Does a hacker or cracker enter an IP address and then passwords to gain entry to your system?
Do they need your IP address or is there a way to enter your computer without an IP address? How does a hacker do it? I want to understand exactly what I am trying to defend against when I protect my computer from security threats other than attached viruses?
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- A trojan can be placed on your pc by going to a website that requests or places it on your cache. Once there, another web command can activate it. Other entries can be gained through Terminal Services running on your PC as well as some applications that listen at TCPIP ports and have lousy security. ALWAYS: Change your admin passwords from default. In windows setup a 2nd account as admin equivalent and then disable the administrator account. Then use that 2nd account to set up your ID.
- if he got hold hold of your IP address and he is connected to your system he can wreak havoc at will. They also use password crackers to compromise your system. * note this is for servers only which have a static ip address. If you are using a desktop computer ie that is XP it uses a dynamic ip address not unless you set it ip address statically. Or he will do a social engineering guise to collect the password info. Or inspect your computer to find entry points to compromise the system, So you must lock your computer with a cabinet when not in use. And so on..... there are so many procedures in securing a computer suggestion: Take a security class/es
