Week 3 – #10 Backup your files online for FREE with Mozy!

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Week 1 – #7 Is Your Computer Connecting To Websites Without Your Knowledge

“If you are worried that some programs on your PC are secretly making connections to websites in the background, here’s a quick tip that uses a simple DOS command to detect and prevent such suspicious activity:

1. Type cmd in your Windows Run box.

2. Type “netstat -b 5 > activity.txt” and press enter. After say 2 minutes, press Ctrl+C.

3. Type “activity.txt” on the command line to open the log file in notepad (or your default text editor)

The file activity.txt will have a log of all process that made a connection to the Internet in the last two minutes.” (http://labnol.blogspot.com) Read the full article here.