tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post5144513632077301861..comments2023-06-20T02:14:32.239-07:00Comments on PChucks Network: Web Sites Increasing Vigilance Against MalwareNitecruzrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-87604349723331208312010-10-26T17:56:43.988-07:002010-10-26T17:56:43.988-07:00High quality blog!High quality blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-30217290232272514922010-10-17T20:59:33.991-07:002010-10-17T20:59:33.991-07:00this is great to hearthis is great to hearBradsSportsBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957150003941501323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-86586731094686556072010-10-17T19:46:16.051-07:002010-10-17T19:46:16.051-07:00Good advice. Thats why I run Opera. it references ...Good advice. Thats why I run Opera. it references databases to protect me from stuff like thatOh oh! Banana!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09021530728628420305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-84430221681145390702010-10-13T10:40:09.196-07:002010-10-13T10:40:09.196-07:00I'm looking forward to more great advice from ...I'm looking forward to more great advice from you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-9792105014970305882010-10-08T22:32:21.760-07:002010-10-08T22:32:21.760-07:00You have a great blog going!You have a great blog going!JoeFlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187899087578106475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-41452636329241008362010-10-08T22:21:01.135-07:002010-10-08T22:21:01.135-07:00I use linux, so I don't have to worry as much....I use linux, so I don't have to worry as much.Insurance Finessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112244121551636504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-79696414044380804752010-10-08T22:17:33.860-07:002010-10-08T22:17:33.860-07:00well that is one way to keep internet browsing sec...well that is one way to keep internet browsing securekillerkunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105164281500461280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-63139711349696749272010-10-08T22:06:35.772-07:002010-10-08T22:06:35.772-07:00Great read. I am actually pretty happy that i am g...Great read. I am actually pretty happy that i am getting warnings for malware threats, because i hate having to run cleaning programs every couple of months to fix some random issue caused by malware.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393291394126663938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-20364620701408746692010-10-08T21:49:53.579-07:002010-10-08T21:49:53.579-07:00I like your tech blog.I like your tech blog.Quinn Electronicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04000202639180022082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-36619058943981100912010-10-08T21:23:29.794-07:002010-10-08T21:23:29.794-07:00Damn h4xors, i dont get the idea of viruses :(Damn h4xors, i dont get the idea of viruses :(momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372032797921736391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-66785662347875576382010-10-08T21:07:01.337-07:002010-10-08T21:07:01.337-07:00These guys get craftier everyday but then so do go...These guys get craftier everyday but then so do google and the protectors of the internet.MikeNeumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409163060222330945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-78273842174359437322010-10-06T18:55:03.872-07:002010-10-06T18:55:03.872-07:00Great read, even learned a few things I was a bit ...Great read, even learned a few things I was a bit hazy on.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382858167871227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-30260602088421670662010-10-06T18:31:21.014-07:002010-10-06T18:31:21.014-07:00Nice post. Very informative.Nice post. Very informative.Dananananakroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081762218322132770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-82366425190070185322010-03-29T01:45:22.372-07:002010-03-29T01:45:22.372-07:00Thank you for your words of wisdom.Thank you for your words of wisdom.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932859321223254374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-14847586459999160052010-03-28T20:56:22.605-07:002010-03-28T20:56:22.605-07:00Penny,
Any computer application, that has a prese...Penny,<br /><br />Any computer application, that has a presence on the web, is vulnerable to hacking. Web servers are vulnerable two ways: through the server itself, and through the data (the websites served).<br /><br />Web servers that use commercial code like Microsoft or Sun / Unix are more vulnerable in the server code, since there are thousands of web servers using the same code, and there's opportunity for the bad guys to find plenty of examples to experiment with, and to find the security holes.<br /><br />With Blogger, their code is highly proprietary, and it's disbursed all over their server farm. My suspicion is that Blogger code is more vulnerable in the blogs themselves, and here you'll find social engineering attacks, like the hacker who has apparently <a href="http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2010/03/blogger-blogs-redirecting-to_27.html" rel="nofollow">taken over the Blogger Gadget Library</a>.<br /><br />I do feel that bloggers, as individuals, are more vulnerable to hacking. Since there are millions of Blogger blogs, I suspect that the chance of any one blog being successfully attacked will depend upon the vulnerability of the individual blog owner.<br /><br />If you use common sense, such as the recommendations that I make in my blogs, you're probably safer with Blogger, than with any individual small dedicated or shared server host. The bloggers who are vulnerable are the ones who <a href="http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2009/01/protect-your-readers-install-third.html" rel="nofollow">use third party code</a> indiscretely, or gadgets, or who <a href="http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2009/09/protect-your-blog-install-third-party.html" rel="nofollow">allow unknown third party services to install code on their blogs</a>.<br /><br />My suspicion is that Blogger / Google guard their servers rather vigourously, because they have millions of users, many of which are individually vulnerable.Nitecruzrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-32592167174886424802010-03-28T14:01:58.974-07:002010-03-28T14:01:58.974-07:00Hi, Nitecruzr! Didn't know about this blog...G...Hi, Nitecruzr! Didn't know about this blog...God you love blogs! hee hee.<br /><br />Those welcomed alerts and that funny option to "get me out of here!" is what I love about FF! On IE6 I got stuck on a handful of pages that claimed malware was detected or that my anti-virus program needed updating or whatever. I knew not to click on anything, but found I usually could not access the toolbars or shut down the page. I'd have to use taskmanager to shut down the browser. Annoying and scary. When I informed Windows (by the Report Site option) of the offending website, they made it difficult: call this person and blah blah blah. Isn't giving them the Google Search and Actual website link enough?<br /><br />My brother recommended FF, and I've been in love with it ever since. I've only had two known encounters, both thwarted by FF warnings. Of course, that doesn't mean they are aware of every site, so I take precautions. When looking at the Google Search links, I skim the site link previews...if the wording is nonsensical or odd or (a group of words that that are not a complete and comprehensible sentence or if they're offering too much (such as, Hot Pics of So and So) those are clues for me to to bypass that search link.<br /><br />My reason for visiting your site is to share with you the following post I saw today in the Statcounter forum. I wasn't sure which of your blogs to post it on. I'd really like your take on it--have you heard of a similar issue. Here goes:<br /><br /><i>I use SC to help see how many downloads my ebook site has, and one thing I noticed, some time ago, is visits by 'someone' with the browser name 'Rippers0' (or something similar).<br /><br />Shortly after I was visited by these browsers my site was hacked. Luckily I managed to fix it, but a few weeks later the same thing happened again.<br /><br />After I repaired it again (and moved hosts!!), I looked up what this Ripper browser was (something I should have done the first time). Turns out it's a package used to find weaknesses of sites so they can be hacked.<br /><br />Since then every time I see a Ripper browser I ban the IP address range from my Host control panel.</i><br /><br />The moderator suggested: <br /><br />However you should really fix your site's weaknesses. Banning those IPs won't help.<br /><br />Any thoughts?Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932859321223254374noreply@blogger.com