Use internet sensibly to save yourself from Hackers and Viruses
Several factors affect the internet users that include hacking, viruses, crash-downs and additional related disasters. It is hacking that we all dread the most because once hacked, we must say excellent-bye to all the in rank related to our site, account, mail and personal data. The recent hacking of Sony is one such example where the website had to relinquish personal in rank and users’ account.
Since internet usage is pretty common these days, the users must therefore be aware and cautious of the internet disasters.
1. Hacking
Do you know that passwords such as ‘iloveyou’ or ‘12345’ make you the hacking bait? Do you know that by keeping passwords like ‘password’, ‘princess’, ‘abc123’ and ‘rockyou’, you are really exposing yourself to hackers? Common sense is a excellent thing, and if practised, it can be handy and protective.
One common mistake that most of the users make is to use their own or their lover’s name as password – another open invitation to hackers. It is sane to keep a complicated, long password that includes both digits and alphabets.
2. Virus
Public unknowingly invite viruses to their systems by carelessly accepting internet files, downloading videos and opening e-mail attachments. The following viruses are few such examples:
- I. VBS/Loveletter
This Mr. magnetic has affected more e-mail addresses than any additional virus of the sort. Its attractive name makes it a magnet and users usually succumb to the catchy title, and therefore open the attachment only to get their accounts crashed.
- Melissa virus has had a history of crashing major sites such as Microsoft.
- MyDoom, as the name suggests, brings the doomsday for email accounts. Not only the opener’s account is busted, all the contacts in address book are also affected.
Sasser, Witty, Code Red, Nimda, SQL Slammer and Morris are the names of the most deadly internet worms and viruses that users need to mind out for. Internet is an incredible world, if used carefully and alertly, it can be an brilliant house to hang out.
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