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hackershackers

What they What they dodo

They illegally get into your computer and They illegally get into your computer and access anything on your computer. access anything on your computer.

Mr Gary Mckinnon got caught trying to hack Mr Gary Mckinnon got caught trying to hack into American top secret files looking for UFOs. into American top secret files looking for UFOs.

They can destroy your computer, and sell your They can destroy your computer, and sell your secret files.secret files.

How you can How you can stop themstop them

You have to keep You have to keep changing your changing your password. Don’t password. Don’t make it easy, like make it easy, like your name or your name or someone you someone you know, do know, do something really something really random.random.

Bad passwords Bad passwords Lucy,Lucy, dogs,dogs, happy,happy, snifflessniffles, , pineapplepineapple

good passwordsgood passwords monkeychicken,monkeychicken, fishesinthesea, fishesinthesea, lemoncopper,lemoncopper, dreamingofcandycakes.dreamingofcandycakes.

Great Great passwords!passwords!

DING0mang0CHICKEN!,DING0mang0CHICKEN!, iliketob00gie, iliketob00gie, randomthing84443575869randomthing84443575869

VIRUSESVIRUSES

What viruses What viruses areare

Viruses care things Viruses care things that infect your that infect your computer. They copy computer. They copy themselves themselves repeatedly. They come repeatedly. They come in many different in many different types. There are…types. There are…

worms - worms - you open an email and it you open an email and it automatically sends it to all your automatically sends it to all your contacts.contacts.

Trojan horses - Trojan horses - they look nice they look nice and innocent but the content could be and innocent but the content could be offensive and inappropriate. offensive and inappropriate.

Polymorphic - Polymorphic - they act like a they act like a chameleon, changing it’s binary chameleon, changing it’s binary pattern every time it infects a new pattern every time it infects a new file. These viruses are undetectable file. These viruses are undetectable for anti-virus software. for anti-virus software.

How they How they might look.might look.

These are how viruses These are how viruses are disguised…are disguised…

you have won £10,000! Click you have won £10,000! Click this link to receive your prize! this link to receive your prize!

This was the homework u This was the homework u wanted wanted

free internet if you click this free internet if you click this linklink

HOW YOU CAN HOW YOU CAN STOP THEMSTOP THEM

Update your Antispyware Update your Antispyware system regularly. system regularly.

Don’t fall for scams on Don’t fall for scams on the internet or open the internet or open Spam mailSpam mail

Only open mail if you Only open mail if you know what it includes know what it includes and if it is from a friend, and if it is from a friend, and for example they and for example they have just been on have just been on holiday, and they say holiday, and they say these are my holiday these are my holiday pics, it should be OK.pics, it should be OK.

What are What are Backups?Backups? They can come in They can come in

any form, such as any form, such as USBs, hard drives, USBs, hard drives, and cloud and cloud computing. Cloud computing. Cloud computing is computing is storing your info storing your info on the internet.on the internet.

Why they are Why they are goodgood

If your info is lost on If your info is lost on your computer, you your computer, you can keep your work can keep your work and open it and open it somewhere else. somewhere else. Cloud computing is Cloud computing is good if you are good if you are infected or your infected or your computer crashes computer crashes you can open it on you can open it on any other computer.any other computer.

To To conclude...conclude... Make sure you are updated on the Make sure you are updated on the

latest Antispyware systemslatest Antispyware systems keep your personal info secret and keep your personal info secret and

make a hard passwordmake a hard password keep backups in case your keep backups in case your

computer is hacked into, infected computer is hacked into, infected or crashes.or crashes.