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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Secure yourself from Da Threat Of 'Vital information resource under Siege' (VIRUS)

The computer systems using operating systems rather than windows are generally considered more secure and safe. If one compares the number of viruses for windows and other O.S. windows will break any records.

Keeping in mind the Threats we Tech-da-hack team suggests few essentials to secure your system from viruses:

* Antivirus- It is very essential to install an antivirus program in your system.

* Downloads & email -Look if the ISP has provided you with a web based email access. Check your email and delete the spams. When it comes down to the attachments make sure that the attachment is from trusted source.

* Firewall- Install a trusted firewall to monitor the traffic connecting to your system and block malicious visitors.

*Anti-Spyware- Use an anti spyware on your computer in order to secure yourself from a collection of spywares which gets downloaded when you download certain files from few of the free sources. Note: Spywares are totally different from the viruses.

* Email programs- Its advised to use email programs other than Microsoft Outlook Express or Outlook Express as many viruses use the weakness of these programs.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Secure your Wireless world ...


Secure your Wireless Router Using WEP

The world is so advanced and fast the people can't afford to have any kind of time lag in communication. In this run wireless networks(Wi-Fi,Bluetooth,infrared etc.) play an essential role. In this article we the 'tech-da-hack' team is sharing way to secure your wi-fi using WEP.

A wireless network helps a home network to be more volatile. In a wireless network one dosent have to have to look for the ethernet cables ,instead he/she can access the internet or the systems in homenetwork using a wireless adaptor. We have to secure our network from the mallicious or unauthorized users.

In order to make our network secured we have to setup our router's WEP(Wireless Equivalence Privacy) settings.

In order to setup the router first we need a connection with it.

Once you are connected to the router:

* Open your browser and in address bar type the address of your routers access page.Some of the commen routers and their address are:

-> BSNL - 192.168.1.1

-> NETGEAR - 192.168.0.1

-> Airtel - 192.168.1.1

*enter the username and password.Some of the common username and passwords are:

Netgear

username-admin

password-password / 1234

Airtel

username -user

password-password

BSNL

username-admin

password-admin

*Now, look for a tab named "security" on the main router page. In the security select "WEP" as your security type ans choose a password for your network.

* Click on "apply changes" and sing out.

caution: Dont select the "restore factory default settings"

* You may need to reboot your computer in order to apply the settings.

* Now, whener anyone tries to connect to your router the router will ask for the password.

ENJOY THE SECURED WORLD OF BROWSING !!!