May 12, 2011
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That’s the idea behind BitDefender’s beta TrafficLight service, which lets you know when a given website is a security risk before you open it. It also blocks the dangerous elements of a particular website, leaving you with access to the safe pages.
March 3, 2011
The Internet is a breeding place for malware. New sites containing viruses, worms, keyloggers, and other malicious software are popping up every day. Once picked up and opened by an unsuspecting user, they hatch, infect the computer, and potentially wreck havoc on the system. Malware causes worldwide economic damage in the multi-billion dollar range and [...]
January 3, 2011
We’ve already warned readers about a few of the more recent Facebook phishing scams, but it would seem that a new scam is coming out for every new member that joins the site. While it’s best to stay vigilant and read up on the latest scams to avoid, there are a few other tips that [...]
October 29, 2010
One of the coolest things about Facebook is how easy it is to access no matter where you are. With all of this connectivity, you have a lot of freedom. Unfortunately, with that freedom comes a certain level of personal responsibility. You need to be responsible for the security of your account. Mahendra offered some [...]
March 10, 2010
If you’ve been using the Internet, and specifically email, for any length of time, then by now you’re most likely aware of most of the common email scams that exist online. Dean covered the five most common email scams, so if you aren’t familiar with them, then please take the time to read his thorough [...]
January 7, 2010
Whether you’re accessing popular social networking sites or other communication apps such as your webmail portal and IM clients, the links let you dive into a world of new information. With one click, you may end up enjoying a great story, or on the other hand unfortunately trying to crawl your way out of a [...]
August 23, 2009
There are numerous ways to be scammed nowadays. Pyramid schemes, “˜too good to be true’ investments and of course the good old internet. There are literally millions of websites that will gladly take your money, personal info, bank details and a host of other things from you and then skedaddle. Today, I’m going to talk [...]
June 18, 2009
Hey did you hear? It looks like Microsoft has teamed up with AOL and they are going to give $245 to you every time you forward this email to another person. Oh and there is a horrible file probably on your Windows based machine”¦ It is called PAGEFILE.SYS! I see these horrible emails flying around [...]
May 28, 2009
Most people won’t notice this, but emails actually arrive in your inbox with a “˜receipt’, which contains a lot of information about the sender. In order to find the sender’s identity, we only need to retrieve an IP address, but inside the email header we can also find the originating domain, reply-to address and sometimes [...]
January 9, 2009
Today, Paypal is one of the most popular methods of making a financial transaction on the Internet. Unfortunately, it also remains one of the easiest systems to infiltrate for a hacker. This is why it’s important for every Paypal user to understand how to keep your Paypal account safe. Knowledge is power – and if [...]
