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Hackers are mostly script kiddies, running scripts which search for known vulnerbilities.
I see in my logs for the server I have hundreds of hacker attempts everyday and also computers like yours at home is target for those script kiddies who scan IP adresses on the net.
The best way to stay secure (in my case for the server) is to use the latest versions of the server software, since new releases often contain latest security patches.
Home users should use firewalls and make sure to run windows update regulary to stay up to date.
Denial of service attacks is more difficult to protect against, a couple of hackers can easily take a server down by flooding it in various ways, by controlling few hundred computers or more they have control over. (E.g. normal people's home computers with DSL/Cable connection)
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