Do Websites Have Access to Your Pc if Uploading From Your Pc

Can someone admission personal files on my automobile and upload it on net

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Hello,

At home I have wireless network - comcast isp, netgear router and 3 laptops. The internet is protected with WEP. I want to know, if it ispossible for anyone outside the network to admission my laptops and share the personal files on internet?

I use P2P torrent sites often on ane of the machines, can that open the channel for outside people to admission all iii machines that I have? And tin they upload any file from my machine without my noesis?

Just connecting to a website or on internet, opens the door for others to become into my harddrive to access important video/photos?

Please guide me on how tin can i secure my personal data.. or if I am already secured?

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The net is protected with WEP. I want to know, if it is possible for anyone outside the network to admission my laptops and share the personal files on cyberspace?
The simple reply is Yeah. In theory someone can sit down exterior watching your traffic over WEP and somewhen figure out your Cardinal. To up the security I would utilize WPA or WPA2. they are newer standards.
I use P2P torrent sites oft on one of the machines, can that open up the channel for exterior people to access all three machines that I accept? And can they upload any file from my machine without my knowledge?
From what I understand the torrent software itself is non dangerous but what might be included in the file that yous are downloading and opening. If it includes a Trojan which opens a backdoor to the calculator so YES.
Just connecting to a website or on internet, opens the door for others to get into my harddrive to access of import video/photos?
The simple answer is Yeah; nevertheless, only if the site you access volition run a malicious script. You could use a site adviser plugin/add-on for your browser which should warn you ahead of times.
Please guide me on how can i secure my personal data.. or if I am already secured?
Change your wireless protocol to WPA or WPA2, conscientious browsing practices, and make sure your security softwares similar virus and malware protection is up to appointment.
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Thanks Emerald. I volition try to change my wireless protocol to WPA today itself. I have sensitive data merely in one laptop (say A). I don't download annihilation on this laptop. Only I watch online movies (sometime) otherwise I just apply information technology to browse know sites. I take P2P sites running on other laptop (say B). It downloads the files and I can see download/upload rate at that place. Not sure what information technology uploads?

Then "A" is protected if I modify the wireless security to WPA? And, can someone on B access A. And how easy it is to access? What can I do to restrict accessing and uploading of my files?

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Thanks Emerald. I will try to change my wireless protocol to WPA today itself. I have sensitive data only in ane laptop (say A). I don't download anything on this laptop. Merely I watch online movies (erstwhile) otherwise I just utilize information technology to browse know sites. I accept P2P sites running on other laptop (say B). It downloads the files and I tin run into download/upload rate at that place. Not sure what it uploads?

Yous are uploading parts of what ever file your are or have downloaded, that is what P2P does, your are also downloading parts of files off other peoples computers too. That is what make P2P and torrents so cool your can download the file off multiple computers at once. So you don't need a giante expencive server with expencive interent when your have thousands of small-scale computes, all with dissever internet connections

Then "A" is protected if I modify the wireless security to WPA? And, can someone on B access A. And how easy information technology is to admission? What can I do to restrict accessing and uploading of my files?

Information technology is improve protected then it was. If you don't share files on laptop, I would make certain your file sharing is turned off.
Also turn it off when not in use, information technology is hard to hack in to some matter that is turned off :)
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You are uploading parts of what e'er file your are or have downloaded, that is what P2P does, your are also downloading parts of files off other peoples computers every bit well. That is what make P2P and torrents so cool your can download the file off multiple computers at once. So y'all don't need a giante expencive server with expencive interent when your have thousands of modest computes, all with separate cyberspace connections

It is better protected then it was. If yous don't share files on laptop, I would make certain your file sharing is turned off.
Also plough it off when not in use, information technology is difficult to hack in to some matter that is turned off :)


Thanks CatsRules.. but how to turn off file sharing on a folder/files? I never enables or turned on the file sharing on my laptop.

In P2P, I download files that I desire and that is displayed on the website. But during downloads, can my files be uploaded automatically? without my knowledge?

I know these questions are stupid but I want to understand how it works and how am i protected.

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Cheers CatsRules.. but how to plough off file sharing on a folder/files? I never enables or turned on the file sharing on my laptop.

What Os practise your have on the laptop?
In P2P, I download files that I desire and that is displayed on the website. But during downloads, can my files exist uploaded automatically? without my cognition?

They tin can only admission the p2p files you accept downloaded, as far equally I know. That is only if the P2P software is running, and if the file is at the location where the programme downloaded it to. If you deleted it or movement it some where else they can't access it.
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What OS practice your have on the laptop?

They tin only access the p2p files you have downloaded, equally far as I know. That is just if the P2P software is running, and if the file is at the location where the program downloaded it to. If you deleted information technology or move it some where else they can't admission it.

My OS is Windows 7 on the laptop that accept my personal files and the other laptop that i employ for P2P has Win XP.

Thanks for your confirmation that they can't access other files than the downloaded one. That ways that they tin't fifty-fifty access my other laptop :). I am sure, watching online movies from unsecured sites can also not access files and can't exist uploaded to spider web.

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In P2P, I download files that I desire and that is displayed on the website. But during downloads, tin can my files be uploaded automatically? without my knowledge?
When running bittorent, any file that you download with it will be automatically uploaded by the customer to other people who are downloading the torrent. It is nice to permit the torrent client do this, because the reason that yous were able to download the file in the kickoff place was other people uploading it to you. That's how bittorrent works; yous download the file to go it, and you upload it to proceed the torrent going.

Every bit far every bit loosing non-torrent data through the bittorrent client, don't worry as long as you are using a mainline client such as Bittorrent or uTorrent or transmission. I accept heard of at least 1 smaller or 'off brand' client installing spyware on your system which sent data dorsum to the client'due south creator. I believe that the ane which did this was designed specifically to let y'all download from a torrent without uploading anything (a practise known equally 'leaching' because you are sucking speed abroad from other users without contributing annihilation back) then if you are automatically uploading data, I'm pretty certain that you lot don't have the bad client.

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