| These days, running a computer that's connected
to the-internet is more likely to end in tears than
doing splits naked over a live lobster, especially
if you've got broadband and wireless. Worms, Trojans,
Viruses, script kiddies – there's loads of
dangers that can inconvenience you, or even worse
– wreck your computer and damage your livelihood.
And it's not just protecting your computer from
attacks; there's also the problem of protecting
your privacy from spy-ware etc.
There are plenty of premium products out there
which can protect your computer, but what's available
if you're on a budget?
What are the most vulnerable parts of your system?
The bits that interface with the net are all
vulnerable, whether that's an email client, a
browser and, of course, anything that you download
and install. And most of the vulnerable programs
are Microsoft. I'm not going to get all political
here; I've no idea if Microsoft products are more
secure than others, but it is a fact that targeting
IE or Outlook Express is a far more attractive
proposition for a virus-writer than any other
email clients, simply because so many more people
use them – so a virus-writer gets to cause
more damage. By advocating a non-Microsoft alternative
to a product, I'm not knocking Microsoft, just
playing the numbers. So please don't email me
and complain that I'm bashing Microsoft!
Protecting Your Web Browser
If you are only interested in designing for
IE, then that's presumably the only browser you
want on your system – but I bet you've got
other browsers that you've installed for testing.
Personally, I test in IE but surf the web more
and more using Mozilla, because it's got fewer
people targeting any weaknesses with exploits.
There's a beta version of the newest Mozilla available,
called Firefox. (Another fast text-and-tables
only browser is Off By One, which leaves no cache
on the hard-disc at all and is a standalone 1
meg download!). To protect I.E., I make sure that
no scripts or Active-X nasties can be dumped on
me by disabling Active X downloads or setting
IE to prompt me via the options in Tools >
Internet options > Security > Custom Level.
Because I thoroughly dislike pop-ups that I haven't
asked for, I disable pop-ups using the Google
toolbar. Some sites are coded to have an endless
stream of pop-ups that will eventually cause your
browser to crash and burn, and this can be avoided
by toggling the option on the Google toolbar:
The Google toolbar blocks pop-ups. When the
toolbar blocks a pop-up, the cursor changes momentarily.
Toggling the button above will allow pop-ups on
the site temporarily. Internet Explorer, being
a Microsoft product, also integrates with ActiveX
which can allow unwanted programs to be downloaded,
even if you don't request them. There's been scary
stories about e-card emails which download nasties
when you click to go to the site receive your
card: "It includes a hidden text area which
contains ActiveX to download a.exe, and overwrite
the Windows Media Player wmplayer.exe with it
… ". The downloaded exe then records
your keystrokes when you're using some popular
legitimate Internet banking software, and phones
your username, password and account details back
to the hacker's computer. Yikes! My advice is
to adjust the security settings to the highest
possible level – or to use Mozilla for sites
you don't trust totally.
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