| Zombie PCs, Home Computer Hacking, and
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| | See ABC's 20/02 video about an
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| Drive-by Hacking
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| | unsuspected 16 year-old high schooler who
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| Spyware, Keyloggers, Hackers, Cyber
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| | was arrested as a child pornographer
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| Terrorists, Cybercriminals, Cybergangs,
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| | after his pc was hijacked and used to
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| etc. These threats are real and the fact
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| | distribute child pornography. Click this
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| is your computer is most likely infected
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| | link: ABC News' 20/20 video.
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| already! Cybercrime is on the rise. You
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| | Hackers are very good at hiding behind
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| may not be the only one using your
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| | their slave or zombie computers. A
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| computer. Hackers may be using your
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| | hijacked computer is a hacker's
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| computers and you may not even know it.
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| | protection of anonymity. As unbelievable
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| Would you ever know it if your computer
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| | as it may seem, hijacked computers,
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| were taken over and being used by a
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| | zombie computers actually have a street
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| hacker? Not likely. When a hacker hijacks
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| | market value in the hacker community. The
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| a computer, the victim rarely knows. A
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| | better the computer and the faster the
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| computer that has been hijacked is one
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| | Internet connection of the slave machine,
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| that is completely taken over by a
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| | and the bigger the hard drive, the more
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| hacker, or a group of hackers, to be used
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| | it is worth on the market. Zombie
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| for their own purposes. The idea is that
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| | computers are often leased out by hackers
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| the real owner of the computer never
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| | to other hackers, or even to organized
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| knows their system has been hijacked, so
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| | crime groups, to be used for illegal
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| the hackers can secretly use it whenever
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| | purposes - without the computer owner's
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| and however they want.
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| | knowledge. If a hacker or a cybergang can
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| One of the latest hacking trends is
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| | take over a hundred or a thousand
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| called "Drive-by Hacking". Popular
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| | computers, they have an army of computers
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| wireless Internet access points have now
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| | at their disposal.
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| become a major target for hackers.
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| | Here are some facts:
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| Hackers simply take their laptop
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| | * If your computer has become a "zombie"
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| computers in their cars and drive through
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| | or a "slave" to a hacker, the use of your
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| business parks or residential
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| | computer could be for sale somewhere on
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| neighborhoods remotely scanning for open
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| | the Internet or an auction website. Your
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| wireless networks. This is the latest
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| | computer's power is valuable to hackers.
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| version of the drive-by garage door
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| | * Today, there are organizations that
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| remote theft where criminal would use
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| | claim "ownership" of more than 450,000
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| universal remote controls to open garage
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| | zombie computers around the world that
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| doors without arousing the suspicions of
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| | they use to anonymously send spam.
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| neighbors, police, or home security
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| | The best defenses are a combination of
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| companies.
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| | education and managed protection service.
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| Today millions of businesses and homes
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| | Off-the-shelve individual or combined
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| have implemented wireless networks for
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| | anti-spyware, antivirus, and anti-spam
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| their convenience, and, sadly, for the
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| | software programs may not be sufficient
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| convenience of the cybercriminals. And
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| | protection, because hackers seem to stay
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| they don't even have to open your garage
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| | one step of these programs. The popular
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| door to enter your home or business.
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| | off-the-shelf products offer you no
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| Now hackers can simply pull up outside,
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| | personalized support. If you want help,
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| up to 600 feet away, and gain access to
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| | you'll pay for it over and over again! If
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| the network, the Internet, and every
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| | you need a virus removed with these cheap
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| computer on the network. This kind of
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| | programs, you'll pay for it. You may get
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| hacking has become so popular that you
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| | technical support from your PC
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| can even find public websites around the
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| | manufacturer for security problems, but
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| globe that sell maps to all the known
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| | in most cases, you probably will not.
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| "open" wireless networks.
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| | Even if you do, it will likely be for a
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| Once your computer has been hijacked,
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| | fee, and one that repeats itself should
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| the hacker claims ownership of your
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| | you need additional help down the road.
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| computer and there is little you can do
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| | Because hackers will likely always be
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| unless you protect your computer in
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| | one step ahead of the security industry
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| advance against this threat. In fact, in
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| | itself, software-based protection alone
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| many cases when hackers have taken over a
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| | is not enough. 85% of current anti-virus
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| computer, they will even "heal" the
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| | users have been infected with a virus or
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| computer by closing the security holes,
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| | worm! Have you ever had a virus you
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| so no other hacker can break into the
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| | couldn't get rid of? Has your computer
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| computer and use it too. (Can you
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| | acted funny or has it slowed way down due
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| imagine? Criminals protect their hijacked
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| | to a massive spyware infestation? Does
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| computers from other criminals.)
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| | your computer have a virus, spyware,
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| Computers that have been hijacked and
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| | malware, or hacker hiding inside? Test it
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| are under the control of a hacker are
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| | now to be sure. Go to to take a free
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| known as "zombies". Some of the more
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| popular uses for a zombie computer
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| | which trojans and hacker spyware tools
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| include using it to send spam emails,
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| distribute pornography, download illegal
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| | To protect yourself, you need an
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| attack another computer, a business, a
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| | sure that you, your family, and your
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| There have been many cases in the U.S.
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| | any hassles and without charging you
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| | extra fees. It will become even more
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| hack into government computers. In many
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| | critical than it is today as time goes
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