there are many activities going on these days to hack your personal stuff, there is always an intruder who wants to be in your stuff its not important that its only wants to get your stuff may be its just to cause you some trouble, so here are some steps that you should keep in your mind to avoid any such activity......
- Keep your antivirus up to date
- Do not click on hyperlinks mentioned in your e-mails
- Take advantage of anti-spam software
- Verify https (SSL) and always keep a look on this
- Use anti-spyware software
- Get educated about these techniques believe me they are so simple
- Use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
- Use Firewall's
- Use backup system images
- Don't enter sensitive or financial information into pop-up windows
- Protect against DNS pharming attacks