Author Topic: Those Darn Pesky German Teenagers (Read 1137 times)

Gunslinger · « **Reply #30 on:** May 10, 2004, 01:28:02 PM »

I'm new to the whole broadband thing but I have a question. I have a lynxus router that has a built in firewall. That's what networks my two computers. Does that provide me a good amount of protection?

AKIron · « **Reply #31 on:** May 10, 2004, 01:33:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
I'm new to the whole broadband thing but I have a question. I have a lynxus router that has a built in firewall. That's what networks my two computers. Does that provide me a good amount of protection?

Definitely. A knowledgeable and determined hacker could get past it but who is going to expend that kind of effort to get into your home PCs? It'll prevent any worm from getting to ya. Of course that assumes you don't map ports from the router to your internal boxes.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #32 on:** May 10, 2004, 01:35:15 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
Definitely. A knowledgeable and determined hacker could get past it but who is going to expend that kind of effort to get into your home PCs? It'll prevent any worm from getting to ya. Of course that assumes you don't map ports from the router to your internal boxes.

nope...I did a standard set up on it and far as I know I dont have any programs that have specail access to it nor do I have and "exceptions" features. I have to say it works rather well

lada · « **Reply #33 on:** May 10, 2004, 01:37:39 PM »

lol Frank..... I bet my butt that in 1 month we will get another remote exploit in M$ nomatter who will they arest.

Author should be avarded for graet work and people whitch are pissed off should have a speach with manufacture of their OS.

Sutch crappy OS should be banned in govermental sphere.

Nilsen · « **Reply #34 on:** May 10, 2004, 02:17:48 PM »

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If you live in the US, have a broadband connection, and don't have a firewall (either software or hardware), your chances of getting a worm are VERY high. Patches from MS are after the fact. Everyone with a broadband connection should have a hardware firewall, they cost as little as $20, are easy to set up, and can save you a world of grief.

Yeah, firewalls are a must. Btw.. you dont need to live in the US to have broadband mr

There is no difference in the ammount of virus or "intruder" attempts in the US vs the rest of the world.

frank3 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 10, 2004, 03:24:18 PM »

Well actually you're right, what can we do about it? If he doesn't do it, some other kid will 'stumble' down to another virus

Actually it has a nice ring to it, reading the newspaper and seeing your own little virus has just smashed a small government

Mighty1 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 10, 2004, 04:34:40 PM »

Personally I would like to see all these little donutheads who have nothing better to do then write virus' have their nuts nailed to the floor. Maybe that would give them something better to do.

AKIron · « **Reply #37 on:** May 10, 2004, 06:50:02 PM »

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Yeah, firewalls are a must. Btw.. you dont need to live in the US to have broadband mr There is no difference in the ammount of virus or "intruder" attempts in the US vs the rest of the world.

I only qualified my statement for the US as it seemed you were saying that worms aren't a problem where you live. No idea what measures are taken by ISPs in other countries or if they are as wide open as they are here in the US.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #38 on:** May 10, 2004, 06:58:47 PM »

microsoft will probably hire him in an effort to monopolize the hacker industry LOL

WilldCrd · « **Reply #39 on:** May 10, 2004, 06:59:00 PM »

microsoft will probably hire him in an effort to monopolize the hacker industry LOL

WilldCrd · « **Reply #40 on:** May 10, 2004, 06:59:58 PM »

microsoft will probably hire him in an effort to monopolize the hacker industry

Gunslinger · « **Reply #41 on:** May 10, 2004, 07:12:01 PM »

is their an echo in here? lol

Curval · « **Reply #42 on:** May 10, 2004, 07:55:00 PM »

Arrggggggghhhh...just spent 2 hours getting rid of sasser d off my computer.

Little German banana.

At least it didn't do any serious damage that I can see.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #43 on:** May 10, 2004, 08:28:56 PM »

ooops sowwy dont know why it did that!

straffo · « **Reply #44 on:** May 11, 2004, 01:38:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
is their an echo in here? lol

it's not an echo , it's an hack attempt