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Install a good firewall
http://users.telenet.be/bluepatchy/miekiemoes/Links.html#Firewalls
Understanding and Using Firewalls
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial60.html
Online Browser Security Tester
Scanit's Browser Security Test automatically checks your browser for various security problems. When the test is finished you get a complete report explaining the discovered vulnerabilities, their impact and how to eliminate them.
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Even if you run a firewall, keep your virus definitions updated, and don't run attachments that are e-mailed to you, you may still be at risk. Browser vulnerabilities can allow intruders into your system or allow your private data to be read just by viewing a webpage. What follows are a series of browser security tests to see whether you are vulnerable.
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
Other helpful information
How did I get infected?, With steps so it does not happen again!
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic2520.html
What is Spyware?
Understanding Spyware, Browser Hijackers, and Dialers.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial41.html
Who Writes Malicious Programs and Why?
http://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/encyclopedia?chapter=153280553
About Hackers and Vulnerabilities
http://www.viruslist.com/en/hackers/info
2007-02-18 14:28:13
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Disable internet connection; turn off your modem. You should really invest in a firewall so you don’t get hacked at all, or at least be on the safe side.
2007-02-18 18:56:53
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answered by MuRcIElaGo 5
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bring in security updates
change passwords
if you have an updated firewall
he can't hack
2007-02-18 19:02:29
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answer #3
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answered by Elvis 7
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If I were a PC user.......
Disconnect completly from the Internet and do a thorough system
check if the damage and corruption is extensive: reformat.
2007-02-19 00:18:21
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answered by ? 3
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