Security in Skype


Skype is one of the most used programs in the world. According Skype.com of its program has been downloaded more than half miliyard times. As such it is already subject to many hacker attacks. Mostly spam, but not absent, and bots that can harm you. This article will examine the methods by which the most able to limit risk.

1. Limit calls and chat rooms - allow only users in your list and call you to post messages. When someone wishes to contact you will send first attorney.
From the drop-down menu "Tools" select "Settings." Then "Privacy" and therefore "integrity." Change all the "It is included in the list.

2.Ako not use the feature to display the status of your internet off. Through it you can easily find spam bots.
From the drop-down menu "Tools" select "Settings." Then "Privacy" and therefore "integrity." Leave blank "Show status in the personal Internet"

3.Never ever be in SkypeMe mode. In SkypeMe mode you find all people and can chat to call you regardless of your privacy settings. Personally, I of such a scheme for ten minutes I received over 100 messages from spreading porn bots and willing "cyber sex".

4.Do not takes proxies from people who do not know. You can easily distinguish the people who know and do not know. If you see a profile of someone sends you a proxy Avatar butt naked and Nick "I am sexy girl looking for sex" This is certainly a bot.

5. VBscript-s. These are small files written in Visual Basic, which require access to skype if they can allow him to hurt a lot. In the best case to send to all your subscribers through a URL to download and run and (as you probably received it and you). VBscript can recognize in that the file name ends. Vbs. I do not even download these files.

6.If you get the site to download the VBscript it most likely will be one of your subscribers. Once one of them sent you a message: "Look at this - http://asdasd.com/asdf.vbs Very cool! you believe him. Learn to recognize the messages generated by such scripts. Recently I see that already developed targets spam program (. Exe). Lie on any emoticons and other such things. If you sent your site by one of the subscriber ends hit.bg it must be a virus. Do not open. Even if the link is not from skype.com, better first ask that you send it if it is not a virus.

7. Before you allow an extra access skype to seek views of people who have used it in Google.

8. This is most important! MANDATORY explain to her children, friends and family above 7 rules to drastically reduce the probability to get a virus on Skype.
Most virus can easily clasped by a subscriber, or until your child is to open the computer would "Extra collar for Skype"

More about security in Skype can be found at:
http://www.skype.com/security

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