Barny's PC Protection Advice

Protect yourself from hackers/crackers and privacy invasion.  (All the software mentioned below is free).

1.    Remove Spyware from your PC.

Spyware is hidden software that transmits user information via the Internet to advertisers without the knowledge of the user.
Download the program (Ad Aware) to check if you have Spyware hidden on your PC at: http://www.lavasoftusa.com  The program will safely remove all Spyware from you PC.

2.    Install a firewall.

To stop your system transmitting data without permission, or to stop illegal access to your PC, you should install a local firewall.
Download 'Tiny Personal Firewall' at:   http://www.tinysoftware.com/

Click HERE for Barny's instructions on how to use the Tiny Personal Firewall.

3.    Check the firewall functionality.

You can check how secure your PC is by using 'friendly' software to execute simulated processes. Try the test with your firewall disabled and then again with it enabled.
Download the software to check your PCs vulnerabilities at:
Leaktest - http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm
Shields Up -  https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2


I did a test with 'Shields Up' and my firewall presented me with (the web address and the IP address of the invader):

Someone from shieldsup.grc.com [207.71.92.221], port 137 wants to send UDP datagram to port 137 owned by 'Dial-Up Networking Application' on your computer


This is what the site said about its attempt at invading my PC.

Unable to connect with NetBIOS to your computer.
All attempts to get any information from your computer have FAILED. (This is very uncommon for a Windows networking-based PC.) Relative to vulnerabilities from Windows networking, this computer appears to be VERY SECURE since it is NOT exposing ANY of its internal NetBIOS networking protocol over the Internet.