Protection From Internet Account hackings...

1: Overview Of Internet Hacking

2008-06-10T14:08:00.000+05:30

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>> The terms hacker and hack are marked by contrasting positive and negative connotations.

Computer programmers often use the words hacking and hacker to express admiration for the work of a skilled software developer. They frown upon using hacking as a synonym for security cracking -- in distinct contrast to the larger world, in which the word hacker is typically used to describe someone who "hacks into" a system by evading or disabling security measures.

Thus In Fact HACKING is for good purpose and cracking for malicious purpose, but just for the sake of simplicty for general readers I will be using the word HACKING to denote intruding attempts.

So what do you think hacking can do to you?..ever wondered??, You might think that by hacking you'll lose just one internet account, who cares make another!!........but you are absolutely wrong!!!, If you lose out your account you can lose out your other internet accounts and subsquently personal information which includes your phone number, your address, your pin code, your ATM number, your bank account emails, etc, etc!!...you might think how can things like pin codes and phone number pose danger to you but ever remember that in some online registration process when you register you have to give things like these!

And for a normal person spilling of these information can be no less than nighmares. Your mobile numbers may be posted on some indecent sites, your communities may be taken over, your friends can be sent obscene messages from your accounts, you can be blamed by cyber police for doing such things which infact you would not be doing and eventually getting landed in jail!!...You would be thinking that I have overdone it but take into contrast that many people have not known a way out and commited suicide!

So keeping the suicide way out there is a way that is to keep precaution from such things to happen, I'll take you through all those steps but be sure you have understood all of them.

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2008-06-10T14:02:00.005+05:30

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2:Phishing Demonstration Site:

2007-09-16T13:44:00.003+05:30

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>> To know how you can prevent from losing your Orkut Account by a live demonstration visit the site: http://www.safetyaware.googlepages.com/

This site shows how you can be trapped by giving out your Orkut Account to any attacker. Ohh I forgot to mention . . . worry not, THIS SITE IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE!!

See for yourself how difficult it can be to differentiate between original and fake sites and the trauma it can lead into!!, and with technology on the rise, differentiating between original and fake will become extremely difficult.

Always Remember Hacking is easy but preventing hacking is easier!!

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9: Keep a good Anti Virus installed on your computer

2007-09-16T12:35:00.001+05:30

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>> This is a supplementary precaution in addition to other one's. But Please note that merely by having any good anti-virus it does not guarantee that your accounts and your computer system is absolutely safe as new viruses trojans and methods are being developed every day!.

As far as possible try to install only widely known antiviruses like Mcafee, Norton, etc. Cheap Antiviruses seem to be moneysaver deal but could land you in trouble.

Also please keep your anti-virus up-to-date by downloading patches or newer versions.

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16: Don't make private information public

2007-08-01T15:53:00.002+05:30

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>> This is very important that you should not make information such as mobile numbers, addresses, pin codes, bank account numbers public.

And for a normal person spilling of these information can be no less than nighmares. Your mobile numbers may be posted on some indecent sites, your communities may be taken over, your friends can be sent obscene messages from your accounts, you can be blamed by cyber police for doing such things which infact you would not be doing and eventually getting landed in jail!!...You would be thinking that I have overdone it but take into contrast that many people have not known a way out and commited suicide!

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15: Add Only Known People

2007-07-27T01:33:00.001+05:30

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>> In Social Networking Places Such as ORKUT, YAHOO GROUPS, Etc. it is very easy for a stranger to witness your private information.

If He/She is in your friend-list than He/She can have access to your mobile phone number, etc which have been secret if He/She was not on your friend list. As told earlier these information leakages can prove much of a disaster for you!

So it is always a wise idea not to add strangers and thus add only those whom you know well. If someone sends you a friend request and you do not know him/her always revert back with a question like "Thanks for friend request, Do I know you?" as simple as that!!.

Also do note that sometimes profiles may be duped for that browse through profile of that person i.e. type of friends, communities, etc...

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18: Contact me

2007-07-26T22:17:00.001+05:30

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>> If You want to write out to me your suggestions, complaints, feelings or point out any errors Please feel free to do so...

Write in to me at: ankit4help@yahoo.co.in

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16: Don't make private information public

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17: Pass On...

2007-07-26T19:24:00.001+05:30

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>> Give the link of this blog i.e.: http://safetyaware.blogspot.com/ & the site: http://www.safetyaware.googlepages.com/ to your friends so that they also remain safe!!

Note that because of your friends negligence you can also land into trouble so better take this step now!!

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14: keep seperate passwords for seperate accounts

2007-07-26T19:23:00.001+05:30

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>> Keep different passwords for different accounts so that even if you lose account information of any one account then your other accounts are safe!

Also never keep Passwords related to you, keep them as difficult to guess as possible, for example:-

-- If your phone number is 456789 don't keep your password as 456789,

-- If your birthdate is 01/02/2003 don't keep your password as 01022003,

-- If your name is xyz don't keep your password as xyz

-- If your nickname is crazyfrog don't keep your password as crazyfrog

-- Never ever keep your password on account numbers

-- Never write down your passwords or tell anyone

Rather to keep your passwords difficult for others to guess and yet easy to remember think up of a statement: say "My Teacher Is The Worst I Could Get!!"

Now Form the password by taking the 1st alphabet of each word:

M-My

T-Teacher

I-Is

T-The

W-Worst

I-I

C-Could

G-Get

MTITWICG---Simple yet powerfull!!!

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12: keep a dormant account for your communities

2007-07-26T19:22:00.004+05:30

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>> Keep a seperate profile to keep your communities and do not click any link or reply from that profile, just use it to store your communities and give moderator rights to your other profiles.

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13: Keep changing those damn passwords!

2007-07-26T19:22:00.003+05:30

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>> What's the difference between you and any cracker?, guess more...yahh its the password, he cannot login into your account unless he knows your password so to keep things safe keep changing the passwords on regular basis.

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11: Think before you act!, rather see before you act!!

2007-07-26T19:21:00.001+05:30

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>> Try to remember the original login screens and compare it with the login screen in which you are about to enter your username and passwod. No cracker leaves no traces behind so there is always possibility of flaws. Also if you are about to login in any account of any big company then there should not be any advertisements of any other company on that site.

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10: Keep System Restore enabled on your computer

2007-07-26T19:20:00.001+05:30

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>> There are many malicious scripts that can delete the data stored on your computer disks, so if you happen to encounter the same situation than you can use system restore to restore your computer system's state to back in time but for that system restore should be enabled on your system.

The path to system restore in windows XP is: Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>system restore.

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8: What to do if you have clicked any suspected links or run suspected javascipts?

2007-07-26T19:18:00.002+05:30

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>> If Say you have not followed some guidelines and happen to click the suspected links or run suspected javascripts than be quick enough to DELETE THE COOKIES & CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD immediately!!. Cookies are used to store your session information including your username and password.

For Internet Explorer the procedure to delete cookies is:Tools>Internet Options>Delete Cookies

If You have taken very long to do this say 1-2 days & your account has much confidential information and data then I would suggest you to better delete your old account and create a new one(with different password), this is in order to protect your confidential information from being used by any other person.

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7: Do not run any javascripts from your web-browser

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>> Running a javascript on your web-browser may cause cookie-stealing and get all your account information. So if you have good knowledge of javascripts then only run javascripts.

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6: Do not trust the sender no matter how well you know him/her.

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>> This also carries a possibility that your friend's, relative's or acquaintance's account is usurped by anyone and he is trying his best to engulf your account also, so do keep a vigil attitude. You can be lured easily if anyone(say you girlfriend/boyfriend) ask you to click a link which he says is to show how much she/he loves you!!, won't you click??!!

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5: Ask Sender For Clarification if any Unknown Link Is Send By A Known Person

2007-07-26T19:09:00.001+05:30

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>> It may be possible that You are receiving Unknown links From the known person due to any kind of virus which has affected His/Her Account, therefore you can always revert back to the sender and ask him for clarification.

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4: Do not click on unknown links send by unknown people

2007-07-26T19:03:00.001+05:30

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>> You all people must be knowing that precaution is better than cure, thus it is better not to click the suspicious links in first place than to get your self being getting landed into big trouble. These days there is an upswing in the number of links send to people that have a deliberate purpose of cracking and taking over of any users account without any knowledge of the user!. If link send is of the type of tinyurl(redirecting) or newsonfocus kind its better to delete the link than clicking it accidentally.

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3: Checking The Address Bar For Right URL

2007-07-26T18:54:00.001+05:30

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>> This is one of the most important step, Check the URL(uniform resource locator) i.e. The address of a web page on the world wide web to know whether you are at the right web page. The URLs which have two period signs i.e. "." sign eg:www.ankittesting.freespaceonnet.com should be looked on suspiciously as these types of web pages are mostly hosted on by some web hosting servers.

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