How to prevent hackers

Cybercrime is increasing day by day. Many of you might have been victims of your email accounts being hacked or your Face book password not working; maybe your password might have been hacked by a hacker. Not a good news ….. right ?

The way to keep you sites and accounts secure is by knowing how hackers hack password and what can be done to prevent them. Let’s talk about this !

The Keyloggers- This is one of the basic tools used for getting your passwords. Keylogger resides in your system memory and runs at every start up. These keyloggers log all the keystrokes you type. When a log is created and it sends to the Hacker.

Trojan Horse- These are the most common type of malwares. Trojans spread in warez sites mostly. All of you want free software. Be cautious ! When you download software from warez sites, all the key gens and patches and even the original trial programs are trojaned. This means you will get the software and the Trojan horse for free!

When you run the software you’ll get the desired output, but in background, your system gets infected with the Trojan. And Trojan makes the way for the hackers to get access into your system.

Remote Accessing tools- With a Remote accessing tool, a hacker can access your system remotely. He can see what you are doing! He can copy any file from your hard drive, can destroy your whole system.

Prevention-

1.       Use some good licensed anti-virus and make sure that your anti-virus is updating. I prefer Norton and kaspersky.

2.       Always keep your windows firewall turned on.

3.       Use a strong password.

4.       Be careful about using free wi-fi.

5.       Try to download software from trusted websites.

6.       Change your sites password more often.

7.       Avoid pop-up windows.

8.       Do not visit any entrusted link.

9.       Do not let your browser to keep save the account ID, email and password.

10.   Do not run .exe files.

11.   Close your autorun option for USB plug-in.

12.   Monitor your system, is there any systems setting changed automatically.  If you think that your PC is infected then delete any delicate data. Getting rid of Trojan is not an easy task, most of the anti-virus can`t even locate it. Most of the times people have to erase their hard drive.

How to say no to smoke

We know that cigarettes are addictive, cause cancer and cost a lot of money. But still it is tough to say no when you get pressure and stimulation to smoke from family, friends, ads and movies. Let’s discuss how to say no to smoke.

When you get pressure and inspiration from friends………….

• It may seem like everyone smokes. But trust me; only about one out of five teen’s smoke.

• You can decide not to smoke. Here`s how to say no if you are getting pressure from friends….

Don`t make a big deal of it. Just say “no thanks, I don`t smoke”.

If you are still getting pressured, say, “I have really decided. I don`t like how it smells”.

If you act confident, they will respect you and stop pressuring you.

When you get pressure and inspiration from movies………….

• Actors may look cool when they smoke but smoking to look good is a killer myth.

• Movies don’t show actors coughing or brushing their teeth before a kissing scene. They don’t show how easy it is to become addicted or to get lung cancer.

• Base your decision not to smoke on what you know-not what you see on a movie scene.

When you get pressure and inspiration from advertising……….

•  Ads affect everyone. Even if you don’t want to smoke, ads can tempt you to try it

•  Tobacco ads try to convince people to smoke so tobacco companies can make more money.

• Don’t let tobacco companies or their ads manipulate you into smoking.

When you get pressure and inspiration from your inside………….

• You might wonder what smoking is like or what you would look like holding a cigarette. Maybe you think smoking will help you to lose weight.

•  Smoking can`t change who you are. And it’s not a good way to control weight. People who smoke to feel better about them often end up feeling worse.

•  Instead of smoking, think about what you can do to feel good about yourself.

•  If you are in depression try to overcome it, spend time doing activities you enjoy. Hang out with friends, family, listen to music or play a sport.

When you get pressure and inspiration from your family……………

•  If you grew up around smokers, smoking might seem OK. But most adults who smoke wish they could quit.

•  Even adults of the family who smoke, don’t want to see younger’s smoking.

When you get pressure from stress………….

•  You get stressed. Maybe you have thought about smoking as a way to deal with stress.

• Smoking won`t make stress go away. In fact, it raises your blood pressure and makes your heart beat faster. You will feel even more stressed.

•  Instead, deal with stress by talking over problems with a friend or getting some exercise.

     Saying no to smoking is a great way to take care of yourself and your future.