Hello everyone: I post this upodate from time to time for general awareness. Normally, I have about 20 blocks per day on my firewall, usually unused port access attempts, sub-seven Trojans, and one or two hacking attempts.
But, recently, in the last month, my Security logs have doubled and tripled on a daily basis. About two or three weeks ago, I had an all time high of over 170 Security Alerts. Today it hit 125 Security Alerts.
In addition to loggin IP numbers, I am logging other patterns, and it is getting interesting. I strongly suggest that if anyone does not have a good Firewall and Security system to get one. Norton 2001, V3.0 is good and costs about $30 to $50, depending on where you shop. Also, Black Ice is very good, as I am sure of other brands. [No, I do not own any stock in any of these companies.
Just between May and August at least 800 to 1,000 new viruses have been created and launched. On average about 50 new viruses come out each week, and this is in addition to any hacking attempts that may be going on by people using Internet spy tools. My system so far shows that there are about 50,000 viruses that are out there. Most of these have been created in the last 5 years.
My goal is not to alarm anyone, especially Newbies. Most of this junk comes from various sources all over the nation and world. I seriously doubt that we have any real concerns with the WTS, other than occasional Trolls. But, a little caution and some wise protective measures can greatly reduce problems. Anyway, some of you may have better information than I have shared, but I thought that this update would be useful. - Amazing