velkymx Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Jaded1 - what do you think the account type should be? Should I add "other" as a choice?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaOddie Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 85 % :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4020 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Your Security Rating is Good (88%)! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foobah Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (95%)! Try again? Click here. : Share this page. Average User Score: 79.3% from 231 Users Risks and Recommendations You've indicated that you don't visit the Windows Update site. Um, I ticked Frequently visit the site . . . (which I do, weekly.) [edit] I always start my passwords with Z9, because that's the last combination a brute-force password cracker would try. - many start from Z9 . . . [/edit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk26 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 84% BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4020 Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (95%)! Try again? Click here. : Share this page. Average User Score: 79.3% from 231 Users Risks and Recommendations You've indicated that you don't visit the Windows Update site. Um, I ticked Frequently visit the site . . . (which I do, weekly.) 585703214[/snapback] That happend to me too and I ticked I Frequently visit the site :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobelet Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (93%)! Nice design, BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velkymx Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 The Windows Update bug is fixed. It's cause I added sometimes as a choice, and then missed the recommended check to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Carbonite Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 87% :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Zaria Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (95%)! Try again? Click here. : Share this page. Average User Score: 79.3% from 231 Users Risks and Recommendations You've indicated that you don't visit the Windows Update site. Um, I ticked Frequently visit the site . . . (which I do, weekly.) [edit] I always start my passwords with Z9, because that's the last combination a brute-force password cracker would try. - many start from Z9 . . . [/edit] 585703214[/snapback] Again sorry to take this thread off-topic, I'll try not to do it again. True it's possible some crackers start from Z9 and work backwards, but I've never personally seen one configured to do this. And I guess in the big picture it doesn't matter, if you have a 12 or 14 character long alphanumeric password with some symbols too, it's pretty damn secure. Well, with RainbowTables, is any password secure anymore? heh. Peace, Pete Zaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (97%)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfoos Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Jaded1 - what do you think the account type should be? Should I add "other" as a choice?? 585703176[/snapback] Maybe administrator (not default), with a slight edge in points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velkymx Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 Added Administrator(Self Created). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckeratlarge Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Good 74% Automatic Windows update off, and not going to Windows update site Also visiting 'adult' sites :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velkymx Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 I've reworked the stats. Now it only displays stats by distinct IPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 [] Router with integrated hardware firewall [] Software/Windows XP firewall with router and hardware firewall Why is the second one a lower score? They should be even imo. Also.... [] Are you sharing any folders over the network/internet? This lowers your score if you choose yes, but I have a firewall, and all the folders are locked down to user ID's. So it doesn't change my security in any way if I've allowed them to be securely opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velkymx Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 The score is all about risk. It is riskier to share folders than to not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 The score is all about risk. It is riskier to share folders than to not. 585704605[/snapback] Not when XP shares the root of drives by default. One more won't hurt. :p Maybe you could add in question related to that? I like the new questions btw, the router ones are much clearer than last time. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman45654 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 (edited) I don't mean to turn this into a security/hacking topic, but...With RainbowTables (more info at http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/ ) I could (not can or will, but "could") crack any all-letters password in under a minute. ... 585701581[/snapback] RainbowTables is interesting to say the very least. A while back I remember reading on Bink?s site that a ?strong? password can be cracked almost instantaneously, easier than say, my password. I was unable to find the page unfortunately and without it this is nothing more than a moot point. Personally, I?m not too concerned about it. Anything I consider to be sensitive doesn?t stay on my hard drive for very long and is encrypted while present. Sensitive data is first password protected & encrypted, then burnt to DVD. I don?t care how good a hacker is, he cannot hack a DVD that is sitting on my shelf. If he tries he is going to have bigger problems than figuring out my password. I?m running WinS2k3 (downloading sp1 final now) with NTFS, EFS, and file permissions all in place so I feel pretty safe with how my rig is setup. So far I haven?t been proven wrong. I?m not saying that I can?t or won?t be hacked. I?m just not all that concerned about it. Edited April 1, 2005 by sandman45654 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Your Security Rating is Good (82%)! nice test! though, for the power user, it's kinda frustrating :) because the test is all about the risk... not about how really secure you are :) like... i use p2p networking.... but i usually double check what i'm downloading and stuff like that... so i'm not insecure... but i'm at risk of making a boo boo :p once again: nice test :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velkymx Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 I was reading through the comments people posted. It is amazing how ****ed the Win98 crowd is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurav Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Your Security Rating is Good (86%)! nice, but theres no need for automatic updates if i check them frequently enuff, coz on dial up with automatic updates on, u can grow old waiting for a page to load, and then all those irritating things on the taskbar flash... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGazza Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (95%)! Cool....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elagizy Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Your Security Rating is Great (91%)! LOL, :D does any one tried to get 100%, i want to know the correct answers :) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 78% it's mozilla biased, I only use I.E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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