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Virus & Security Protection
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Virus & Security Protection for
Internet Users
Basic considerations
for home and business
computers
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Preview
• Today’s security & virus threats to PC’s.
• Overview of methods of protection.
• A recommended typical office setup.
• Our layered prescription for cure and
prevention.
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The Internet is the Street
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Physical Security
Virus & Worms
Pests, Key-loggers & Adware
Trojan Horses
Browser Hijackers
Pop-ups & Messaging
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Overview
• To protect yourself when using the internet
you need to understand the big picture, then
the pieces.
Internet
Internet
Firewal
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Viru
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Cabl
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Router
Hub
Troja
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Pes
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Upgrades
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I don’t get it. What’s all the fuss?
I just set up my virus software, it
does it’s thing and I don’t have
any problems. So why do I need
more than a virus program?
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There is more to protecting your
computer than setting up a virus
program. Go to Microsoft.com
and you will see this …
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MICROSOFT says:
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The Big Picture
We equate Internet security to Medieval
days. There is no Internet army to stop an
attack on you. You are on your own. To
protect yourself you must build a castle and
a really big moat around it.
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The real issues
Internet
DSL, Cable or T1
NAT
Router
NAT & PORTS
Firewall
NAT, PORTS & more
OS Vulnerabilities
& Upgrades
Physical Security
Software Firewall
Virus & Email Protection
Pests, Trojans
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Lets break down the pieces
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DSL or cable modem
Router & Firewall
OS upgrades & vulnerabilities
Antivirus software
Pest, Trojan horse and malware software
Physical security
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DSL or Cable Modem
• This is your Broadband, ISP, Cable provider
or Satellite dish hookup
• Essentially, this is your high speed
bandwidth connectivity to the internet.
• If you have dial-up (phone line), then you
will not likely have a router or physical
firewall.
• You will depend on software protection.
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Router
• Splits up a single user on a DSL/Cable
modem to into multiple users. Often serves
as a firewall device.
• A commercial router, like a CISCO,
provides many more capabilities.
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Firewall
• A firewall has several uses. Primarily it is
used to stop intrusion. It can be a software
program on your pc or it can be a hardware
device.
• Hardware firewalls protect more effectively
than most of the low end software packages.
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Software Firewalls
• Norton internet security (virus & firewall)
(popular & suitable)
• McAfee (good web site)
• Trendmicro (great site too)
• BlackIce (technical, but also good)
• ZoneAlarm Pro4, or free (ZAP4: my
personal choice for most protection and
detailed control).
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What’s the difference between a Worm and a Virus?
A worm is a program that can run independently and can propagate a fully
working version of itself to other machines. It is derived from the word
tapeworm, a parasitic organism that lives inside a host and uses its
resources to maintain itself.
A virus is a piece of code that adds itself to other programs, including
operating systems. It cannot run independently—it requires that its
‘‘host’’ program be run to activate it. As such, it has an analog to
biological viruses — those viruses are not considered alive in the usual
sense; instead, they invade host cells and corrupt them, causing them to
produce new viruses.
Source:Technical Report CSD-TR-933*, Eugene H. Spafford, Department of Computer Sciences
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA 47907-2004, [email protected],
http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/tech-reps/933.pdf
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Some classifications of Pests
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Hacker Tools
KeyLoggers
Spyware/Adware/Tracking/Cookies
Trojan Horses
Worms & Viruses
Pop-ups & Message Pop-ups
Browser Hijackers
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Pest & Malware cures:
Antivirus software is not enough!
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Pestpatrol
Spybot – S&D
GoZilla
Adaware
Your anti-virus software should now have
this also.
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Security/Virus links & tools
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microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html
vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
web.mit.edu/net-security/prevent-reinfection.html
eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1271385,00.asp
cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
http://icat.nist.gov/icat.cfm
Grc.com
http://www.trojan-virus.com/anti_trojan_shield.html
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Security & Spam
• Keep a special email address that is only given out
for business, important or personal
communications. Other address for surfing and
informational contact.
• Never open an email with no subject.
• Never use the preview mode of any email client.
• Never put your email address on a web page or the
Internet. #1 way your email is harvested.
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Serious Links
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FBI's Internet Fraud Complaint Center:
http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
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FTC Spam:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/spam/index.html
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If you don’t want resist getting your emails harvested:
http://www.spamabuse.org/content_DontWantYourEmail
AddressHarvested.htm
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Windows Updates
• Microsoft issues vulnerabilities
• Some hackers try to exploit these before the
anti-virus companies can provide protection
• Therefore, you need to keep using the
update icon that appears on your pc.
• Start/windows update
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Windows
Update
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Securing a small office
Internet
NAT
DSL-CABLE
Hardware Firewall
Port & Ping
Nothing?
ROUTER
HUB
Anti-virus
Firewall Softw
Pest Softw
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TechDocUSA Prescription
•Physical Security
Internet
•Windows Updates – updated daily
•Anti-virus software – updated 2x daily
•Anti-spyware (multiple programs)–2 x daily
•Popup management – continuous
•Firewall – at least hardware, preferably both.
•Browser hijack management
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Thank you
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