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Author :: Jon Davis  |
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| Article Title :: Is Your Music Player Spying On You? |
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| In today's times spyware is a very serious issue and all computer users should be aware of the possible damage it can cause. It is estimated by well known industry insiders that nearly 90% of all computers are infected with some kind of spyware. This no
surprise as spyware programs can be highly contagious and spread from computer to computer via emails and network exchanges rapidly.Spyware's main intent is usually to track where you go on the internet. This includes websites you visit, what you buy from the internet, and generally what you use the internet for, all the while the spyware program will report this information back to the publisher. The publishers of spyware are rich (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Gary Gresham |
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| Article Title :: Pharming - Another New Scam |
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| Pharming is one of the latest online scams and rapidly growing threat that has been showing up on the Internet. It's a new way for criminals to try to get into your computer so they can steal your personal data.Phishing and pharming are related online scams but pharming has evolved into a much more sophisticated trick. Phishing scams involve sending you bogus e-mails that look like they are from a bank or another online business.The ideal thing the criminal wants you to do is click on an e-mail link that takes you to a web site that looks authentic. Then, the instructions ask you to enter your password and account number. Once you do they get your sensitive personal data (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Krishna Pai |
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| Article Title :: The Important Steps To Protect Your Kids on the Internet |
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| Internet is the ocean of knowledge. In this ocean you
will find beautiful pearls of knowledge. Also you must
not forget the lethal sharks (x rated sites) in this
ocean, especially when you allow your innocent
children to surf on it. The children are more
vulnerable when they are using the Internet without
close vigil of their parents.If your unescorted children innocently search the
Internet the chances of being they stumble into an
adult site, are more. The solution is to keep a watch
on their each and every activity, which is next to
impossible.The Internet is gift for knowledge hungry people; it's
also a good tool for communication and learning. If
you use the Internet fo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Alexandra Gamanenko |
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| Article Title :: Breaking Into Your PC: "News"... |
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| You'd better learn news from media, not from emails, security experts warn us users again.Numerous emails with "breaking news" in subject lines are appearing in users' inboxes. If you got one, don't look into such a message -- delete it straight away. Don't open its attachment. Those who distribute malicious code take advantage of our curiosity. They use especially effective social engineering techniques to lure users into opening attachments and following links.Is there anybody who wouldn't like to be the very first one to learn breaking news or see something really exciting? For example, something like:"Osama bin Laden caught",
"Saddam Hussein has died",
"M (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: John Deprice |
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| Article Title :: How To Cover Your Tracks On The Internet |
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| Every single time you access a website, you leave tracks. Tracks that others can access. If you don't like the idea, find out what software can help you cover them.Anti TracksAnti Tracks is a complete solution to protect your privacy and enhance your PC performance. With a simple click Anti Tracks securely erase your internet tracks, computer activities and programs history information stored in many hidden files on your computer.
Anti Tracks support Internet Explorer, AOL, Netscape/Mozilla and Opera browsers. It also include more than 85 free plug-ins to extend erasing features to support popular programs such as ACDSee, Acrobat Reader, KaZaA, PowerDVD, WinZip, iMesh, Wina (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Lisa Smith |
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| Article Title :: Email Scams – Ten Simple Steps To Avoiding Them |
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| According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) email scams also known as phishing attacks claim more than 2,000 victims each day from more than 75 million phishing emails that are sent each day. The APWG also claims that these email scams steal close to $1 billion a year from its victims.Phishing (pronounced fishing), is online identity theft that uses spoof emails, fraudulent websites and crimeware to trick unsuspecting internet users into providing financial data, credit card numbers, social security numbers, account logins and passwords, etc.These email scams (spoof email) mimic legitimate companies such as banks, credit card companies, investing companies, paypal, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Mark J Thompson |
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| Article Title :: Internet Scams: Don't be a Victim |
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| As the number of people using the Internet as an integral part of their daily life grows, it is inevitable that the number of Internet Scams will grow. Unfortunately there are many forms of scams but in this article we will look at three of the most prominent.419 fraud or “Nigerian Scams”Also known as advanced fee fraud (AFF), 4-1-9 scams are named after the section of the Nigerian penal code that deals with fraud. Although originally originating in Nigeria these scams can originate from anywhere. If you fall for one of these at best you will lose thousands of dollars; at worst you will lose your life. These usually start with an email from a bank official or the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Mike Makler |
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| Article Title :: 7 Ways to Spot a PayPal Scam E-Mail |
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| Paypal is a great site and is used by many to send and receive money. Unfortunately some dishonest people are using the Popularity of Paypal to line their own pockets with gold at the expense of unsuspecting Pay Pal members. These paypal Scam Artists will try to get your Paypal ID and password so they can Login then Clean out your Paypal Account of all funds. Paypal is fully aware of this problem and is doing everything possible to stop this. Unfortunately if someone logs into an account with a valid Id and Password it is very hard for Paypal or any other secure site for that matter to stop it. As a Consumer you need to be educated so you can protect yourself.A Typical Paypal (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Jesse Somer |
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| Article Title :: Securing Your Accounts With Well-Crafted Passwords |
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| In the past I’ve never really paid much attention to security issues when it comes to user names and passwords. Frankly I figured it was all a lot of overblown hype. This led to an unfortunate incident that involved my website being attacked, apparently by a skillful youth with a propensity for mischief.The main security flaw with my website was probably the simple fact that the username and password were exactly the same. Granted I did realize that this wasn’t highly intelligent but I didn’t have the power to change it myself, and I didn’t think it really mattered enough to bother about it. Having an identical username and password is a massive “no-no” in computer secu (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Greg Richburg |
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| Article Title :: The Attack of the Advertiser - Spy Mother Spy |
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| The menacing campaigns that drive the corporate spyware and adware market is developing way out of hand. Who are these companies and how do they get away with it? They are costing computer users millions with their sneakware system of promotional crap!We have some serious problems. These narcissistic bugger programmers that develop application and browser hijackers, pop-up pushers, adware scams and other bogus blots of code that only make life worse, need to be taught a lesson or two. They are like fleas, pesky taggers, used gum thrown on the pavement that you just stepped in, but way worse. And for what reason? Advertising?The graffiti artist or “tagger” is trying (read full article) |
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