Archive for the 'SpyWare' Category

Web Security for the Whole Family (Part 2)

To make the home computer safe for all to use, get all of those who need and want to use the computer their own personal account for which they would be responsible for. Say one for you and your wife and others for your children. Give them their rules and regulations as to when and [...]

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Web Security for the Whole Family (Part 1)

The internet is truly a dangerous place however innocent the intent may be. From your financial records and shopping preferences to your children’s browsing, they should all be treated with respect and supervision whenever possible. The internet has gone a long way and many of the previously deemed as dangerous sites have been restricted to [...]

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EU wants a lot, spends a lot – Part 2

Many problems such as pornography, forced/bullied internet shopping, even versions of ordinary and long loved children’s classics dubbed over with profanity and other inappropriate content. The aim is to get children to respect the internet and to make the internet recognize them as people who should not be granted access to inappropriate content. Technologies that [...]

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EU wants a lot, spends a lot – Part 1

The EU has announced on the 29th of February that it is willing to spend 55 million Euros on improving security measures over the internet from 2009 till 2013. This move is aimed to prevent children and youths from accessing inappropriate content and falling victim to internet bullying scams which end up as costly purchases [...]

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Adware/Spyware

These are advertising tools that without the proper protection such as a firewall (which is built into Windows Xp SP2 or one may be included in your Anti-virus software ) pop out of nowhere when you visit web sites, becoming a nuisance by distracting you from the information you may be looking for. The worst [...]

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FaceBook Phishing Scam

The site has again been subject to attack by hackers who gather up user login names and passwords. The attack begins with a seemingly legitimate FaceBook link which unknowingly cuts out selective information as they are linked to the group as belonging to the friend social group. FaceBokk to this day has not released any [...]

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FTP for fast file transfer

But that might not be too great for security when browsing the web. Go to the control panel and check-out internet connections and go to the protocol sections and see what are installed. There are usually three types NetBios, IPX/SPX and TCPIP. For most casual internet users you would only need TcpIP for the NetBios [...]

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Site Blocking

If you allow your kids to go online on their own, use the built-in the windows content blocker. It allows you to specify which sites you do not allow them to access blocking entry with a password or to totally prevent entry to a site by blocking it altogether. There are facilities where you list [...]

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Encryption Technology

This is the main feature of so-called secure web sites that encrypt data for all transactions. This is only necessary when sending information say as you pay your bill, you would notice the browser if you watch closely shift to some other mode which would become evident due to it working a bit slower than [...]

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Anti-Virus Protection

Most anti-virus programs of today come in packages that have different features. It may be the basic anti virus that intercepts or removes viruses before they spread. It may also come with email protection which scans all incoming and outgoing e-mail for viruses and other malignant programs preventing them from leaving your computer and infecting [...]

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