{"id":3983,"date":"2008-08-26T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T22:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/26\/last-chance-to-stop-hackers-from-invading-your-computer\/"},"modified":"2008-08-26T17:25:28","modified_gmt":"2008-08-26T22:25:28","slug":"last-chance-to-stop-hackers-from-invading-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=3983","title":{"rendered":"Last Chance to Stop Hackers from Invading Your Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Computer Geek<\/div>\n

As the prevalence of computer hackers, scammers and viruses increase around the Internet, you should know how and why to install a firewall. Data that is entering your computer should be challenged by a firewall. Without one, your computer is prone to dangerous attacks that can wipe out your data or steal personal information that can negatively impact you.<\/p>\n

The firewalls available vary widely and you must determine which type is suitable for your computer. A computer that came installed with the Microsoft XP or Vista operating system is likely to have a firewall already set up and ready to use. However, you do need to make sure that it is turned on and working properly. <\/p>\n

Your own software needs to be purchased if you do not have one of these later operating systems. You may want to purchase separate software to complement Microsoft XP as its version of firewall doesn’t get great reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Norton, AVG, and McAfee are the most popular products available and you can either visit a store that sells computer software or download a firewall product through the Internet. There are plenty of low cost versions available, even from the big name companies, with prices varying according to the sophistication of the software. <\/p>\n

Once in hand and prior to installing your firewall, you need to take a few things into consideration. The functions that you need, such as file and printing sharing, must not be blocked by the program. Settings can be configured during installation or at a later date using the documentation provided.<\/p>\n

Access to certain parts of the Internet is limited by a firewall. It is important that you are familiar with how you connect because this can happen if you use a local area network or a router. It is difficult to access secured networks when you have installed a firewall. <\/p>\n

You should liaise with a company’s IT department before installing a firewall to a pc linked to their network as they may give you a specific settings configuration to allow you to connect to them.<\/p>\n

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As the prevalence of computer hackers, scammers and viruses increase around the Internet, you should know how and why to install a firewall. Data that is entering your computer should be challenged by a firewall. Without one, your computer is prone to dangerous attacks that can wipe out your data or steal personal information that can negatively impact you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1654,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[133],"class_list":["post-3983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}