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Mr. Patrik Runald
Senior Security Specialist,
F-Secure
Which type of encoding is secure in transmitting data over the net?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Hari'

How do I save my computer from getting infected? Have used so many security softwares but it gets infected every now an then! Please help
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Karuna Sharma'

Is there any virus which can directly change the kernel configuration in Linux and if it is possible then how can we make protection?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Ritesh Srivastava'

Sir, I am a MCA student. I just want to ask that what is phishing & how can we protect ourselves from that thread?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Abhishek Shrivastava'

In your experience, Which computer virus is most harmful for home PC?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Amit Chaudhary'

Sir, I am a student of B.Tech & have a question for you. In my system there is a virus named Brontok. This virus makes an application in the folder with the same name and its icon looks like same as folder. I have clicked it many times in confusion of FILE FOLDER. This has restricted me to open OLDER OPTION from TOOLS menu as well as from CONTROL PANEL. I am unable to rectify it with one of the freeware antivirus available. Please help
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Anuj Dhangar'

Dear Sir, Could you please explain about WIN32 Virus. Whenever I start an application (e.g. MS .NET application or IE) an error comes and application shuts down. I have scanned my system from various ANTIVIRUSES and was unable to detect the problem. Can you tell me something about this virus.
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Pranaw Kumar'

Dear Patrik, I am a B.Sc. student and would like to know who makes the virus and which are the languages used for making VIRUSES. How do antivirus companies tracks these viruses and releases patches for that.
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Chanchal Chauhan'

What is phishing? How it can be protected?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Govind Somavanshi'

Could you explain in detail what is a firewall and what is a SYN Flood?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Amit Pandit'

Is there any chance of spreading Virus through Mobile? If yes how?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Govind'

Looking at the present scenerio of virus spreading in mobile as well as in PC? What are the measures F-secure has taken to stop Virus?
Question posted on 5/6/2007 by 'G Singh'

How many viruses have been found till date and which commonly found virus?
Question posted on 5/8/2007 by 'Govind Singh'

How to block a website in Intranet? I have Huawei MT880 router and tried to block but it failed. Please help.
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Tirthesh'

Hello Sir, Can you help me to get original message form encrypted message captured form Ethereal?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Vijay'

What is penetration testing of web servers and how does this work?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Sanu'

What are the general security precautions an end user should take care while browsing Internet?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Raghav'

Can I make my site completely safe by running the server in a "chroot" environment?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Roopesh'

How to prevent MAC address spoofing of Linux/Windows machines?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Radhakrishnan'

Dear Sir, I would like to know the freeware versions of anti virus available in the market are good enough to protect my computer from all kinds of threats?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Somdatta Bhattacharya'

How malicious software is identified? What type of algorithms is required to identify malicious software?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Mohak'

How blue tooth is secure while traveling?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Vivek dharia'

Is it possible to secure Internet 100% against all possible threats and vulnerabilities? If yes, how? If no, why?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Jaideep khanduja'

Dear Sir, Right now I am using few anti Virus products to secure my network. In spite of timely updating, I notice some worms like Trojan and others are not recognized by these anti virus programs. Could you please inform me the best anti virus software and firewall available in the market?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Santosh'

How to control Spam mails for our email accounts in spite of unsubscribe them?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Ganesan'

How do I prevent my cookies from being stolen on my LAN?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Ishaan Prasad'

How would the core architecture of F-secure different from other competitor's anti-virus engine? And how is it more efficient in memory utilization as compared to others?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Dattatray'

Dear Sir, I am btech student and am aspiring for a PG in Internet security. Can you please suggest me some topics for project and research and help me with them?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Vishal Gupta'

What are the best Anti Virus Software available to protect our desktops?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Taher Ali'

Is there any option to trace the original IP address of a target system although if is using a proxy server?
Question posted on 4/25/2007 by 'Subhasis'


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