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Author :: Andrew Wroblewski  |
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| Article Title :: Adware: Why is it Different? |
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| Advertising supported software, which has come to be more commonly referred to as adware, is a computer program and/or package of software under which advertisements or other marketing material are included or are just loaded automatically and played back to you over and over again after they install themselves. The main way that users are made aware that they have adware on their systems is through banner ads that appear in pop-up windows or a bar that might just appear on your computer screen.The main reason that adware became as rampant as it did was that in the beginning it helped some developers recover the costs incurred during program development. Often times this was done (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Silver Jade |
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| Article Title :: These Are the Hackers of Our Life |
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| Dear Mr. HackerI hope your head hurts this morning and I hope your fingernails fall out...I had to think long and hard about not wishing this on your malice. When you work hard in making a success in business,(yes it all comes down to sheer hard work) you do expect a negative reaction from people with malice and jealousy in their mind make up.You outdid yourself. You made me more determinded to make this a success.You know we have launched our Magical Casino site at last and worked non stop on marketing, to get our site out in the big old world. Is that why you were sniffing around my PC all night?Clever too, I grant you that, to use the MsTask, so that (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Rick Parrott |
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| Article Title :: Practice Safe Security - or Else |
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| Just today, a virus hit one of my client’s competitors. It was a trojan with the potential to unlock the door to their entire network. Many people asked me how it got into the network. Some asked me what a trojan was and if it was different from a virus. Others wondered about what kind of person would unleash a virus on other people’s computers.It started me to thinking. If people knew more about virus programs, they might be better able to avoid being infected.We will need some definitions before we can begin. Generally, viruses, trojans and worms are classified under the term malware. Malware is any unwanted program intended to cause harm to another’s computer or (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: John Rivers - |
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| Article Title :: A Basic Guide To Internet Security |
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| The internet is a wonderful place; many of us use it on a regular basis for a multitude of functions. Email helps us to keep in touch with family, and friends all over the world and most people have at least one email account. The growing use of digital cameras and camera phones means that we can send pictures at the click of a mouse. MP3 players have become increasingly popular, and we can download songs to play on them with extreme ease. All of this is great, and the internet is becoming a big part of our everyday lives.
Unfortunately, there is a downside to all of this increased use of the internet. That is the growth of the spread of viruses and other so-called ‘malware’ (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Gina Capatar |
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| Article Title :: Spy Scanners - Don't Compromise your Privacy |
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| Spies, spyware, internet parasites are among what they are usually called. These are scouts that monitor your web activities. The work undercover to check on your surfing patterns, spending habits, items bought, they extract email addresses, hijack browsers, steal credit card information. These are just some of the things a spyware is capable of.A spyware is mainly an information hungry parasite determined to gather data from a user or surfer without him knowing it.The information gathered by these parasites are then sent to the originator without the users consent. Most often, the information gathered by the spyware are used to generate ads and pop-ups on the user’s PC. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Joe Duchesne |
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| Article Title :: Reducing Fraudulent Transations - 5 Simple Ways To Protect Yourself |
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| The money being spent online is steadily growing. With billions of dollars being spent each year online, the opportunity to make money on the internet has never been bigger. Unfortunately, with that opportunity come people who want to make money in less than honest ways. We're going to look at some concrete ways you can identify fraudulent transactions and save yourself a lot of chargeback fees, money and grief.Get more information from prospective customers.The more information you have to work with, the better your chances are that you will be able to positively identify fraudulent transactions. At the very least, you need to make sure you get a customer's name, credit (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Robert Thatcher - |
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| Article Title :: How To Avoid Getting Into Identity Theft Trouble |
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| The credit card industry seems to be growing at an unprecedented rate. According to some statistical reports, the average American household has at least one credit card. In fact, from the total respondents in the survey, 81% of the households have at least one credit card.
This goes to show that more and more people are enticed to get their own credit card. The reasons for doing so are based on the fact that credit cards offer extreme cashless shopping convenience. Hence, everybody seems to be motivated to get at least one credit card.
However, the travails of the credit card industry do not end here. This is because the reality that evolves on the credit cards doe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Brad Bagherian |
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| Article Title :: Top 10 tips for Safe Internet Shopping |
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| Over £5 billion pounds was spent on online shopping in 2004. The Internet was the fastest growing retail sector last year, attracting one in four shoppers. The growth rate for the online market was 27.4 per cent, six times better than for the traditional retail market. This looks set to rise as more and more people look for more convenient ways of shopping. It’s easy to search for a product and then purchase it – all at the click of a button and from the comfort of your home. You have a fun time shopping, browsing, reading and gathering information about products, and you don't have to take time out from your busy schedule to fight traffic, crowds and queues to buy the perfect gift (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Darren Miller |
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| Article Title :: Protecting Your Children On The Internet |
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| If you are a parent, as am I, I think we can agree there is
little else more important than keeping our children safe
and protected. It's difficult enough keeping them safe from
the unscrupulous people we read about in the news, but
dealing with children and the Internet takes it to a
completely new level.Many young people find instant messaging and e-mail a
convenient and fun way to talk with their friends. If you
have children, like me, when they're not on the phone,
they're talking with their friends on the Internet. We have
very strict rules and guidelines about who they can talk
with and for how long. We have given them detailed
instructions on what to do when they (read full article) |
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| Category :: Security Articles |
Author :: Alexandra Gamanenko |
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| Article Title :: Anti-Spyware Protection: Behind How-To Tips |
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| There is no doubt that "how-to articles" have become a separate genre. One can find such an article about almost anything; there are even some entitled "How to Write a How-To Article". And, of course, the Web is swarming with the ones like "10 Steps to Protect Your PC from Spyware"(if not 10, any number will do; odd ones like 5,7,9 are most popular) or "How to Forget About Spyware For Good". Please don't accuse me of being sarcastic -- I am not; all these articles by all means are informative and so very useful. They all include really handy tips to protect you from this recently emerged plague called spyware. But…A typical how-to article is short and snappy, with all unnecessary (read full article) |
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