[Hidden-tech] who knows about botnets?

Daniel Fried dan at creativeconstructs.com
Mon Jan 8 17:12:36 EST 2007


There's more to this than your web browser, but that's certainly a big part
of it.  There were some other good suggestions before about what you grab
from the internet.

 

Personally, I use Firefox unless I run across a site that requires IE, then
I open up IE and look at it.  You can also get a Firefox extension (from the
Mozilla site, look at the "Extensions" options in the tools menu) that will
allow you to switch back and forth between IE and Firefox inside of a
Firefox tab.  It's called IE tab, and if you're using Firefox and come
across a site that requires IE (or looks bad in Firefox), you can just
switch it to IE mode and everything will work.  Exploits that affect IE will
also work in that tab though, so you still need to be careful about what
sites you look at.

 

IE tab is under the developer tools category of extensions, but it might be
elsewhere as well.

 

-Dan

 

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[mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Tish
Grier
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:26 PM
To: Seth Seeger; A - Z International
Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] who knows about botnets?

 

Well, I can't necessarily go with the "never use IE" advice, since Microsoft
can make using Firefox a bit difficult...

 

If you use IE, keep all the Service Paks and patches updated.  My computer's
stuck with SP1 (can't be updated to SP2), but I have super-terrific security
and keep the patches updated.

 

I have Trend Micro on both my HP PCs.  I use Webroot's Spysweeper on my
laptop, and both AdAware SE and Spybot S/D on my desktop in addition to my
Trend Micro security stuff.

 

Also, if you're online alot, you should do sweeps for adware and virus scans
at least once a week

 

And I never click on any sort of "offer" or other thing that might pop up on
my screen out of nowhere.  That's usually an indication it's a piece of
spyware or some other nasty thing.

 

As the article suggested, don't let your kid (or kids) use the same computer
that you might use for home business.  I can see why the two should be
separate for alot of reasons beyond just 'bots.   

 

Tish

 

   

Seth Seeger <seth at seeger.ws> wrote:

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There are three very easy things you can do:

1. Never connect your computer directly to the internet. Always have 
a hardware firewall in between. (Any of the Linksys/D-Link/etc 
router/firewall products. They're rather inexpensive.)

2. Never use IE. There are other very good browsers out there. My 
two favorites are Firefox and Opera (both free).

3. Do not download games or pirated software off the internet. Legit 
applications from reputable sources are great. But never download 
games advertised as "free". And never download pirated software. Both 
are good sources of viruses, adware, spyware, etc.

-Seth

On Jan 8, 2007, at 10:01 AM, A - Z International wrote:

> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
> ** You too can help the group
> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
> ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> The NY Times ran a very scary story on the front page yesterday about 
> botnets and their potential for destroying computers and gathering 
> financial information. They did have a box that offered advice, most 
> of which I knew about and was doing, thanks (in a funny way) to that 
> identity theft incident of mine a year ago.
>
> Anyone know about Noscript and other utilities that will help these 
> predators stay clear of our systems -- primarily us Windows users?
>
> best,
>
> Amy Zuckerman
> Hidden-Tech Founder
>
>
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