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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How spyware blaster can protect your computer from harm
- By browsing a web page, you could infect your computer with spy ware, ad ware, dialers and hijackers. These, unwelcome guests, are some of the fastest growing threats on the Internet today. It is important to protect your computer and one of the most powerful software products, available for this, is Spy ware Blaster, a program created by Java cool.How are you affected?A spyware prog...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Watching the watchers: detection and removal of spyware
- If spyware were a person and he set himself up in your house, you are likely going to do one of two things. You'll kick him out yourself or you'll call someone (such as the police) to do it for you.Employing tools that detect and remove spyware from your PC, whether it's at home or at the office, should be on the list of top things to do for your complete protection, and the protection of y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to protect yourself against online criminals
- Credit card fraud is a growing problem for online businesses and can hurt your business in many ways.Fraudulent credit card transactions are costing e-commerce businesses many millions of dollars annually.So, it is very important to verify the cardholder's identity.You can use software programs to detect fraudulent orders or you can manually check each transaction for possible...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 8 surefire ways to spot an e-mail identity theft scam!
- The E-Mail Identity Theft Scam is running Rampant. These E-Mail Scam artists will go to great lengths to Get Your Bank Account information and Steal your Identity. Learn how to Protect To Yourself Now!A Typical E-Mail Identity Theft Scam will send you an e-mail requesting that you update your Bank Account Information. Often this request to update your account is made under some false preten...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to prevent spyware attacking your computer
- Spyware is software or hardware installed on a computer without a user's knowledge. It gathers information and reports it back to its source. It ties up bandwidth, slows down CPU speed and generally is a nuisance.In its more malicious forms, it can disrupt the PC so much that it is unusable; it can run up modem bills, it can spam or send copies of itself to everyone in your address book and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A basic introduction to spyware
- Spyware is the most troublesome software to appear on the Internet in recent times. When spyware infects a computer system, it may be relatively harmless or it may be devastating.Spyware like coolwebsearch and new.net are capable of paralyzing a computer system. Laws to regulate spyware are pending in many states and may take years to enforce.What Is Spyware?Spyware is any sof...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Email hoaxes, urban legends, scams, spams, and other cyberjunk
- The trash folder in my main inbox hit 4000 today. Since I never throw anything out, I know that what's in there is courtesy of my email filter which is set to automatically delete anything that is forwarded from my work account from a certain person. That "person" is our spam filter that insists on sending me, the administrator, a notification when it blocks an email. It's also set to delete some ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is my pc vulnerable on the internet?
- No longer are viruses the only threat on the internet. In recent years other threats have evolved which include spyware, adware, hacking, identity theft, information theft, pop-ups and the loss of information.Let's begin with the basics. We all need to protect our PC in the same way we protect our home, car and bank account. We wouldn't give a stranger the keys to our car, home or bank acco...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Technology and techniques used in industrial espionage
- Industrial Espionage. These methodologies are being used on a daily basis by competitors maybe even against you. I knew a Private Investigator who used to break into other firm's voicemail boxes. He was suspected of erasing messages and stealing potential clients. I know you may be thinking that is not right. Maybe so but if a Private Investigator cannot protect him/herself than what use are they ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to protect yourself from viruses, spyware, adware, and other nuisances
- Spyware/adware is a new major concern for PC users everywhere. Infecting your computer silently (usually installed with programs that seem harmless), spyware and adware can collect personal information about you, as well as cause pop up ads to come up all of the time, changing your browsers home page, sometimes even completely disabling your computer's usability.This article will show you h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Computer viruses - how to remove a computer virus from your computer
- Computer viruses infect millions of computers every day. Viruses can destroy data, steal important information, and even make a computer completely unusable. When a computer is infected by a virus it is imperative that the virus be removed as quickly as possible.If a computer is infected by a computer virus the computer needs to be scanned by virus scanning software. If you do not own virus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 pervasive phishing scams
- Scams involving email continue to plague consumers across America, indeed the world. These so called "phishing" scams involve "spoofed" emails meant to draw the unwary to bogus internet sites masquerading as legitimate sites. These scam artists -- phishers -- attempt to hook visitors in by having them divulge certain critical and personal bits of information. Once the information has been divulged...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to know whether an email is a fake or not
- A few nights ago I received an email from "2CO" asking me to update my personal data. The sender did not forget to insert a link to log in, too.Following are the steps that I have usually taken to discover whether an email came from a rightful person/company or a swindler:Position the mouse pointer above the link provided by the sender(PLEASE DO NOT CLICK IT!). See on the status bar ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Viruses, trojans, and spyware - oh my!
- Have you ever had to call Symantec or McAfee to ask them how to remove a virus? Or have you spent hours online trying to figure out how to remove spyware, only to find out that you did something wrong and now your computer won't boot? I know your pain and frustration with just trying to use your computer without worry. As a computer technician at ARCH Computing Services, I know how hard it can be ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Money mule email scam hits u.s.
- Imagine this ? you open up your email box and an international company is offering you a dream job ? you can be an agent for them ? a financial intermediary ? receiving payments for them and transferring money to them, and, naturally, keeping a commission on each transaction.There's no investment, no money required. They are just looking for people with a good reputation that they can trust...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 8 surefire ways to spot an ebay scam e-mail and protect yourself from identity theft
- Ebay is a great site and is used by many to buy and sell new and used Items. It truly is the worlds Largest Garage Sale Unfortunately when an online site becomes as big and popular as E-Bay the scam artists seem to just naturally follow. These Scam artists will often try to steal your Idenity and get your bank or credit card information in addition to your E-Bay Id and PasswordA Typical Eba...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to prevent online identity theft
- Identity theft rates one of the fastest growing crimes in mAmerica today and the Internet can make it even easier for some criminals to take your good name and drag it through the mud.Identity theft involves criminals stealing your personal information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers and other information, usually to buy things on credit or to empty out your bank accoun...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Phishing-based scams: a couple of new ones
- Phishing in its "classic" variant is relatively well-known. Actually, 43.4 % of adults have already been contacted by phishers, says the survey released on May, 17 by First Data Corp.Despite the sad fact that about 5% of phishing attempts are successful for fraudsters, PC users are getting more cautious about bogus e-mails asking for personal and/or financial information.As public aw...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your email private? part 1 of 3
- In a word, no - an email message has always been nothing more than a simple text message sent unencrypted to a recipient we choose. So all the email that we so blithely send all over the Internet everyday is neither private nor secure. Every birthday greeting or Dear John email, every complaint, rant or verbal purge we may have sent to our employers, credit companies, congressman or customer servi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Computer viruses, worms, and hoaxes
- In recent days, I was one of the unfortunate persons to receive the "Mydoom" worm emails. Not just one, but at least forty appeared in my popserver mailbox. As frustrating as it was deleting all of these nasty little boogers, I realized that some of these "worm" emails even came from persons I knew - or so I thought I knew.The problem with the "Mydoom" email worm is that it specifically tar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cybercriminals trick: targeted trojan-containing emails
- Threats we ordinary Web users face online leave us no choice but learn. Haven't you noticed how many new things you learned lately? We are much better informed about malicious programs than just a year ago.This section of our vocabularies grows rapidly: now we all know what a "keylogger" is,"worm" for us has something to do not only with zoology, nor a "Trojan Horse" with Ancient Greek lite...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How free scripts can create security problems
- With the Internet entering our lives in such an explosive manner, it was inevitable that Internet security issues would follow as well. While credit card frauds are an offline security problem that has been carried over to the Internet as well, spamming and phishing are uniquely Internet security hazards.Spammers are an Internet phenomenon that have been given great encouragement by the dis...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Secure your pc from hackers, viruses, and trojans
- Viruses, Trojans and Spyware: Protecting yourself.No user on the internet is safe from assault. Viruses, Trojans and Spyware can all effect your computer by placing annoying ads, tracking your credit card numbers, or even slow it down to a certain extent it is deemed no longer usable. By following through these simple steps, you can help protect yourself from the internet.High CPU Us...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The attack of the advertiser - spy mother spy
- 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 s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Securing your accounts with well-crafted passwords
- 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 an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 ways to spot a paypal scam e-mail
- 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 ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - From spyware with love!
- It's late. You've been scouring the web for that perfect present for your Aunt Bess in Idaho. You finally find it at presents4aunties.com. The site looks a little rough on the edges, weird colors and such. But they have that gift you know will make Aunt Bess add you to her will. You purchase the gift, log off and head to bed. Tired but happy.The next day, coffee in hand, you turn on your co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Internet scams: dont be a victim
- 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 ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Email scams ? ten simple steps to avoiding them
- 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...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to cover your tracks on the internet
- 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 informati...