Forum: Newbie Security Questions

Hello ,i am trying to fully understand my switched network(2 pcs,1 switch,1 router and dsl modem) and find some difficulties at the settings of my...

What is the point of a proxy if the proxy logs your IP.... Is there a proxy (or something better than a proxy) that doesnty log your IP?

Hi, I want to be able to understand what an .exe files does,and i want to learn to edit them if needed.Does anyone here have any resources about...

just wanna make sure that can sniffer run under switch network??? why some article mention can be sniff under a switch ethernet network? can i do...

I am just another fresh IT guywho works in the company who mantains the network. One day there was this internet connection failure thingy, So all...

dont call me stupid . what is telnet and what can it be used for

hay guys, and gals, i have a question. i have a win xp box that i have two accounts on, i have the administrator and the limited user. what i would...

I try AntiSniff v1.02.1 under Windows 2000 to catch who steal my passwords on LAN but when I start scan my PC rebooted. Then I start program under...

How do I check the contents of my Registry? I am working with Windows XP. I don't want to edit anything just yet, I just want to view what is on...

Well i recently got a virus (how i do not know all i know is that my firewall had a low setting when i did and i ended up getting bad results) and...

:) People that have cable television often have their internet service piggyback on that cable. Somehow that strikes me as a bus-topology, and...

I had the cleaner but its not free so i am asking is there a product that deos the same as the cleaner but cheaper or free ?

Hey guys and gals, I was wondering if someone can help me please. I just bought a netscreen ns-100a for this guy which was a scammer........

Hi. I've always wondered how viruses can add their code to an exe file,i mean,when a virus is running,it itself is an exe file..so how does it add...

Does anyone kno how i could make my own mirrow sight of http://toc.oscar.aol.com/aimexpress/ae.html so i could use aim behind a firewall?

I have been researching computer security for about 6 months now and still know very little, can anyone please point me to some good tutorials on...

For WinNT, Win2000, and WinXP, when a workstation is locked, nobody but the person who locked that station (not even an admin) can unlock the...

:confused: Hello all. New to this so forgive me. This may have been discussed but I searched and didn't come up with anything useful for someone...

Hi! I want to set up a proxy server so that all my programs worked through port 80 or 21. But I am not sure if I'll be able to send e-mails using...

Today in my inbox i got an email from the "Mail delivery system" saying an email could not be delivered. What made me suspicuos is the fact that the...