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SCUMWATCH
| The Internet,
which was (and still is) one of the wonders of the our age, has brought out the
best in humankind.. free flows of vast stores of information, freedom of
expression, easy and safe commerce etc. But it's also brought out the worst: the
internet quickly became permeated with scams, scamsters, pretenders, hi-tech thieves and the like.
Enticing get-rich quick schemes, MLM scams, etc. were bad enough.. now, as
technology improves, so do the methods and means of the cyber-crooks.. consider
the latest addition to online trickery: 'phishing' as the geeks have quickly
named it.. where gullible users are tricked into giving away sensitive
information like credit card numbers to sites cleverly disguised as originals.
There are hundreds of money-making schemes, programs and ideas
floating around (and often being very actively promoted) on the Net. Which are the SCAMS? How do you protect yourself from being ripped off? FairTradeAuthority is a good place to visit.
And interestingly, here are two fabulous sites that really educate you (thoroughly) both ways (the good and the bad) about MLM: Not the latest, but now the fastest-growing menace after viruses and spam, is "Spyware".. software that you've knowingly or unknowingly downloaded (spyware programs come bundled with other free software), that sends out sensitive information about your surfing habits to its masters. The broad term 'Spyware' can now be categorized further into 'Adware', which is usually 'benign', as it doesn't send back personal info like email IDs credit card numbers etc., as opposed to 'Malware' which can be a Trojan-type program which does collect and send sensitive personal date. A recent US-Govt.-backed study showed that a majority of internet users had spyware unknowingly installed on their computers.. in one case, 1800 (you read that right) spyware files were found on one single computer. Here are some solutions to this menace: 1)- The site that Google endorses: StopBadWare 2)-Ad-Aware: the best-known spyware detector-cleaner. (In our experience, the free version sometimes misses some of the newer spyware variants). 4)-Check/DisableThiefware on your computer 5)-Claria (Gator software) considered a parasite. See why many people think the Gator software is spyware. Find a better alternative here 6)-SpywareGuard is a free software program that offers real-time scanning AND download protection against spyware. |
Steve Gibson is the acknowledged master of privacy control on the net. His site is a gold mine of information and solutions. You can even run an online check (completely free) to see how secure your computer is. Click here
Is someone stealing your visitors? Click Here for the answer- and the simple, free solution.
In this age of spam and virus attacks, here's a truly useful piece of free software with which you can monitor and delete any suspicious emails BEFORE you download them. Click here
This site is a complete guide to spyware and adware, including detection/cleaning solutions. Click Here
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