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Antivirus News and Resources
What are viruses? Viruses are small files that attach to emails or downloads and infect your computer which is why you need virus protection. They can be as harmless as displaying funny pictures on your monitor or they can go through your address book and send everyone within your address book the same virus. More dangerous versions can completely wipeouts your computer and all your information and some can take over your machine and send spam from your computer. Without your knowledge, you can become a spammer. Virus protection saves you from virus problems.
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It seems safety issues with items made in China continue to be a concern. The most recent - the Energizer DUO - USB charger shipped with a backdoor trojan that infects PCs using the battery charging device. As with previously trojaned merchandise, the Energizer charger was manufactured in China. Forensics indicate that the trojan found on the devices was written on a Chinese language computer. CyberCrime & Doing Time has complete details in Energizer DUO: Trojan Yourself for Only $19.99. Energizer Ships Trojaned Charger originally appeared on About.com Antivirus Software on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 14:18:04. Permalink | Comment | Email this Cybercriminals can hijack your online accounts to order items at your expense, gain access to your email, or use your good name to send spam, malware and scams to people you know. One way attackers can gain access is by taking advantage of lax security in your password reset and recovery options for that account. Here's how to police your password recovery options so you don't become a victim. Police Your Password Recovery Options originally appeared on About.com Antivirus Software on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 08:38:10. Permalink | Comment | Email this Most online accounts include a 'secret' question to assist in password recovery, the correct answer to which is supposed to validate that you really are the legitimate owner of that account. The problem is, the 'secret' question is generally none too secret and it's too easy for attackers to guess the right answer. You can't change the secret question, but here's how you can keep your secret answer secret. Keeping Your Secret Answer Secret originally appeared on About.com Antivirus Software on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 08:00:00. Permalink | Comment | Email this An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Santiago, Chile in the early hours of February 27th. Tsunami warnings, encompassing most of the Pacific Ocean, soon followed. These types of breaking news events often spur a surge in social engineering scams which exploit interest in the events. Commonly, scam artists might seed search engine results (particularly sponsored ads) with bogus links that point to scareware sites. These can appear for any search on keywords such as Chile earthquake, Tsunami, etc. The best way to avoid such scams is to avoid clicking on links that point to unfamiliar sites. In particular, avoid donating charitable funds via unfamiliar sites or as a result of a solicitation received via email, Twitter, instant message, Facebook, or other social networking medium. Google has prepared a fully vetted information site for the Chilean earthquake, including relief efforts and reputable disaster relief funds: http://www.google.com/relief/chileearthquake/. Be On Alert for Chile Earthquake Scams originally appeared on About.com Antivirus Software on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 18:18:30. Permalink | Comment | Email this I hate to beat a dead horse, but as I've stated many times on this blog and in various articles, small businesses across the U.S. are being wiped out with the help of gullible scam victims. Every time a scam victim wires money as part of one of these financial agent job scams, they're participating in a criminal money laundering scheme that is draining the bank accounts of small business owners. There is no such thing as free or easy money. If a job offer sounds too good to be true, it is - because it is someone else's nightmare you will be dealing. For a personal hands-on report with a business owner forced into bankruptcy and one of the scam victims that unwittingly aided the theft, check out Brian Krebs' article: N.Y. Firm Faces Bankruptcy from $164,000 E-Banking Loss. No Such Thing as Free or Easy Money originally appeared on About.com Antivirus Software on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 23:46:54. Permalink | Comment | Email this Antivirus News
03/08/2010
Energizer Ships Trojaned Charger
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03/03/2010
Police Your Password Recovery Options
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03/01/2010
Keeping Your Secret Answer Secret
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02/27/2010
Be On Alert for Chile Earthquake Scams
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02/24/2010
No Such Thing as Free or Easy Money
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