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There is an increase concern of scam phone calls targeted by bogus callers pretending to be from Microsoft or working on behalf of Microsoft claiming they are from a computer company alerting you that your system maybe infected and needs your attention. These bogus callers are run from call centres based in Kota, Rajasthan India. They will take you through some procedures to enable them to take control of your computer remotely without your consent.. Read More |
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| There are new reports that scammers are sending emails out to people by asking you to update Adobe Reader updates or Adobe Flash updates. This is a download link in a form of a ZIP file attachment that contains malicious software for the Zeus banking Trojan. Please note this is a bogus update and should be avoided and deleted.. |
False Internet security software is becoming an increasing problem for lots of home users. There are now hundreds of types of rogue software independently placing itself onto the desktop claiming to be legitimate antivirus software by misleading you that your computer is infected with viruses and that you need to pay a subscription to remove the viruses. Those type of viruses come from off infected websites and Blogs through Java and Hotmail.. Read More |
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Safe browsing and parental control have been the most important role in my business supporting others in schools and home users with children. My continued Internet research into safe browsing has been involved with ‘WOT’ (Web of Trust) and parental controls.
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In recent news regarding broadband speeds, we have done some research with ISP’s (Internet Service Provider) that in some cases the Internet performance in homes is very poor. Sometimes it can relate to poor quality of phone line or the broadband account has not been setup correctly.. Read More |
There are continued issues with email facility using BT Internet, Hotmail and AOL having persons address contacts being exploited and having batch of lots of fraudulent emails sent to your contact addresses i.e. friends and family without your knowledge or consent. |
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There are current concerns of known unsecured and insecure wireless network connections in many areas, which are identified on home broadband routers. If your router is setup to be insecure, this will cause exposure to unauthorised access resulting in access to documents and folders on your computer or laptop especially if you do not have a password set. The wireless protection settings should be WPA2 and not WPA or WEP. WPA and WEP are less secure.
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Computer viruses have been considered as the biggest problem in the computer world that's why it is very important to be familiar of all types of malicious software. Many known viruses come in form of Trojan-horse and adware including spyware. Some viruses are considered to be little more than a nuisance but many can be extremely dangerous with the effects of complex identity theft, password stealing and fraud. Many attacks can be theft of personal information and address books.. Read More |
HIPS - Host Intrusion Prevention System, Ghostery and Sandboxie is the best free open option protection from Spyware and corporate marketing spy's that efforts to place malware onto your computer and tracks your privacy profile and risk of credit card fraud via your Internet Explorer including tracking your recent browsing behaviour even if the site has a TRUSTe's Web Privacy seal. News to come..
Conficker Worm: Three years and counting
Last week marked the third anniversary of Conficker's assault on the world's PCs. Where do we stand after doing 36 months of battle with this worm?
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