The official ezine of the DALnet IRC Network October, 2002 Issue.

Letter from the Editor Attacks Explained - What DoS/DDoS Is The Impact of Attacks - The Impact of DDoS on Unrelated Targets - A User Speaks - Mentality - A User Speaks - Pagan999 - An Admin Speaks - Curve Botnets - Just What Is a Botnet? How You Can Help - The Internet – Is it safe? Are you aware? - Protect Yourself - Do You Have Information? - The IIQ Resources - Useful Resources and Information Past Issues - Past Issues

Useful Resources By Curve Lastly, a list of resources which will help you to stay safe on IRC, and keep your computer protected.: Anti-virus, Anti-trojan & Security Checks ShieldsUp Online Security check is a quick and easy online test of your computer's security Norton virus scan & security check is a free online scan for viruses and general security Swat It is a free trojan scanner that often picks up what anti-virus software misses Housecall is another great free online scan for malicious files NetBIOS Share Probe will test to see if your computer is open for file sharing DALnet ActiveX Test will see if your Internet Explorer is vulnerable to ActiveX exploits McAfee is one of the leaders in the world of anti-virus programs PC-cillin is a well respected anti-virus program The Cleaner is yet another free trojan scanner, though not as up-to-date as it could be Remember: No one single anti-virus or trojan scanner is the final solution. Trojans and viruses change so fast that you are always wise to check your computer's integrity with a few of the above. Also, your anti-virus program is only as good as the last update - so set to autoupdate, or update once a week! Windows Updates Windows Update will let you download all the latest security updates for Windows Firewalls Tiny Firewall is a very simple firewall that is free to use Zone Alarm is another very popular and easy-to-use home firewall Secureup Personal Firewall is a comprehensive home firewall Useful Websites nohack.net has a lot of useful trojan and virus information and you can also join #nohack for help on DALnet if you have a problem DALnet Exploits is the website of the DALnet Exploits Team and contains a lot of useful information on security. Lockdown Corp has a great article on bots, drones and zombies for those who want to go beyond the very basic explanation ©Emma/Curve 2002