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Recently, ADSL users are increasing quickly as they become the attack objectives of the hackers because of their long online and fast speed. Now there are various detail banks of IP addresses and it's very easy for a minded man to know the ADSL users' addresses. How to guard one's internet security? Reference the below method may as well.
1. Cancel the hidden sharing in the folder.
If you use a Windows 2000/XP system, you right-click the drive C or other disk and choose "share", being surprised to find that it has been set to "Share this folder" and you can not see it in "Network Neighborhood". What's the matter? In deed, Windows 2000/XP will open all the hidden share of the partition by default. From the "System Tools / Shared Folders / Sharing" below "Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management", you can see a "$" behind the name of section that is on the hard disk. But only a computer name or a IPC$ can the system ask about the username and password. Unfortunately, most of administrators' password is empty so that the invader can easily catch sight of what disk C has. Hence the tremendous risk to the internet security. How to remove the default sharing? It's simple. You can open the registry editor, enter the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetSevicesLanmanworkstationparameters and create a new double byte called AutoShareWKs setting its number 0. The sharing will be cancel after resetting the computer.
2. Refuse malicious code.
Malicious code has become the biggest threat to broadband. The fast speed of broadband is easily attacked by some malicious sites. So in order to avoid that malicious code you can refuse it.The first step is to run the IE browser, click "Tools / Internet Options / Security / Custom Level ,then set the level to "security level - high" and disable the number 2 and 3 in "ActiveX controls and plug-ins" leaving others options to be tip. Finally click "sure". By this way, when browsing the web, you can effectively prevent malicious code's attacks from the malicious Web.
Seal hackers' way of entering.
As a saying goes, "no smoke without fire", since the hackers can enter, it means that the system must exist for them like a "back door". As long as we blocked the back door, the hackers have no chance to enter. Malicious code won't easily attack your PC.
