I have a Linksys firewall which terminates my cable connection.
The wireless feature of the firewall is disabled as I have a wired 100 Mb network throughout the house.
There are four PC's in the house. Each is running Adaware, AVG Anti-virus, and Kerio personal firewall.
Can someone still break into the network and garner executive privelidges on any of my PC's? How would I further prevent against this?
My NAS is a 250 GB Buffalo Technology Linkstation. It runs LINUX, however, has a UI which provides little to no capability to tweak security settings. Should I worry about this?
I think I have covered the bases but am still worried about HTTP traffic compromising security - should I be concerned about this and what would I do to prevent it?
2006-12-09 03:23:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
this free tool will give you real time protection to help prevent this and it plays well with firewalls and anti virus http://spywareterminator.com there is no 100% safe way to prevent an attack except not having an internet conected.
2006-12-09 03:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 17:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on your setup I'd say that you're pretty well protected; far better than most.
I'd add some more antispyware software as there is some spyware that won't be caught by AdAware. Spybot or MS Defender -- both free -- should round you out pretty well.
Your NAS should be pretty safe without added protection since your wireless is turned off. Someone would have to plug into your network to get access.
Keep your systems up-to-date (don't forget your router!) with any security patches, be careful about opening spam or other junk mail, and limit surfing to trusted sites and you should not have any significant worries.
One extra throught. Check your Linksys and disable UP&P -- Universal Plug & Play -- unless it's absolutely necessary. UP&P can open ports dynamically, often for gaming but sometimes for IM, etc. Most games and IM will work fine without it. If you do need it, turn it on and off as needed.
2006-12-09 03:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spend some time at the link below. It will time well spent on securing your computer.
The Internet is not a safe place if you go online without securing your computer. The information here may seem like a lot to absorb, especially for novice computer users, yet if you are patient and take each item one at a time you will soon realize how uncomplicated this really is. Following these protection guidelines is an absolute must in today's online world.
After applying everything listed here you are lowering your vulnerability to almost zero; however nothing will ever protect you 100%, and don't ever believe anyone who claims otherwise.
http://www.tom-cat.com/security.html
2006-12-09 03:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only so much one can do to secure one's PC. Hackers can bypass even with the most secure security setup of the CIA, but taking the necessary precautions makes it harder for hackers to break into your computer.
If you are concerned about spyware and viruses, well they infiltrate through your browser most of the times, something that your firewall trusts and you can always get viruses and spyware even if your anti-virus and anti-spyware is up to date. New variants of viruses and spyware gets released by the day. Staying away from nasty web sites can certainly help, but no PC security software is 100% secure. But this is no valid reason not to have protection on your PC. I'm certainly not going to make it easy for viruses and spyware to infiltrate my PC.
It must be said, you have a pretty secure setup for your home network, so I won't worry too much. Linux is also very secure because it is not targeted that much by hackers like Windows.
http://www.cybertopcops.com/
2006-12-09 04:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by cppgenius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Norton's because I find it more accurate to my experience. I can also recommend AVG free version. And McAfee. All are very good in their own way.
2016-05-22 22:53:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some hackers can still give you viruses if you go into suspicious websites mostly porn websites, if you get spam or viruses on your computer, your anti-virus can still detect and delete them if it is upgraded.
2006-12-09 04:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by Pancha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
avg aint good dude go to activevirusshield.com and get the free kaspersky..
good luck and take care
2006-12-09 10:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by Neo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋