Last updated: 8/2008

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"The Greatest Gold Mine of Tips, Tricks, Tools and 'Naked Truth' Advice On Computer & Internet Security Ever Crammed Into One Very Readable* Publication."
*Written for ordinary computer users, not just for tech-types

Everyone who owns a computer — at home or in the office — is exposed to more security risks than they can possibly imagine. Deadbeats prey on unsuspecting victims every second of every day. Discover now how to keep your sensitive files away from prying eyes, protect your PC from malicious attacks, and watch it miraculously perform like the day you brought it home.

Thugs, crims and swindlers aren't just lurking in dark alleys any more. Now they're online, and they've become a LOT more sophisticated. They hire clever but unprincipled technologists to fashion their underhand schemes and weapons for them.

There is a small, inexpensive, readily available and quite legal device that can be secretly attached to any computer in under 10 seconds, without opening the case. It will record every keystroke that is entered at that computer from then on?

- Could a visitor set such a trap on your home PC?
- How safe is that public terminal you sometimes use?
- How at-risk is the PC at your reception desk or front counter

And that's just one way. There are many others which require no physical access to your computer at all!

Your address book, customer database, price-list, Telebanking details, credit card numbers, passwords — everything is open to theft, abuse and prying eyes?

How confident are you that someone, somewhere doesn't already have access to your most sensitive documents? Anything the crims can steal from you they will sell to the highest bidder if they can't use it themselves.

Couldn't happen to you? Get Real!
These thugs don't go looking for specific individuals. You don't have to be famous, successful or some sort of "known target". They use automated software that constantly scans huge chunks of the Internet looking for ANY unprotected computer that happens to be on-line.

"There is now a 50% chance of being infected by an Internet worm within just 12 minutes of being online using an unprotected, unpatched Windows PC."

- Sophos Inc. - Threat Management Solutions

"Average time-to-exploitation ... for an unprotected computer is measured in minutes."

- United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)

One indicator of the extent of the problem is the massive amount of spam pervading the Internet. While you may think spam is a different problem to security, they're closely related. Here's how…

Most spam is distributed through hundreds of millions of PCs owned by unsuspecting people just like you. Their computers have been "enslaved" by a rogue program — completely unknown to the owner/operators of the computer. This method of spam dissemination conceals the true spam originator from the eyes of any authorities.

The hundreds of millions of owners of those hundreds of millions of compromised PCs have no clue that they are accomplices in one of the great scourges of the modern era.

It's no exaggeration to talk in terms of millions, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of computers. Nobody knows exactly how many Internet users there are worldwide, but certainly in excess of a billion (a thousand million) and probably closer to two billion.

But being an unwitting spammer is not the worst of it for the user of an infected PC. You see, bots can steal from a PC just as easily as they can use it for spamming.

The modern cyber-crim doesn't break into a PC so he can wreak havoc with mindless destruction—deleting files, leaving disgusting messages, sending your browser to pornographic websites, inundating you with "adult" pop-ups, etc.

Sure, all of that happens too, and vindictive "script-kiddies" are as active as ever, but today's real cyber-crim is much smarter than that. His goal is to make money.

Data that is stolen without the owner's knowledge is much more valuable, because it can be monetized before the rightful owner can take preventative measures, such as changing passwords or canceling credit cards.

Another indicator of malicious intrusion is degraded performance.
There can be several reasons why a computer appears to be running much slower than it used to, or is prone to lockups and crashes. Very high on the list of reasons is that it has been compromised in some way.

We've seen PC owners almost speechless at how
their computers have become "like new again" after
a thorough housekeeping and clean-out of malware.

OK, so the dangers are real and very, very prevalent. And if you are running an unprotected PC connected to the Internet, you probably already have at least some problems.

So what's the answer?
My name is Bill Hely and I assembled my first computer in a plywood case almost 30 years ago, long before there was any such thing as a "PC".

That was a long time ago, but it was the beginning of my fascination with information technology. A fascination that I turned into a long and successful career.

For over two decades I have been an in-demand freelance IT consultant to the small business community. Today I restrict my 1-on-1 consulting work to security and the Internet, and to a small, select group of long-term clients.

My main interest is in creating, maintaining and supporting educational materials for the people who need help the most. They are the individuals and small business operators who don't have the luxury of "on tap" IT support staff, or the budgets to call in high-priced consultants whenever something goes awry.

In recent years I have translated my knowledge and experience into several very special eBooks. Some would classify them as "technical" books, but in fact they are quite the opposite.

My goal is to make important technical topics understandable to the non-technical reader.

In that context I guess you could call them "non-technical books" but, however you classify them, I'm proud to say they have been praised by all types from beginners to experts and IT professionals. You'll find comments from some of them below.

My best known book, The Hacker's Nightmare?, is unchallenged as the #1 plain-language guide to computer and Internet security. It has been repeatedly enhanced and updated since mid 2003.

When I was researching and writing The Hacker's Nightmare? I was determined that there would be many individual chapters that alone would be worth the cost of the whole book. Different chapters to different people of course, depending on individual needs and interests.

Based on feedback from my readers I'm confident that I have achieved that aim. Read some of the testimonials for yourself. Real people just like you, solving very real problems and protecting themselves with relative ease.

In your own best interests you must know how to...

root out malware that has already taken up residence in your PC
securely block the pathways hackers can use to gain access to your data
protect against future attacks and infestations
recognize the tricks of the spammers, scammers and eavesdroppers
keep prying eyes away from your sensitive documents
Since its first edition in 2003, people from all over the planet—beginners & experts alike—have turned to The Hacker's Nightmare? to accomplish those goals.

Clean up and secure your own PC according to the clear instructions in The Hacker's Nightmare?, then watch your computer miraculously perform once again like the day you first turned it on.

What you learn here could save your personal life or your business from embarrassment, crippling losses, possibly prosecution, even loss of your identity or your business.

In recent years, as the Internet became an integral part of business operations, I have been called upon more and more often to rescue what could be saved from the wreckage of disastrous events—disastrous to precious data and equally precious time.

My involvement with many different businesses, in numerous locations & over a long period of time, has led me to an inescapable conclusion:

Small business management and staff—from the boss through middle management to the employees at the coal-face—are woefully uneducated in even the basics of computer and Internet security.

And that goes double for the average home computer user.

Please don't take offense—I'm not laying blame on you personally. For years the media and the self-styled experts have been telling you how "hard" and "complex" it all is. Or you may be operating under the disastrous delusion that installing an anti-virus program is "protection".

Take just 5 minutes...
... to read the rest of this page, while I explain some important facts of life about data security, the Internet, your home/office computers—maybe even the continued existence of your business, or the integrity of your identity.

Once you learn the true facts, I look forward to helping you guard against the hackers, worms and other 'germs' that threaten your time, your computers, your profitability, your data—even your very livelihood.

Taking at least some preventative action in an unplanned, piecemeal fashion is better than taking no action at all. But you will soon discover such an approach is a case of two steps forward and one backwards (or worse). The attacks will never cease and, with an unplanned "plug 'n pray" approach, the holes will always be there.

Contrary to popular belief, PC and Internet security
is not all that difficult. It just needs to be done right.

Join the ranks of those who have proved to themselves that following my strategies will certainly achieve those goals.

But The Hacker's Nightmare? is much more than an instruction manual.

It is also an education in developing a safety mindset ... and it is about giving YOU the power to take back control of your own welfare, security and peace-of-mind, without any significant expense.

It is about effectively addressing your delusions and correcting your ignorance of the real facts, without the need for technical expertise, consultants or expensive products and services.

Some inexpensive security software is necessary—that's just common sense. But I give you all of the what, when, where, why and how to make the right decisions at minimum cost.

The Hacker's Nightmare? distills everything of importance that I have learned over many years about how to PREVENT disasters, instead of just how to clean up after the damage is done.

These strategies have been proven to work time and again and have become a valuable resource for computer users all over the world.

It is so thorough and so broad in scope that even many IT professionals find something new to interest them, but my main focus has been to offer practical help to the people who need it most—the small business operator, the entrepreneur and the home user.

This is the stuff your expensive consultant won't teach you.
But I'll show you—in simple, non-jargon terms—how to take all necessary preventative actions without resorting to outside experts or expensive suites of software.

In case you've been living in a cave for a while, here's a brief summary of just some of the threats that are hammering computer users—both businesses and private—every hour of every day:

Viruses, worms and trojans waste hours of your time protecting against them and cleaning up after them. And how good a "cleanup" job are you really doing anyway?
Spyware gathers information about your browsing & online shopping habits, or even personal information about you, and sends it off to "interested parties".
"Script kiddies" steal anything of value and trash the rest.
Identity thieves can empty your bank accounts, max out your credit cards, and grab sensitive information from your eMails. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes, both online and off.
Spam is a massive annoyance and time waster and often conceals more insidious threats.
Keyloggers can record every keystroke you type at a keyboard, and pass that mother-lode of information on to anyone, from a malevolent "script kiddie" to professional criminals.
"Dumpster divers" can rat through your rubbish bins for clues to passwords, account numbers, identity information, etc. You'd be amazed how an extensive profile can be built up—bit by bit—from seemingly innocuous bits of rubbish found in almost everyone's trash.
Hackers/Crackers seek commercially sensitive information they can sell to your competitors or otherwise use against you.
And that's just a few of the more common threats

Attacks, both crude and sophisticated, some damaging, others just invasive, striking without warning and from many different directions, both online and off.

It is the small business owner and the average home computer user who suffers most from these malicious attacks.

The authorities and bureaucratic watchdogs can't protect you against a menace that crosses national boundaries. There are no effective cyber-police to call on. Your antivirus protection is simply not enough any more.

It's a tough, complex, unforgiving, even malicious world out there in Internet-land.

But there's no need to despair. You can now discover, step-by-simple-step, how to keep the hackers, worms and other "germs" out of your PC and out of your life . . . once and for all!

You are NOT helpless!

Even if you aren't a "techie" you now have a way to arm yourself against threats to your computer and the personal information it contains. You can do it without learning a lot of technical detail and without spending a lot of your hard-earned money.

In fact, some of the best defense tools can be had completely free of charge. You just need to know what they are, where to get them, the strengths and limitations of each, and how to apply them. In other words, you just need the right information and some informed guidance.

You need to know...

What the threats are (there are many more than you might think).
Why each threat or vulnerability is a danger to you and how each can be used against you
What specialist measures are suitable to block each one and which is the best to use.
Where to get the necessary protection.
How to apply that protection for the best results.
How to keep your security up-to-date without spending a lot of time on it.
The Hacker's Nightmare? will transform YOU
from an easy mark into a hard target.

It will turn YOU into a hacker's and virus writer's worst nightmare!
You will learn the cyber-grub's favorite spoiler tricks and how to protect yourself against them. Here is just a partial list of what is covered:

Almost 500 "easy reading" pages, broken up into logical sections and digestible chapters.
Clear and explicit explanations, recommendations and instructions, always presented in a logical, step-by-step sequence and in understandable terms, that leave nothing to guesswork.
Hundreds of images, diagrams and screen shots to graphically illustrate important steps and concepts.
You'll learn the What, Where, Why and How you need to protect your home and office computers, without the need for any advanced technical expertise.
Exclusive and perpetual access to the Private Members Pages of The Hacker's Nightmare? website, where new features, special bonuses, discounts and updates are made available to members only.
How to substantially reduce—even eliminate—the chance of intrusion, data theft or damage.
And much, much more.

Knowledge is power, and it's always what you don't know that can hurt you the most. Unfortunately very few business owners and managers have any real "security awareness" of the extent of their exposure to danger.

You wouldn't leave the final decisions to a consultant or employee in any other critical area of your business; yet you think you have no choice when it comes to computer technology.

"But I'm a manager. Isn't this book
more for the technical people?"
Definitely not!

Many managers have used The Hacker's Nightmare? as an executive overview—they absorb the discussion sections and skip the practical instructions. They learn the questions they should be asking of their consultant or in-house "computer person", and the instructions to give them, then leave it to the tech-types to implement the actual blocks, patches, fixes and preventative measures.

You can be back in full control without becoming a "computer expert". But if you want or need to be hands-on yourself, everything you need is right there in The Hacker's Nightmare?, and you'll be surprised at how little technical expertise you'll need to secure your systems.

Slash expenditure on external consultants...

A computer user educated in the ways of the cyber-grubs makes fewer mistakes and is far less likely to be responsible for an accidental security breach.

The fewer mistakes made, the less often you have to call on the services of an expensive consultant to clean up. The cost of professional services is a big imposition on the small business. And unfortunately, not even all IT professionals are "security competent".

You won't be damaging your relationship with existing IT service people either.

From my many years as a consultant I can assure you that most genuine IT contractors would much rather be helping you improve your procedures and systems than just "mopping up" all the time.

Some of our business clients purchase a copy of The Hacker's Nightmare? for every employee who uses a computer. Some even make "signing off" that they have read the book a condition of employment for all staff that use computers. This policy has practically eliminated security issues due to "user error" and has saved those companies many thousands of dollars.

Substantially reduce or eliminate system crashes and slowdowns...
One of the major reasons for frequent crashes and slowing down of computers is the presence of software of an undesirable nature—i.e. malware. Most often it takes the form of spyware which has been loaded into your computer via eMail or web browsing.

The purpose of most spyware is to watch and record your online activities and report back to its "master" about your browsing habits. This information is used to hone their marketing strategies.

That type of spyware is intrusive but relatively benign.

There is also a much more dangerous type of spyware, designed to mine all manner of sensitive information from your PC and transmit it to cyber-crims with no scruples or regard for your privacy. They will use any information available to profit from you by theft, impersonation, blackmail, identity impersonation, etc.

Far too many people take no action until their computer is infected, then waste time searching for information on how to recover from a particular threat. The Hacker's Nightmare? provides you with effective techniques to prevent all such intrusions in the first place.

Stop worrying about the safety of your data and concentrate on building your business...
If you have ever lost critical data files in the past, you may already be a little paranoid about backing up, taking copies, etc. That's fine. Many businesses that suffer a major data loss never recover.

But have you ever taken a moment to calculate how much time is spent just on backing up, restoring, copying, archiving, etc.?

Yes, it's important—very important—but most small businesses that do implement such safeguards also spend far more time than they really have to on these necessary but unproductive tasks.

There are better ways to safeguard against loss in the first place, and faster ways to recover when an accident does happen.

Here's just a sample of what you'll learn from The Hacker's Nightmare?:

What a Firewall is and why you must have not one, but two of them. Very specific advice on selecting a firewall/router. Effective firewall protection is critically important, yet inexpensive and a lot easier than you think.
NEW! Complete chapter on wireless security; this important information supplements the firewall/router material.
How improperly disposed of documents embarrassed a major government, even though the documents had been shredded. You'll be amazed at what technology can recover from shredded paper. You'll learn the importance of document shredding, its weaknesses and what you should know before buying a shredder.
The inexpensive, no-tapes, stored-off-site, data backup service that's such a no-brainer you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. No extra hardware needed. The only sane way to handle a back-up regimen.
How, in just a few minutes, you can have the ability to use your home or work computer from remote locations anywhere in the world—in complete safety. There are many traps and dangers in remote PC operation, but you'll learn exactly what they are and how to compensate.
How multiple PCs can share one Internet account and gain a significant security advantage into the bargain.
Important configuration information that is unique to each individual PC and where to find it.
How to safely, securely and easily manage and recall any number of passwords—from a handful to hundreds—without having an amazing memory or keeping notes.
Why a virus hoax can be as damaging as a real virus.
How to find out who's trying to access your computer from the Internet
The difference between a Worm, a Virus and a Trojan—and why an anti virus program alone just isn't good enough.
Three essential levels of protection against Trojans and Spyware.
How to use "event scheduling" to enhance your security, free up your time and supplement your fallible human memory.
How to remove an apparently "unremovable" virus in Windows XP.
Why patches, updates and upgrades are critical to your computer's security; where to get them and how to stay up-to-date with minimum effort.
Why "delete" and "format" don't completely erase sensitive data, and how to do the job properly.
What spoofing is and how to be alert for it.
Potentially dangerous standard Windows components you neither need nor want, and how to get rid of them.
Reliable sources of threat warnings that you must know about, and how to automate their delivery to you.
The concept of Good and Bad Cookies and how to manage both with ease.
Warning signs that you, your family or staff may be the targets of a "social engineering" scam.
Secure passwords and personal computer privacy go hand-in-hand. You'll not only discover simple ways to create secure passwords but also how to recall the right password at the right time, without having a super memory.
The dangers of the popular peer-to-peer file sharing services and how to protect yourself.
How to recognize and handle Phishing exploits.
The truth about the Outlook Preview Pane. Is it really a security risk?
The right way to install and remove software.
And much, much more.
How many more reasons could you want to start taking action immediately?

Frankly, if you're not already convinced that The Hacker's Nightmare? is a must-have, must-read resource for EVERY computer user, you really need to reexamine your priorities. However, no one has ever accused me of being stingy, so...

Just to add even more value to an already indispensable package...

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Any owner of The Hacker's Nightmare? is eligible for personal 1-on-1 support from the author via eMail. If you've got a "help me" query related to any topic addressed in The Hacker's Nightmare? I'll do my best to help you solve it or point you in the direction of a suitable resource.

This bonus alone is worth many times the cost of the book!!!

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There's no way to know just how much the bonuses alone are worth, but each and every time you have to call on the services of an expert, that call will cost you well in excess of the cost of The Hacker's Nightmare?.

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But that's not all...
Look, I won't deceive you. Depending on the nature of the problem it may eventually be necessary to call on a pro, because there are some things that just can't be rectified from afar.

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Decision time!
You risk absolutely nothing to discover that every single claim on this page is gospel-truth, so why not give yourself the advantages that people worldwide, like those quoted at the bottom of this page, have experienced for themselves.

The vermin of the Internet aren't going to disappear any time soon. In fact their conduct is becoming more dangerous and more disgraceful all the time. The Hacker's Nightmare? can show you exactly how to guard against them, but you must take the first step by clicking the link below.

Enlist The Hacker's Nightmare? into your ranks and watch the threats beat uselessly against your defenses.