machine Security - Antivirus, Firewall, and Spyware Detectors Are Easily Beaten By Hackers

There are a lot of ways to get into a machine system : adware, malware, viruses, trojans, worms, rootkits, backdoors, open ports, Santa Claus backdoors are just some of the ways people get into your data. Ever wondered why your machine is so slow? I downloaded Netdetector only to find 20,000 viruses on my machine. There were several backdoors, trojans, and even a keylogger. I called around to find out how people keep their data secure only to find out that real security experts are only for large companies with 100 or more machines. So, what can the average user do?

Reformat Hard Drive

I could not get many of the items off the machine. I decided to reformat. So, I backed up my data and reformatted the entire hard drive with a new version of windows completely updated. I Brady Kids Mcafee on the front door and Netdetector for spyware. Within minutes of browsing with Internet Explorer, Netdetector found a rootkit and and a hard to remove trojans. Still, I lost so much valuable data from the malware, I was looking for something better. Keylogger companies actually guarantee that nobody can detect their software so I knew I must do better than a couple software packages.

IP Address: How Hackers Use It

Once the hackers get your ip address they send scripts to virus databases that constantly look for additional viruses to download. Some viruses are non detectable because they operate below the operating system. Almost every home user has some sort of malware on their machine. Once you are in the hacker loop, you can't stop them with McAfee, Norton or Symantec. Their whole profession is to get around these programs.

What Can You Do To Keep Out Hackers

There are solutions, but none of them are guaranteed. A combination of things will work the best.

Iron key is a USB device that encrypts your data and web browser. Third parties will not be able to see what you are doing on the internet. However, malware can still get downloaded on your machine and compromise security.

To stop malware, there is a program called Sandboxie. You can run your browser in the sandbox and any downloaded files can't be written to the operating system without your permission. This will keep rootkits at bay. Rootkits essentially hide other trojans and viruses from operating system detection. The combination of Iron Key and Sandboxie are a good combination. You should still use firewalls and spyware detectors to double check your system.

Another option is to use bitlocker. It encrypts the entire hard drive. It is available from Microsoft, but you have to be running Windows Vista Enterprise or Risperdol edition (black boxed one) to use it.

Additional Tools

To see how much junk is on your machine you can use two programs from Microsoft: Autoruns and System Explorer. They are available at www.sysinternals.comSystem Internals This web page from Microsoft has a lot of good little programs to help you see what your machine is doing. Autoruns is awesome because it shows what programs are loading on startup (the hidden stuff).

Settings

When browsing turn off active x and turn on all the additional security setting under tools, internet options, advanced, security. Make sure you disable any type of scripting behavior. Browse you machine as a limited user (not Admin) to help prevent unauthorized downloads.

You will be surprised how much faster your machine will be after a clean install. Keeping out hackers is extremely hard. If I were buying a new machine, I would definitely get Iron Key to keep hackers from ever discovering me.

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