| You are tucked away in the cozy comfort of your | | | | can make a computer vulnerable to outside attacks. |
| room and you think that no one can ever have any | | | | Installing Java code in your PC can help you to enjoy a |
| access to you or your own virtual world. Well you are | | | | lot of great features, but it reduces the security of |
| both right and wrong. You are right if you don't have a | | | | your machine considerably. Java codes are a |
| internet connection, but if you do then no corner in the | | | | potentials gateway for many hackers to again access |
| entire world is safe enough for you. | | | | into your machine. |
| The threats that generally loom on home computer | | | | Electronic mail has today become a great reason to |
| users are not very different from the ones that give | | | | worry for many people around the world. Firstly many |
| nightmares to business organizations. | | | | hackers send malicious content that contents virus. |
| The different types of attacks that a home computer | | | | Once you open the mail, your computer no longer the |
| with a internet connection becomes susceptible to | | | | same again. This virus s is sent in embedded forms |
| includes Trojan horse, unprotected windows, e-mail | | | | through various picture mails or HTML attachment. |
| spoofing, cross site scripting, chat client application, | | | | Another type of email threat is called Email Spoofing |
| hidden file extensions, packet sniffing. | | | | where a particular mail that originates from a particular |
| Let us now get into the details of these dangers. The | | | | host is actually sent from another host. These emails |
| first major type of danger comes from the Trojan | | | | generally asks your personal information like as words |
| horse virus that actually sits pretty into your computer | | | | and account details,. If you are not careful enough then |
| and gives the hacker all information about your | | | | you are doomed. |
| system. They do this by installing a backdoor program | | | | Many people today use Instant messaging service or |
| which opens up your computer to the hacker. The | | | | (IM). It's a great way to remain in touch, however |
| second type of threat is called Denial of service (Dos). | | | | because this chat application actually connects a |
| The Dos is also a kind of virus attack which either | | | | number of application together, which makes it |
| causes your computer to crash or makes data | | | | vulnerable to attacks from hackers. So next times you |
| processing so fast that you are unable to use it. This is | | | | download any attachment from many chat client |
| not all, many a times this DOS system is used by the | | | | make sure that the client is a trusted party. |
| host to infect other computer from your system. So | | | | If such a long list of treats have disheartened you then |
| the risk is no longer limited to your computer but it is | | | | there is no need to worry. Modern security system is |
| spread to a number of computers in the network. | | | | advanced enough to prevent the attacks from |
| If you are using your windows network to share | | | | hackers just be cautious and careful with the world |
| information then you better be sure that your windows | | | | wide web and I am sure it's going to be your great |
| network is well protected. Unprotected windows share | | | | friend. |