• Phishing Scams and What to Watch out for By Bill Healey
  Scam artists have come up with a new way of trying to deceive people and it’s called phishing. It is designed to steal some of your most important personal .... datou to set up on your computer. Many of these programs set up spam filters and phishing filters to help you avoid any potential problems or issues.

• Best Antispyware By Demitris Sideris
  We all use computers every day at work, at home, for fun and our studies. These machines which we use in our day-to-day tasks are vulnerable to outside .... time that your computer starts acting up, you should think about having your computer installed with one of the best anti spyware programs on the market.

• Spyware Overview By Li Ming Wong
  Imagine a program that watches your computer. It sits in memory, watching everything the computer does--the websites it displays, the passwords used .... iuninstalled--so the user has to decide whether that program is worth it. Provided, of course, the user even knows that the spyware is running on his system.

• Virus Hoaxes By Li Ming Wong
  “Warning!,” the email screams. “There’s a new virus going around, and Microsoft says it’s the worst one yet!” After this amazing bit of hype, the email .... The best advice about virus hoax warnings is “don’t pass them along.” The huge flood of useless emails do as much damage as the viruses they warn about.

• Robert Tappan Morris and the Internet Worm By Li Ming Wong
  Robert Tappan Morris claims he only wanted to measure the size of the Internet, but he didn’t count on the speed and power of his program. He wrote .... Robert Tappan Morris was sentenced to probation and a fine, and today he is an associate professor at MIT, the college he released the Internet Worm from.

• The Nimda Virus By Li Ming Wong
  One of the most complex and dangerous viruses ever was the Nimda virus, in September 2001. Nimda became the most widespread virus in the world a mere .... infect their system. It infected via website, and it even infected servers. Nimda was an ingenious and vicious program that was difficult to destroy.

• Firewalls and Proxies By Li Ming Wong
  In building construction, a firewall is a structure designed to contain building fires. For example, an attic crawlspace that covers the entire length .... firewall to let the traffic through. If the website is not approved, then the firewall sends a message saying “you are not authorized to visit this website.”

• Viruses and What They Do By James Walsh
  The most commonly recognized threat to computer safety is the virus. Though hardware failure is the topmost reason for data loss all over the world, most .... peopleng the system. Some Famous Viruses Some viruses that wreaked havoc worldwide are Melissa A (macro virus), Trojan horse, Salami and Spyware.

• Stop spyware- Protect your computer! By Francisco Segura
  Spyware is any software establishes itself without your consent or knowledge and then carries out a series of functions from your computer like keeping .... Do not click on attractive banners and adverts. Also always check the source of your software and ensure that they are genuine in order to stop spyware.

• Adware Overview By Li Ming Wong
  Adware is advertising delivered directly to your computer. Generally, a program puts ads on the screen at some regular interval. In some cases, this .... the legitimate ad. This deceptive use of adware is often called "stealware" because it steals the advertising space from the original website.

• Internet Protection and Password Security By Michael Kanehl
  It's all about good passwords... How would you react if you found out that your email had been accessed without your permission? How would you feel .... password on it, just remember, with a password created using the above techniques you wont really have to worry as much about either of those problems.

• Virus History – 2001 to Present By Li Ming Wong
  After the flurry of viruses that haunted 2001, 2002 was amazingly quiet. Unfortunately, 2003 took off again. January saw the SQL Slammer worm infect .... known flaw in the system which had not yet been fixed. The moral of the story is this: Keep your updates current, and be wary of unusual attachments.

• Drive-By Downloads By Li Ming Wong
  You’re surfing the Web, enjoying a quiet afternoon, when a window pops up on the screen. “New Windows Antivirus Update Available,” it says. “Would you .... of your system. When in doubt, don’t click. This advice works for ads, email attachments, and mystery files, and is a really good habit to get into.

• Macro Viruses and the Melissa virus By Li Ming Wong
  Microsoft thought it was doing it’s customers a favor by adding a programming language to Microsoft Word. In terms of customer service, it was a great .... Melissa had infected so many systems that by March 26th, it was shutting down mail servers with all of the infected emails traveling across the ‘net.

• History of Viruses, 1999 through 2001 By Li Ming Wong
  The Melissa virus was the big story of 1999. Named after a lap dancer, Melissa was the first major emailing virus. Upon infection, it used Microsoft .... Microsoft as the problem--because most of these viruses were attacking security flaws in Microsoft programs, especially Internet Explorer and Outlook.

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