Malware is software designed to harm or damage a computer system without the owner's consent. Nowadays, there are more than one million types of worms, Trojan horses, computer viruses, spyware and dishonest adware in the computer network. The virus issues are very serious in our life, this is because they might corrupt or erase all data in a computer, spread viruses to other computers through our e-mail program, or even delete everything on hard disk. Most common way is spread by attachment in e-mail message or instant messaging message or attachment of some funny images, greeting cards, video and audio files.
Users can use protective tools like firewalls, anti–virus such as AVG Free Anti-Virus, Panda Software Anti-virus product, anti spyware and others to protect or secure against Trojan Horses, Worms, Spyware, Adware and theft of your identity. Other than that, users can keep their computer virus database updated with the latest updates and antivirus tools. Most virus scanners try to deal with common Trojans with varying degrees of success. That is also called as “anti-Trojan” scanner.
Besides that, there are some methods to prevent malware problem.
For example: (1) user must keep their computer’s software patched and current. The operating system of computer and anti-virus software must be updated on certain period of time. (2)Install and operate firewall. Firewall is hardware or software which block outside users from getting into your computer.
(3) Always think before install something to avoid risk. (4) Do not click on Web links sent by someone you do not know.
Moreover, there are still some pieces of malicious software which was so selectively spammed and remains undetected by the majority of the antivirus product on the market. Now according to VirusTotal.com, online tools contain more than two-dozen antivirus programs to scan for new malware. For example, a victim’s machine passed a complete software scan from an up-to-date version of Symantec’s Norton Antivirus.
Besides the few tips on “how to protect blog from hacker” in my E-commerce blog, there are still other methods to prevent it.
The methods are following:
- Do not have an online profile.
Normally blogger will provide their personal details in the blog such as things which they
dislike or like, habit, location and so on. This will be easier for "someone" to pursue their
individual's desire.
- Users should not post any photos in the blog. Photos can invite trouble or unwanted
attention especially for female.
- Users can post the blog anonymously. In order to protect our personal detail, user
should manage their blog anonymously or adopt an alias for online posting.
- Users should avoid providing personal or identifying details. Consumers should not post any
personal or identifying detail in the blog such asw your location.
- Blogger can create different email and login addresses.
For example: blog name: blogname.blogspot.com
Login name: notmyname@gmail.com
Email address: anothername@gmail.com
User: screen name
If email and login address are the same, it will be easier for hackers to figure what your login name is and they can use program to crack the user’s password.
Finally, if bloggers follow the methods as above, it will make the users safer and more secured in the blog.
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