The Estonia Attacks

The Estonia Attacks

Hey and welcome back to my wonderful and special blog. I am here today to tell you guys about the Estonia cyber attacks.
Well if you can remember it was in 2007 and it was in April.These cyber attacks were massive and they attacked the major websites pertaining to various big organizations.They reached news headlines all over the globe when the attacks occured.

These attacks had huge effects on the Estonian government and political websites.There are many theories of these attacks and one of these theories is about a twenty year old student.The attacks that occured were a DDos attack so they say,and we all know what the goal of an attack like this is.Basically a DDos attack is to take over and actually flood an entire network as well as the resources of a server this is all extremely hardcore.

These attacks have been studied intensely and many people have many different opinions with regard to these massive cyber attacks.These cyber attacks illustrate how big a cyber attack can be and they show the extent of the damage that can actually occur.The problem with these attacks is that it remains a mystery due to the factor that there is no direct evident of any form of kind and without evidence not much can happen. 

Botnets attack routers…..

Hey guys so its me again and check this out:

“Botnets changed tactics, an advanced new virus was deployed, and specific network routers were targeted for attack.”

Botnets attack routers and inclusive of these are network routers.Did you know that Botnets can exist that consist mainly of routers? It exists, although they are not very common. There is a specific Botnet which goes by the name of Psybot.Pyschbot seems to specialise in attacking small home network routers that run a Linux for MIPS CPUS.

According to Wikipedia Botnet be described as:”Botnet is a jargon term for a collection of software robots, or bots, that run autonomously and automatically. The term is often associated with malicious software but it can also refer to the network of computers using distributed computing software. While the term “botnet” can be used to refer to any group of bots, such as IRC bots, this word is generally used to refer to a collection of compromised computers (called Zombie computers) running software, usually installed via worms, Trojan horses, or backdoors, under a common command-and-control infrastructure.”

How does a Network attack occur? Well it is actually quite fascinating, due to many facets. When an attacker makes the decision to target a particular organization, they have two choices. Either they could use the emails of employees or go through the gateway. It is actually easy to location the specific IP address due to the factor that most companies host their email servers on the company network. The attacker is then able to pull off the rest of the attack quite simply and effectively.

DDoS attacks are constantly becoming a bigger issue in the world today, due to the factor that some of the motivations of the attackers are changing.DDos Attacks that are occurring are being actively launched via Botnets.The damage that is caused to these victims are extremely huge. The Cyber attacks On Estonian Government websites brought this method of attack to our attention. These Botnets were literally used to launch these attacks against the routers of ISPs which were hosting the Estonian government sites, as well as their DNS system servers.

Lets get to the bottom of Botnets.

Okay so here I am back again, and today I will be getting to the bottom of Botnets. These stupid or rather clever things are causing chaos on our online world as we know it.

Botnets as they currently stand are a huge threat to our online world today. Not only that but Botnets can be found anywhere and this is extremely alarming.Botnets can be on a home computer or a company computer or even a government computer.All that is needed for a Botnet to breathe and live is Internet and a computer.

Have you heard about the Botnet herder? If not let me enlighten you, a Botnet herder or Botnet creator can do so many things with the inclusion of controlling armies of infected computers.This is obviously very scary and is not even the worst aspect.The worst aspect is that people whose machines are being used for Botnets, are not even aware of it.So basically if your computer is being used,you will have no knowledge of this and be completely oblivious to this factor.

According to Wikipedia a Botnet may be described as:“Botnet is a jargon term for a collection of software robots, or bots, that run autonomously and automatically. The term is often associated with malicious software but it can also refer to the network of computers using distributed computing software.While the term “botnet” can be used to refer to any group of bots, such as IRC bots, this word is generally used to refer to a collection of compromised computers (called Zombie computers) running software, usually installed via worms, Trojan horses, or backdoors, under a common command-and-control infrastructure.”

You get different types of Botnets as well as different attacks. It is vital to use proper computer security protection mechanisms as they may help prevent Botnets.The people who create Botnets are very clever so you need to be warned.They know the” ins and outs” of the entire computer world and know exactly what they need to do to find a vulnerability in your system.

So beware of the Botnets  

CERT!

CERT!

what is CERT? Today I am back and am going to be speaking to you abou CERT…YAH! Do any of you remember that Morris worm? It was massive at the time and it came into being in November 2008.It was actually written by a student with the name of Robert Tappan Morris from Cornwall University.This worm went mad and caused computer security history for us in a big way.The impact of this Morris worm, brought CERT into our wonderful world both offline and online.

Wikipedia describes the Morris worm as:”The Morris worm or Internet worm was one of the first computer worms distributed via the Internet; it is considered the first worm and was certainly the first to gain significant mainstream media attention. It also resulted in the first conviction in the US under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.[1] It was written by a student at Cornell University, Robert Tappan Morris, and launched on November 2, 1988 from MIT.”

CERT when it came into being was actually made with the purpose of giving computer security experts a central point with regard to actually co ordinating various responses to huge network related emergencies.They are situated at Carnegie mellon University.Of course CERT has obviously done lots of work and has expanded rapidly since our wonderful friend the Morris worm came into being.

CERT does all types of wierd and wonderful computer security related things.They also get actively involved in the computer security community and they also analyze various computer security related stuff.They offer courses and teachings and training which is the vest best their is in the field of computer security.CERT also holds some amazing and fabulous events obviously with regard to computer security and detecting vulnerabilies within systems.

CERT has the best employees working for them,who are top in their field.They cover all the computer security related issues and all have a profound and vast knowledge on hardcore indepth computer security stuff.They deeply and intensely study Internet security vulnerabilities and they also do research into long term changes in networked systems.They have developed specific information and training with the purpose of helping improve computer security everywhere.

You can check it all out on and learn lots more if you simply go to:http://www.cert.org

DDoS Attacks

DDoS Attacks and some special stuff FOR U to know

Okay so here I am back again and today I am going to be speaking about the wonderful and exciting DDoS attacks.This is going to be lots of fun and I hope that I am able to provide a positive reading experience for all my fantastic readers out there.

Okay lets get right to it,so without any further delays let it be said that these attacks are extremely dangerous.They can cause extreme chaos for everyone and everything online and the results will not be pleasant to say the very least.Okay so a DDos attack is the same as a DoS attack except the difference lies in the factor that more than one attack computer is used.In a DoS attack the specific source is attacking one computer/IP and in a DDoS the specific source is attacking many computers and IPS.

What is vital to know that these are generally system which are compromised and the owners of the computers are simply innocent victims with no idea or clue that their computers are being used.Scary isn’t it? So what DdoS stand for simple……… DDoS=Distributed denial of service attacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! While DDos attacks come from potentially thousands of sources ordinary Dos attacks don’t.

DDoS attacks can cause extreme chaos as previously mentioned and if someone is operating a DDoS attack they do many things such as:
causing too many packets and bringing the entire router down.
Causing too many sessions, not good at all.
Flooding the bandwidth…..no explanations needed on this one.

It interesting to know that these attacks can have many direct as well as indirect victims.These attacks can cause extreme chaos for many people with the inclusion of network operators.

DDoS attacks basically make a specific computer resource not available to specific users.There is lots more yo can learn about these attacks but just know one basic thing and that is that:DDoS attacks are considered violations of the IAB’s Internet Proper Use Policy.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO BEWARE OF DDoS attacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The 5 basic methods for a DoS attack according to Wiki wow wow are:A DoS attack can be perpetrated in a number of ways. The five basic types of attack are:

1. Consumption of computational resources, such as bandwidth, disk space, or processor time
2. Disruption of configuration information, such as routing information.
3. Disruption of state information, such as unsolicited resetting of TCP sessions.
4. Disruption of physical network components.
5. Obstructing the communication media between the intended users and the victim so that they can no longer communicate adequately.

Maybe you should all start reading up and understand more with regard to DDoS attacks:It is your choice,but I know that I am going to,no doubt about it

You know, I had a terrible weekend fighting with viruses in my computer. I can’t imagine where from but my PC caught the Conficker worm. I couldn’t update my Windows automatically and I couldn’t download updates for my current antivirus. I simply couldn’t go to any antivirus website.

I don’t know what else this worm did to my computer but that was enough for me. I googled for more information and found that all these are symptoms of the Conficker – a worm that has already infected about 12 million computers worldwide!  I then tried to remove it manually but to tell the truth I got completely lost even though I tried to follow all the removal instructions.

Luckily, after hours of hard and nervous work I somehow found a blog of a person who had similar problems but managed to solve them with a special free Conficker removal tool offered by Engima Software Group. I downloaded it and I hope that deleted this evil worm from my PC. Well, at least till now my PC works normally, without any signs of the Conficker.

Cybercrime increases…The battle is on :)

Howzit going guys I can tell you that things aren’t so wonderful this year with regard to computer security.

What I mean is that according to various stats and computer security news sites which I have been reading, it has come to my attention that cybercrime is just increasing.

The battle goes on, the cybercriminals are going mad trying to work their way around the computer security software and computer security gurus.Then on the other hand you have the computer security software makers as well as the computer security gurus themselves,working like complete and utter maniacs all with the sole purpose of beating the cybercriminals. It is just an endless battle and only time will tell who will actually win.

The question that arise is what is going to happen on a futuristic level with regard to cybercrime and computer security? This is a fascinating question….even if I do say so myself and hopefully some answers will come into existance fairly shortly.

All in all the let the battle continue the cyberbattle woo hoooo bring it on

I quote one of my best quotes of all time which is:”I personally like to think of the Internet as a parallel universe, a cyber-world as opposed to the real-world. In cyber-world people do much the same thing as in the real-world, such as chat, work, or go shopping. And, as in the real-world, there are dangers. In the real-world, we spend years as children learning about the world and all its dangers before we can safely go out on our own. This is not the case in cyber-world. People wander into cyber-world as cyber-toddlers or even cyber-infants. How can these people be expected to look after themselves in this strange new world? … I believe that education must be the first step to computer security. . Cyber-world is too complex and dangerous to jump into without understanding the dangers.”

Latest Greivance to Complain About! Rootkits :-(

I thought trojans and viruses were bad enough but Ugh now there is something else I need to watch out for. I was just reading this rootkit thread on a friend of mine’s blog about rootkits. These things are scary! And a lot of anti-virus software cannot effectively detect rootkits.

Anyway there is a free program put out by Microsoft to detect them called Rootkit Revealer. I am going to download it now and see if it finds any on my machine. Here is a screenshot:

You can get your own free copy from microsoft here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897445.aspx

Do You Suffer From Internet Addiction?

Do You Suffer From Internet Addiction?

If you thought meetings were only for drug addicts and alcoholics, think again. The twelve steps which are used for alcoholics in AA and for drug addicts in NA are now been used to treat people with Internet Addiction. Internet Addiction has recently been recognised as a disorder by none other than the American Psychological Association. According to The Centre for Internet Addiction in Pennslyvania, Internet Addiction has actually become a huge issue in divorce and employment cases worldwide. It does not matter what you are doing online the factor is if you have an Internet Addiction you will spend continuous amounts of time online.

The question that may be asked are what are the symptoms of Internet Addiction? One of the main symptoms of Internet addiction is spending excessive amounts of time on the internet as opposed to engaging in other activities. Symptoms of Internet Addiction disorder include lack of sleep, bad performance at university or school or poor job performance as well as apathy. If you are lying about the amount of time you spent online and you do this continuously while secretly spending hours of time online when you are meant to be doing other things, then this may be a symptom of Internet Addiction. If you are irritated and continuously frustrated when you are offline then you may be suffering from Internet Addiction. If your social relationships and recreational activities are suffering due to spending time online then chances are that you have an Internet Addiction.

It is interesting to know that some psychologists do not believe and support the idea of Internet Addiction. They rather support the idea of addiction to the stimulation provided by the internet. In the world that we live in today so many people are reliant on the internet for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest industries which currently exists is the I.T industry. It is hardly uncommon today to walk into a beautiful modern home with all the latest material items and wonder how the home owner affords such exquisite luxuries. It is hardly surprising when the person turns around and answers the question to what they do and replies:”I am in I.T”. Being on the internet all day is a very common requirement for many jobs all over the world so it is difficult to distinguish between what constitutes an addiction to the internet and what constitutes an addiction for work. The person may be a workaholic as opposed to an Internet Addict.

Internet Addiction has not yet been added to the DSM.If it ever will remains a futuristic question. According to reliable statistics close to ten percent of internet users could potentially be suffering from an Internet Addiction. This specific addiction has been shown to cause extreme marital as well as work problems. It not that uncommon to hear stories of a man choosing the internet over his wife or a teenager choosing the internet over school. If you or a loved one suffer from an Internet Addiction it may be a good idea to sort it out as if you don’t, you run the risk of spending so much time living in the virtual world that you don’t live much in the real world.

A man who has chosen to remain anonymous who is currently single and resides within New York City tends to spend on average sixteen hours on the internet every single day of his life. This particular individual happens to work with computers and spends all his time at work in front of a computer. He then proceeds to go home and goes straight back onto the computer as soon as he gets home. He basically spends most of his life awake in front of a computer as opposed to being in the world living it. There are treatment facilities and online therapists who are able to help you. If you are not sure if you are addicted to the internet then it may be a good idea to do a Google search and find one of the official tests you can take to see if you are an Internet Addict or not. Remember admitting that you have a problem is the first step.

Written by PC Geek,for the geeks

Computers this year is going to rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Technology is going to go to insane heights and levels this year. Wow I can’t wait to see what happens in every aspect with EVERYTHING.
The computer world could go mad and this is going to be fantastic to watch and keep tabs on. Wow

I am soo excited, there are so many wonderful computer things happening this year. Computer security is going to reach new heights. I can see it now I can I can I can

any way..I have to run and I am off

but I will leave you with something spectacular and wonderful…………

Reasons Why Windows Is Not A Virus
1. Viruses are free.

2. Viruses don’t take up most of your hard drive.

3. Viruses don’t need 80 megs of RAM.

4. Viruses don’t have major bugs.

5. Viruses don’t have three different sets of documentation.

6. Viruses don’t leak info to the press about the upcoming Jerusalem 95, to keep people from switching to Michelangelo/2 Warp.

7. Viruses aren’t on every computer.

8. Nobody cares if a virus turns out to be 16 bit, even though it is advertised as 32…

9. Viruses install themselves !