Website Trust Marks: What They Are and How They Work?

Trustmarks are the images or logos that retailers can place on their websites to show that they have passed various security and privacy tests, and reassure customers that it is safe to shop on the site. Believe it or not, but in the U.S., two-thirds of consumers now shop online, according to Yankee Group Research, which recently released a report that discusses the importance of trust marks to web merchants and their customers. Clearly, online commerce...

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Looks Real but it's Not!

AntiSpywareGuardAntiSpywareGuard is the latest fake security software with deceptive detection mechanism. AntiSpywareGuard that uses false spyware results to lure you to purchase its full version. Antivirus 2009 usually comes up after you installed a video codec that come with Trojan, malware and virus. Remember that AntiSpywareGuard may dramatically slow your PC and cause system errors.Antispyware GuardAntiSpywareGuard is the latest fake security...

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How do I know my antivirus software is working?

So you installed some antivirus software to keep your PC secure from viruses and other malicious software, but how do you know it’s really doing its job? Since antivirus software works "behind the scenes," there aren’t always obvious signs. Here’s how to see if it’s working. Check your taskbar The notification area of your Windows taskbar is located in the lower-right corner of your screen. In addition to displaying the time, it can show programs...

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How to Shop Safely Online?

For many of us, online shopping has become a regular part of our lives, mainly because it is so convenient. Every day, millions of people go online to do research about products and make purchases from thousands of different online merchants. The web allows you to comparison shop for the best deals and locate products that might otherwise be difficult to find. But while online shopping provides you with a high level of convenience, it also provides...

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Why didn't my antivirus software work?

If you feel that you have a virus and your antivirus software  is not picking it up you may be asking yourself “Why Didn’t My Antivirus Software Work?”. The answer can sometimes be complicated but here are a few tips on fixing your antivirus software. Why Didn’t My Antivirus Software Work? Many times the problem is that your antivirus software needs to be updated. New viruses are hitting the internet everyday. Keeping your antivirus software...

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Guide to Social Networking Sites

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), conducted every October since 2004, is a public awareness campaign to encourage everyone to protect their computers and critical cyber infrastructure. What are you doing for National Cyber Security Awareness Month? The success of National Cyber Security Awareness Month rests on all of us doing what we can do to engage those around us to be safe and secure online. There are opportunities for everyone, from home users and small businesses to major corporations and government entities, to get involved. Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt answers your questions about National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the "Stop.Think.Connect" initiative...

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Safe Computing

What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft Introduction to Safe ComputingWhat You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft Home computers are a popular target for intruders. This is due to the fact that home computers usually use less complex protection and take less work and risk to penetrate than the systems within a secure enterprise network. This is not to say that in the past, hackers haven’t also provided equal headaches for the security administrators in big enterprises, exploiting every possible opportunity to sneak in. The attackers look for credit card numbers, bank account information, and anything else they can find from your home computer. But it’s not just the money-related...

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How to choose secure passwords??

What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft Passwords are your protection against fraud and loss of confidential information, but few people choose passwords that are truly secure. Make your password as long as possible The longer a password is, the harder it is to guess or to find by trying all possible combinations (i.e., a brute force attack). Passwords of 14 characters or more are vastly...

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What is a Potentially Unwanted Program/Application (PUP)?

What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft Potentially unwanted applications are programs that are not malicious but may be unsuitable for use in a business environment. Some applications are non-malicious and possibly useful in the right context, but are not suitable for company networks. Examples are adware, dialers, non-malicious spyware,...

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Identity Theft

What You Need to Know to Avoid Identity Theft When you think of theft, you usually think of someone stealing your possessions. Modern thieves have gone high-tech-they can take your money, use your credit, and ruin your reputation by stealing your identity. Identity theft can happen to anyone because all of our personal information is scattered in so many places-from online shopping websites and corporate databases to wallets and scraps of paper....

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Watch out for fake virus alerts (Rogue software)

Rogue security software, also known as "scareware," is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions. What is rogue software...

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GMER

GMER is an application that detects and removes rootkits.It scans for: hidden processes hidden threads hidden modules hidden services hidden files hidden Alternate Data Streams hidden registry keys drivers hooking SSDT drivers hooking IDT drivers hooking IRP calls inline hooks Download GMER Note: You should use this tool very carefully, and only after you have exhausted other options. ...

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What are the symptoms of an infected computer?

It’s not always easy to tell if your computer has been compromised. More than ever before, the authors of viruses, worms, Trojans and spyware are going to great lengths to hide their code and conceal what their programs are doing on an infected computer.  It’s very difficult to provide a list of characteristic symptoms of a compromised computer because the same symptoms can also be caused by hardware and/or software problems. Here are just...

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Threat Types

Threats to your computer system, data, and identity come in many different forms, a few of the most common are listed as follows: Viruses: A virus is a self-replicating program that is designed to damage or degrade the performance of a computer. A virus is replicated by being copied or by initiating its copying to another program, computer boot sector or document. Viruses can be classified into four different categories as follows: File Infector...

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Process Explorer

Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected...

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Virus Removal and Computer Repairs!

This site helps you learn more about viruses and spyware and how to remove the threats you may have. Just post a comment about the threat, I shall get back to you very soon. I am always looking for comments and feedback as well as other experts in the field. If you would like to contribute then e-mail me at TechnicalSupp.008@gmail.com Currently there are thousands of new computer viruses or other types of malware discovered each month. Many of...

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