Securing Your Computer

From: remove (@boxfrog.com)
Date: 12/28/02 

From: LIVEBYTHESWORDDIEBYTHESWORD <"trackers(remove)"@boxfrog.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 22:51:08 +0300

There are a number of ways to tell if your Windows system is hacked.
IF YOUR THE GENERAL AVERAGE INTERNET USER, NOT RUNNING ANY FTP, PROXY,
NNTP, SMTP SERVER AND USING ONE ISP AND A MODEM, HERE ARE A FEW TIPS.

If your on a Windows Platform, select Start, Settings, Control
Panel, Folder Options, View and make sure you select and have a
dot in the circle where it says Show Hidden Files and Folders.

Select Start, Control Panel, Network, and if you see two
AOL adapters, two TCP/IP, two dial-up adapters, two Virtual Private
Network adapters your computer has what hackers install called a
Virtual Private Network, BEWARE!

If you find your system re-boots itself from time to time, this
is another sign that an Administrator (hacker) has to update your
hacked system.

Select Start, type regedit, select Registry, Export Registry, and in
the box type say 3-12-02.txt and say ok. Then open this file with
a text editor or word doc and you might be shocked to find what
really is installed on your system. Check the bottom of this file,
have found the hackers love to install a bunch of their crap here.

What these hackers do is disable your anti-virus program using Trojan
Horses, which makes checking for viruses or trojans useless. If running

a software firewall, the hackers install another version of what your
running
and program it so you aren't able to see their activities.

Once these factors take into play, the best bet to keep the hackers
out of your system is to perform the below.

My suggestion would be to keep the hard drive (send to the FBI, minus
your personal files) or make a copy of your entire hard drive. This way
if
the hackers have destroyed other Systems, Networks or Servers using your
computer, at least you
have evidence if the FBI ever come knock on your door. The Trackers
would like a copy, but
that's another story in itself.

You want to format the hard drive, install from cd-rom only and
get yourself a free port scanner. Before you go online, port scan your
own computer to check for any open ports, Backdoors, Trojan Horses and
Viruses. Dis-able any Windows services your not using including Windows
file and print sharing, install an anti-virus and firewall application.
This is just for starters. You also need to secure your browser and
email application.

Your system can also be running a Proxy Server, NNTP Server, SMTP
Server, Web Server, SQL Server a Virtual Private Network and more then
likely
has a "Root Kit(s)" installed. All these factors need to be taken into
consideration.

Trojan Cleaners won't remove Servers and Virtual Private Networks the
malicious hackers install.

Tracker

Relevant Pages

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