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Zonealarm Pro might not be of use to the NSA or CIA, but for home use, I
understand it's not too bad. However, with Kaazaa, you've already opened a
path through it. They didn't find your machine...it was included in a
list...they didn't NEED to find it...you gave it to them. It sounds like you
didn't have Kaazaa configured properly to exclude the directory where you
had the files.
Why would someone download that file? Maybe because it has the word
Administration in it. I don't have "Evil" in MY screen name and if I saw the
file, I'd be curious to see what it was also.
John Posada
-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Francis Byrd [mailto:jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:40 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Security followup
If you don't have a firewall, GET ONE!!!!!! And use it! Do NOT give programs
server rights.
When it comes to computer security, paranoia is a good thing.
Jo Byrd
----- Original Message -----
Andrew Plato posted an excellent warning about not revealing too much about
your OS, Systems, etc., as hackers oftemmine this information. I may be a
victim,and if so it's my own fault.
This weekend I was downloading MP3 of Kaazaa, and I came back to find that
someone was downloading my tech writing samples. Since I believe KaaZaa only
scans the files you elect to share, I assume someone was hacking...I can't
think of why someone with "Evil" in their screen name would want a document
called "Administration of ****** Portal.pdf"
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