How do companies protect themselves against hackers and virus's?  I've tried everything. External Firewall?
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Learn how to perform security audits on you network, the best form of defense is knowledge of what people may attempt and if you have an understanding of how it is done you can defend yourself. A good tool is the AUDITOR CD from remote-exploit.org, it has lots of tools that can find a weakness in most networks, and lots of ways to fix the weakness.
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Hi,\n\nPlease check if u have any kind of Firewall(WIN XP internal or an external one). Disable it. Also disable the Anti-virus installed on the computer. Also uninstall any Spyware/freeware installed on the computer.\n\nNOTE:- Disable all of the above softwares on both the computers.\n\nAll the Best!\n\nNikhil Chowdhary \nTechnical Support Expert \nDELL INTERNATIONAL SERVICES,
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well its very difficult to bypass firewall\nyou have to find a bug in their firewall\nand their is no other way as they are meant for stopping these things
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download a free antivirus www.majorgeeks.com has some\n\nalso download a spyware program you can also find it there\n\nsome people will also download a firewall also found there lol
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do you mean a firewall???
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HI this is chirag.\n\nif you are willing to purchase Anti-Virus protection software, I recommend you to buy Latest McAfee Antivirus Suite including firewall.. It is the no. 1 Virus spywares, trojan, phising, and other malware and security Protection  suite.\n\nYou may find more info on this from the following web site.\n\nhttp://us.mcafee.com/root/landingpages/affLandPage.asp?affid=101&lpname=linkshare_mis&siteID=qBNKlhsBsB4-DXR%2FOrKSuAT2ua1P8HU0WA\n\nYou may download a trial version to try before purchase from the following web site.\n\nhttp://download.mcafee.com/us/eval/evaluate2.asp\n\nI hope the above info is helpful. If you have additional concerns regarding Microsot products also, please write back to us, I would be glad to assit you further.\n\nChirag\nMicrosoft Support Professional\nIndia.
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To protect your computer from hackers, you need a firewall such as zonealarm. (www.zonealarm.com) This is a good software firewall.\n\nTo see if you have been hacked, still install it and review the messages it gives you. It reports to you what services are trying to access the net. Use a search engine to determine if the services are malicious or not.\n\nYou could also check your task manager under processes and review which ones are running. Check these against a search on the engine too.
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get AVG\n\nget Sygate Personal Firewall
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Firewalls don't protect against viruses, though better ones such as ZoneAlarm, Kerio, and Sygate will alert you to suspcious behavior.  For virus protection, the best thing is an antivirus program.  Some good free ones are AVG, AVAST! Home edition, and AntiVir.
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good firewall\npassword protect
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even the best firewalls and security devices can be broken. take microsoft for instance - every time they have a new system and protect it with new software i.e. a firewall, they hire the worlds best known hackers for lots of money just to see how long it will take to get past the security. nothing is hacker proof, it simply takes time.\n\nbut if you have a good firewall and antivirus etc..... dont worry too much keep it up to date, and as long as you have nothing desireable on your computer im sure no hackers will target you.
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Make sure you have a firewall. That is a must.\n\ntry Sygate.\n\nAlso run anti-spy programs once a week, or more if needed.
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You need antivirus and antispam software. Try Norton Antivirus or McAfee. That'll keep your computer safe.
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use a good firewall , like symantec firewall.l
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Hi, I'm a professional security consultant.  When it comes to firewalls there's no one "best" solution, there are only better choices depending upon what you need to protect and your budget.  For most home users with a computer that doesn't hold extremely sensitive personal information, the firewall built in to Windows is sufficient.  It's not a great firewall, but it's relatively easy to use and it's free with Windows.  If your computer has sensitive personal data on it (bank account information, family records, etc.) then I'd suggest an external firewall, such as one of the little boxes that Netgear makes that you can buy in the store.  These devices do a reasonably good job of keeping malicious activity away from your computer.  Personally, I don't like nor do I recommend software-based firewalls such as Zone Alarm or Norton.  While these software packages can do a good job protecting you if they're configured correctly, using a software firewall is kind of like putting a lock on the refrigerator to keep a burglar from eating all your food.  You're still letting the burglar into the house, just not allowing him into the refrigerator.  A hardware-based firewall is like putting a lock on the fence around your house -- a much better proposition!  Always go for the external firewall/router box if you can afford it.
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you need an antivirus for your pc, u can also install antispyware and additional personal firewall.
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A VPN is probably the most reasonable solution... the ideal of course is a dedicated intranet, but thats often times met with huge resistance.