Dangerous, ubiquitous, online chat, several major threats to be prevented

Source: Tianji yesky

Whether you have been using the instant messaging program for a while or have just decided to try the instant messaging program, you should understand some knowledge that can help protect yourself and your private information security.
When people frequently use QQ, MSN, and other chat tools as communication tools for daily work and life, the security of the password, personal information, and chat records of chat tools becomes crucial, to effectively protect your personal information and other privacy, you can use the following methods to protect your online chat.

Setting passwords should be as complex as possible. Many users prefer to use their birthdays, ID card numbers, phone numbers, and names as passwords. This is easy to remember, but its security is very low.

In addition, some users often access the Internet in Internet cafes and other public places. However, computers in Internet cafes are easily stolen by criminals who install software tools such as keyboard recorders.

Therefore, the password should be as complex as possible to avoid phone numbers that are easy to guess. In addition to numbers, it is best to add some characters to the password. Try to avoid using passwords in Internet cafes. If you do not want to use passwords, You can first disrupt the order of input, and then use "cut", "Paste", and other operations to modify the password, because the keyboard recorder records the keyboard action rather than the mouse action, this method can play a "Blind Eye" function.

A common chat software has a message password. Take QQ as an example. First, right-click it, select "System Parameters" from the QQ icon, and select the "Security Settings" tab in "System Parameters. Select enable local message encryption, and then enter the password and confirm the password.

In addition, to ensure security, you must check "enable the local message encryption password prompt", set the prompt and answer, and press "OK" to make the setting take effect. After you start QQ to enter the account and password, the software will require you to enter the local message password; otherwise, you cannot enter.

In addition, some software chat record search functions have been activated for Google search, so you must note that the chat record search function must be blocked. Otherwise, your private chat records with your friends will be exposed on the Internet. By that time, regret will be too late.

Internet users can find many Trojans that steal the password of the chat tool. However, these Trojans only record the logon password with no more than 9 digits.

With this feature, you can select the "Registration Wizard" when logging on, and add a long string of 0 before the logon number entered in "use existing number, the addition of the number of digits to the number of digits of the original number exceeds 9 digits. As a result, normal logon is not affected, and the password is secretly monitored by the trojan software. This effectively prevents your account from being stolen and protects your personal data.

Of course, in order to better protect your personal information and the security of Internet access, you must pay attention to these points, such as installing a firewall, updating anti-virus software in real time, not logging on to illegal websites, or clicking a link from a stranger on the Internet.