Archive for September, 2008

Thieves behind your PC


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Anti spywares are the best things that can help us eliminate further the problems with scammers on the internet. Phishers and Trojans. These small programs are designed to sweep through the whole computer system to check for malicious softwares that should not be there in the first place. Attacks come from websites that install automatically, worse without your knowledge, these small executables or cookies. It doesn’t crash your computer. What it does is worse. It observes your habits online. Keeping tabs of important keystrokes, maybe pertaining to your password or bank account number. They usually record your details and sometimes they use your details for committing cyber crimes. This ultimately leads to identity theft. And this problem grows by the hundreds everyday. So protecting yourself from these monsters requires a little of your time. Install your anti spyware, scan your system and regularly update it so you can be sure you are not being victimized by these thieves.

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