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Internet Small Business and Fraud
Be careful of sites that promise to send you “instant pins”. These companies usually have lax credit card security and can afford customer charge backs from fraudulent transactions. Instant gratificat

The Importance of Protecting Your PC from Viruses and Spam
Today the internet is a mine field of malicious code looking to harm your computer. Hackers want to have access to your PC for both fun and profit. You must be diligent in your ability to detect and t

Preventing Online Identity Theft
Identity theft is one of the most common criminal acts in society today. Criminals will use your personal information such as banking accounts and passwords, to pretend that they are you. They may tak

Identity Theft – Beware of Phishing Attacks!
“Dear Bank of the West customer”, the message begins. I’ve just received an e-mail message, purportedly from the security department at the Bank of the West. The message explains that certain featur

Phishing - Learn To Identify It
Phishing: (fish'ing) (n.)This is when someone sends you an email falsely claiming to be a legitimate business - like your bank or credit card company - in an attempt to scam you into giving them your

The Saga of the Annoying Adware
When we think of adware, what comes to mind are those annoying and pesky ads that pop up out of nowhere whenever we are surfing the net. Anybody who has surfed through the net has encountered those ir

The Never Ending Spyware Story
It’s been with us since 1993, it’s gotten more intrusive, more complicated.It’s created a whole ecosystem, so to speak.A person sits somewhere, writing a new virus, a new application of Spyware. It is

Web Conferencing Readers - So What Do We Do with the PAYPAL SPAMMER
From: “Paypal Security” Subject: New Security Requirements Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:20:51 -0800Dear valued PayPal® member,Due to recent fraudulent transactions, we have issued the following security

Viruses and Worms: The Problems and Their Solutions
History and BackgroundThe virus was one of the first ever threats to computer security. It brought a whole new fear upon computer users. Bugs and glitches could cause damage unintentionally, but a vir

Firewall Protection - Does Your Firewall Do This?
The first thing people think about when defending their computers and networks is an up-to-date antivirus program. Without this most basic protection, your computer will get a virus, which could just

Phishing – Its Signs and Your Options
Phishing is the act of some individual sending an email to a user in an attempt to scam the user to release personal information. Is it easy to determine if it’s a scam? Sometimes – but not always.

If You Steal It, They May Come!
Business on the internet is getting down right shameless. This week, my email box was literally filled with hype, overly inflated promises, phish mail, scams, ezines I did not order, and about 14 via

The 5 Critical Steps to Protecting Your Computer on the Internet
Spyware, viruses and worms... oh my!If you are connected to the internet, you need to make sure you get your computer set up properly if you want to avoid problems down the road.With all the viruses,

Why Malicious Programs Spread So Quickly?
It seems that nowadays cybercriminals prefer cash to fun. That is why malicious programs of various kinds (viruses, worms, Trojan horses, etc.) are very often aimed at stealing valuable -- in a direct

Lottery Scam, What It is and how to Avoid It?
Internet scams and frauds are on the rise! The quantity of scam emails with various fraud schemes any email account receives today is simply overwhelming! There is this infamous Nigerian 419 scam,

How to Get Rid of New Sobig.F Virus?
As you know, this time the virus under the name Sobig.F has wreaked quite havoc! No doubt, many of us have suffered from this recent virus outbreak.According to an online poll conducted by CNN: 32%

Don't Allow Hackers to Take Out Money from Your Bank Account
If you know what is the 'Fishing' then it's very easy to understand the definition of 'Phishing'. Just replace letter 'F' from the word Fishing with 'Ph'. Yes I am not joking. I mean it! Phishing is h

Adware and Spyware: The Problems and Their Solutions
The Threat10 years ago you could probably have run no Internet security applications and still have come out after a browse of the Internet with a virus and malware free computer, but this situation i

Virus and Adware - Fix them Both!
We all get the odd virus now and then, but sometimes that one virus could cause so many problems. In this article I shall be going though just some of the problems that these virus software programs c

The Top Twelve Threats No Computer User Should Ignore
The internet is undoubtedly a fantastic resource for families and offers a rich vein of educational content.However, there are potential dangers - welcome to the seedy world of viruses, spam, trojans,

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