How to Prevent Your Computer from Being Hacked

[Zool]

Can hackers access my turned off computer? Can any one tell the How to Prevent Computer from Being Hacked? What are some free software to prevent my computer from being hacked?

[ChrisUlrich]

Use a good firewall and a better Web browser like Firefox, install anti-virus software -- All computers should run the most recent version of an anti-virus protection subscription. Ideally a server should be configured to push virus updates out periodically to all client systems. Scans your computer completely and provides reports of any viruses that it finds. Checks for all illegal dialers that are present on your computer and informs you of the same.

[XDRoX]

The first most common technique used technique used by hackers is scanning. Hackers have created tools that scan computers for weak spots. Watch out for Active-X and JavaScript files as hackers can plant viruses and other harmful elements in your programs.

[FlashX]

The Computer Security Tool 2: The Computer Security Tool quickly scans to identify security weaknesses on a server or personal computer.Windows installations are NOT secure. Hackers exploit security holes to gain unauthorized access to confidential data. Unlock the secrets of Strong computer Security and lock down your system with the Computer Security Tool. Hackers can't get into your system if your computer is off.

[dhanubaba]

user Better Firewall like Comado or Zone Alram

[Milton.J]

Firstly one can't hack if your computer is off.secondly one can hack your system even if you take extreme measurement..it is vast..anybody can create his own program to hack an computer.But you can take some wary to prevent up to an extend.don't handle your computer to any one if you need extreme protection..always use a trusted usb drive and website links.Don't save password on your computer.Try to reconnect the internet after sharing files in hotmail and yahoo messenger to change your ip address.But there are is no way to prevent hacking if the trojan exist on your computer which is written by some one which can be adversely send your private data to internet with out your knowledge..antivirus are silent in front of some kind of powerful trojans