How can we protect against these kind of hacks?
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There's no truly effective way to prevent loss of data when somebody has physical control over a device.  You can put in BIOS passwords, but they can open the case and reset the BIOS.  Likewise, the drives can be removed.  So the best way to prevent these kinds of problems would be to just maintain positive physical control over your hardware.
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Dont worry even though its possible.. Its possible only by police.. bcoz only they have the warrant and rights to sneak into someone's private stuffs.. It needs many softwares.. or else only a professional well equiped talented hacker can do such things.. so only they can..\nDont worry\n\n                        - Jin
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the best strategy to learn how to hack is to learn how to completly secure your own network.\nyou will learn alot. i garuntee it\n\nalso: i refuse to be affiliated with you.\ndont get caught and dont be a dumbass.
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You need antivirus and antispam software. Try Norton Antivirus or McAfee. That'll keep your computer safe.
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Open personal firewall...then click "security settings"\nThen just lower the security level, and it should allow more things through.
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Visit this site: http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/3092\n\nI don't have any experience with this, but a quick google search turned up that article.\n\nLet me know how it goes (the_h0ttest_dude629@@yahoo.com)!
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try updating your virus scan.. very important 2 do this 1st. before running your scan.. never run 2 different scans together.. you might want 2 download a different protector, that stops hackers.. after the smoke clears and you ran your protection, then go 2 your account and change your password.. this should be done about once a month in account.. bummer eh.. i would also change my real name and put in a sreen name,, also put in a fake address.. hackers get in like a thief in the night..
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download a free antivirus www.majorgeeks.com has some\n\nalso download a spyware program you can also find it there\n\nsome people will also download a firewall also found there lol
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There are some password breaking software that can help you out.
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You will need to use the SmitRem tool and this procedure:\n\nhttp://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic47826.html
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No, nothing can be completely hacker safe, even something as simple as a DOS (denial of service) attack can take down things past firewalls, or just the firewall.
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Thats called invasion of privacy and hacking...\n\nSo the answer is NO.
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There are several anti-hacking softwares in the market.
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YES! It definately happens.  You need to get firewall for one. And there is also a way to tell if a hacker is on your computer and where its coming from.   Get firewall and make sure it has everything on it.  By the way i have over 13 yrs exp.  I can do computer programming, design etc....
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I use E-Trust security too. Anytime I have a question I contact them for advice. They are really helpful and have helped me specifically for the situations with my computer. \n\nThere are a number of ways that intruders can get behind your defences. They are really sneaky, making themselves appear to be legitimate programs and contacts etc. You can easily unwittingly let them into your computer by opening emails and their attachments or even by clicking the red x to get rid of an unexpected pop up. Press Alt F4 to get rid of pop ups without touching them. NEVER open an attachment if you do not know who it is from.\n\nIf you suspect your computer has been invaded use your soft ware to run a scan for them. If you are still worried, contact E-Trust. I hope this has been helpful.
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Yes, thats totally possible, so I suggest you to install some Anti Spybot and Spyware software like Spybot Search & Destroy or Spy Sweeper.\n\nAlso for Anti Viruses I suggest NOD32 and Kaspersky, the best there is, the best there was and the best that will ever be.
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