Hello Sudhakar, 1. A firewall will not solve the problem of a hacked account.
2. Windows XP's native firewall is sufficient for most users. 3. A few measures that could prevent hacked accounts are as follows. (1) Change the yahoo mail password regularly. (2) Keep a complex password. A complex password has the following features. A. It consists of numbers, alphabits and special characters such as punctuation. B. The characters are mixed case. C. The password is at least 10 characters or longer. D. There are no dictionary words in the password. (3) For keeping your laptop secure, do regular work from a restricted account that is, an account that does not have administrative privilages. (4) Keep all software on the laptop fully patched. (5) Ensure that the software you install is from authentic sources and is origional. (6) In yahoo, if it is possible, set your preferences such that your credentials and the subsequent pages are sent over a connection using SSL. Pranav Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
