How Hackers Get You and How to Protect Yourself - Chris Titus Tech
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Date: 2022-03-20
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Aitch
Linux, while much more secure than Windows, is far from immune to those of malicious intent, especially if those people are targeting you specifically. I have had both my Linux computer and my Android devices attacked in ways that gave me no clue that anything bad was happening. These people were able to see all my activity on the devices when connected to the internet. SSL was hijacked, keystrokes were logged and screens were recorded, and I had no idea. When other, non-computery things started happening, I became suspicious that I was being targeted and installed clamAV on my computer, and kaspersky and another program (I forget the name) on my other devices. Neither clam nor kaspersky would update their virus databases, and the other program informed me that all SSL connections were hijacked. I downloaded and installed a fresh distro on my computer and factory reset my phone and tablet, but even then the security software acted in exactly the same way; I was still infected. The only fix was to ask a friend to make me a live boot USB stick and also put on it the tools and ROM images required to root and completely wipe the android devices and install lineage OS on them both. After reinstalling my computer's OS from the clean live image and doing as previously described to the phone and tablet, the aforementioned security software now updates as it should and reports no issues. Don't be complacent, device users, install security tools, whatever your OS, and make sure they're kept up to date and performing regular checks on all your hardware.
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Linux, while much more secure than Windows, is far from immune to those of malicious intent, especially if those people are targeting you specifically. I have had both my Linux computer and my Android devices attacked in ways that gave me no clue that anything bad was happening. These people were able to see all my activity on the devices when connected to the internet. SSL was hijacked, keystrokes were logged and screens were recorded, and I had no idea. When other, non-computery things started happening, I became suspicious that I was being targeted and installed clamAV on my computer, and kaspersky and another program (I forget the name) on my other devices. Neither clam nor kaspersky would update their virus databases, and the other program informed me that all SSL connections were hijacked. I downloaded and installed a fresh distro on my computer and factory reset my phone and tablet, but even then the security software acted in exactly the same way; I was still infected. The only fix was to ask a friend to make me a live boot USB stick and also put on it the tools and ROM images required to root and completely wipe the android devices and install lineage OS on them both. After reinstalling my computer's OS from the clean live image and doing as previously described to the phone and tablet, the aforementioned security software now updates as it should and reports no issues. Don't be complacent, device users, install security tools, whatever your OS, and make sure they're kept up to date and performing regular checks on all your hardware.
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Musical
It's interesting how much more vicious malware has got since the early zeroes. In about 2002 I had the loveletter virus on my computer for 2 years. I was using Norton's anti virus which failed to deteect or remove it! I didn't know what a virus was. So my screen font changed to German, I got a weird scrolling message -you wonder what's goign on yah!- and all this computer code appeared on the screen. Then my screen filled with pOrn. When I tried to remove the virus manually it had a message in my registry -The FBI has you under arrest!- That was two years. There was no ransomware or permanent damage.
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It's interesting how much more vicious malware has got since the early zeroes. In about 2002 I had the loveletter virus on my computer for 2 years. I was using Norton's anti virus which failed to deteect or remove it! I didn't know what a virus was. So my screen font changed to German, I got a weird scrolling message -you wonder what's goign on yah!- and all this computer code appeared on the screen. Then my screen filled with pOrn. When I tried to remove the virus manually it had a message in my registry -The FBI has you under arrest!- That was two years. There was no ransomware or permanent damage.
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Motoryzen
2:20 to 2:25. Btw PIA is the only, so far that I know of, PROVEN-IN-COURT- vpn that DOESN'T log their customer's activity. Good luck finding precisely that in other vpn's. IF THAT isn't a company that respects the individual's privacy, then they don't exist.
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2:20 to 2:25. Btw PIA is the only, so far that I know of, PROVEN-IN-COURT- vpn that DOESN'T log their customer's activity. Good luck finding precisely that in other vpn's. IF THAT isn't a company that respects the individual's privacy, then they don't exist.
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Richard
Very few Linux malware risks. I still run Antivirus and UFW firewall on my Linux. Just to be 100% sure. Never hurts to be extra careful. Also use a password manager for security so I have secure passwords.
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Very few Linux malware risks. I still run Antivirus and UFW firewall on my Linux. Just to be 100% sure. Never hurts to be extra careful. Also use a password manager for security so I have secure passwords.
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Jonathan
Heh IMO cables are well worth the inconvenience. Ask yourself if you really need WiFi in your home. IF the answer is no, log onto your modem and disable it. Oh, and change the password as Chris mentioned.
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Heh IMO cables are well worth the inconvenience. Ask yourself if you really need WiFi in your home. IF the answer is no, log onto your modem and disable it. Oh, and change the password as Chris mentioned.
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Jr
Hi Chris im really learning a lot from your videos, I wanted to know if i downloaded a microsoft office 2019 and its from a website and its running good and installated for lifetime. Should I removed it?
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Hi Chris im really learning a lot from your videos, I wanted to know if i downloaded a microsoft office 2019 and its from a website and its running good and installated for lifetime. Should I removed it?
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James
Can you do a video on how to dual boot linux on ssd without getting stuff on the nvme drive which can't be disabled in the bios? (Preferably not have to pull out the nvme itself)
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Can you do a video on how to dual boot linux on ssd without getting stuff on the nvme drive which can't be disabled in the bios? (Preferably not have to pull out the nvme itself)
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itech
Hold up Titus, you have never seen a mac get a virus? What I'm thinking at this point, because I know how crazy smart you are, is what I see macs get not a true virus?
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Hold up Titus, you have never seen a mac get a virus? What I'm thinking at this point, because I know how crazy smart you are, is what I see macs get not a true virus?
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Lord
Macs and Linux can get viruses and also get hacked from time to time just not as much as windows. Most people use Windows so that is what most hackers go after.
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Macs and Linux can get viruses and also get hacked from time to time just not as much as windows. Most people use Windows so that is what most hackers go after.
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MasterGamerJK
This is garbage. In this video you said to keep your system patched but then you have another video where you advise people to disable windows update.
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This is garbage. In this video you said to keep your system patched but then you have another video where you advise people to disable windows update.
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