Internet companies invade your privacy for their site to find free or reasonably-priced firewall software is at http:// profit, you may be even more insecure regarding your PC's security after www.hotfiles.com. If you are running Windows XP you can also utilize the reading this article about more potential ways your computer is vulnerable. systems own firewall by doing the following: Go to the Start menu, select In my last article, I discussed what Spyware was. Spyware is any Connect To, and then click on Show All Connections. Right click on a unwanted software installed on a pe for the purpose of gathering information, connection, select Properties, and then click the Advanced tab. Select Internet such as the user's Internet habits or other private information, for companies' Connection Firewall and click in the box labeled "Protect my computer and advertising needs. Spyware might invade your computer if you download Kazaa network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet." or any other programs made by the Gator Company. Not only do these Although this is not the best firewall out there, it is better than nothing. programs give out your information, they also make your computer more The last measure of precaution you should take is keeping your unstable. operating system up to date. By keeping your system up to date you will fix any Long before Spyware came along there were people called hackers, bugs or glitches that, if left unresolved, could make your PC vulnerable to whose main goal was to invade youi PC to steal information or destroy your attacks. To update your system go to the Start menu, then to Control Panel. On system entirely. Among the weapons hackers use to get into or destroy a system the left side of this screen you will see Windows Update, which can scan for are viruses, Trojans and worms, typically referred to as "malware," which new updates and install the ones available. If you prefer for the system to means anything that makes a PC do. something that is unintended or that is perform updates automatically, go to the Control Panel and then to Performance malicious. and Maintenance. Click on System, then on the Automatic Updates. Here you A virus is simply a program that infects the System, making it unstable. will have the choice of turning Automatic Update either on or off. A Trojan is a type of malware that can infect a computer, typically on a By now you have been informed of all the ways you can be spied on or network, and make it do things the user does not want. Trojans usually infect attacked. You also now have the power to prevent viruses or hackers from remote-access programs. What a Trojan does is flood a system with so much getting into your system. Do keep in mind that you should not download just data that it can no longer function. Trojans also allow hackers to steal any program, and don't open attachments in emails from people you do not passwords and information. Last but not least, there are worms. Worms are know. You can rest assured that your computer will be a little safer from malicious programs which propagate through e-mail. A worm's main purpose is hackers or viruses if you take these measures of prevention. to mail itself to many systems in hopes of infecting a vulnerable computer. In order to prevent hackers from entering your PC or malicious software from ruining your system, you must take the necessary precautions. First and foremost, an anti-virus program is necessary to prevent your PC from catching viruses, worms, or Trojans. Usually an anti-virus program will notify you when it detects malware in an email or a program. You can also scan your system to find viruses if you think you have one. The most recommended anti- virus programs are Norton Antivirus or McAfee Antivirus. These programs are sold at reasonable prices. If you have an anti-virus program, it is important that you keep it up to date on new virus definitions. If you,are a student, a staff or faculty member at Western Carolina University you can get a free copy of Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition at http://www.wcu.edu/cc/norton/. 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