Re: remotely accessed emails
From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 11/10/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:35:12 -0500
From: <nobody@bellsouth.net>
| how do I check my computer to make sure somebody doesn't monitor my email by
| installing one of those spy softwares that sends them my emails?
|
| I don't see it on my Norton Internet Security personal firewall
| configuration.
|
| Thanks
|
Syware wouln't monitor your email, per se. Depending on what time it will monitor
information on your computer such as your key strokes, what web sites you visit, your email
addressboo, your data files, etc.
Anti virus is half the story if you don't practice Safe Hex. The othwer half is anti
spayware/adware software such as...
BHODemon
SpyBot Search and Destroy
Ad-awere SE
Spyware Blaster
Spyware Doctor
Webroot Spy Sweeer
CWShredder
Pest Patrol
Some are free like Ad-aware SE and SpyBot S&D and others require a nominal payment.
There are rogue anti spywarer applications. They are very poorly working software or
malware disguised as anti spyware or software that generate many false positives to get you
to buy their softwae.
The place to check for Rogues is at SpyWare Warrior
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
Since many forms of malware will want to communicate "home" or to a third party server,
there is a good free utility caledd TCPView that can show you waht program is connecting to
what Internet site using what TCP or UDP protocol
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/TcpView.html
Your *best* defense is your own actions. What you do and where yo go on the Internet and
how you react to sites and email is you best defense. Being on guard and takling
precuations is part of practicing Safe Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
-- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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