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		<title>The 3 Levels of Spyware: Do you still control your computer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has spyware taken over your computer? Learn the 3 levels of spyware to know for sure&#8230; &#8220;The only difference between the fool, and the criminal who attacks a system is that the fool attacks unpredictably and on a broader front.&#8221; (Tom Gilb) It doesn’t matter if your computer is compromised by professional villains or just by the geeky kid across the street, once your sensitive files have been broken into your life may never be the same. Spyware is one of the most unrated forms of &#8220;espionage&#8221; occurring in the world today. Most computer users think of this kind of program as a being just as an annoying or embarrassing kind of prank. But criminal-minded programmers know better. In the past, spyware and its close cousin adware were simply wicked bits of &#8220;paid advertisements&#8221; for shady website publishers to attract customers. But soon, more malicious coders determined to use these programs to really &#8220;spy&#8221; on innocent people and dig out as many of their victim&#8217;s secrets to use or sell on the black market as possible. These new programs are being crafted by &#8220;professional&#8221; development teams just like a &#8220;real&#8221; software company. The programs are sophisticated and slick. At its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spyware Hackers or You: Who is the most dangerous?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you sabotaging yourself with spyware? &#8220;The Amish Virus You have just received the Amish virus. As the Amish don&#8217;t have any technology or programming experience, this virus works on the honor system.  Please delete all the files from your hard drive and manually forward this virus to everyone on your mailing list.  Thank you for your cooperation.&#8221; As a computer technician, the first time I read this joke, I laughed out loud. Yep, I thought to myself, ain&#8217;t that the truth. I know from both personal and professional experience that spyware programmers can cause a lot of damage not only to a computer but also to your personal life if they have access to your sensitive files. But all jokes aside, the most dangerous person who can access your machine is not some remote foreign hacker but you and your family. Often when I visit a client who is having spyware issues, I often find that the bulk of their problems are self inflicted. Malicious programmers can only hide their products inside of innocent looking pop-ups, webpages or &#8220;freeware&#8221; programs hoping to lure some unwary computer user into downloading them. Like a fisherman on the river bank, they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spyware Invasion: What to Do when You Have Been Hacked</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to prevent having your personal files exposed then you should read what to do when you get hacked&#8230; Hey, it could happen to you. I know. I am professional PC technician and it happened to me. Yes, I write how-to articles and tell all my clients the same things: be careful of &#8220;freeware&#8221; programs, watch where you download stuff, change password frequently, etc. All the rest but despite my best efforts I got jacked! It happened innocently enough. I was doing some work for a client and was trying to convert some music and video files into a more portable format. But all the good software was only had &#8220;paid&#8221; versions and I wanted to save myself some money. So I logged into some geek forums and started nosing around. One guy recommended this little &#8220;freeware&#8221; program he had used to good success. So I clicked on his link and surfed over to a software directory I had never used before and downloaded it. The program was running fine, when I noticed that my hard drive was being hit really hard, with its activity light going nuts. So I quickly stopped the program and uninstalled it. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Spyware Warning Signs: Are You Infected?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chancer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your computer infected with spyware? Check out these 10 warning signs to take action today&#8230; It&#8217;s been estimated that over 60% of all computers have some kind of spyware installed and most of their owners are unaware! If you are tired of your PC running slow and filling your screen with those nasty pop-up then you will want to read the 10 warning signs listed below. Afterwards check out my &#8220;action plan&#8221; and what you can do to rid yourself of your spyware infestation. 1. Browser Hijacks &#8211; When I used to get a call from a customer saying that their homepage had suddenly changed, without them doing anything, I knew to bring my anti-spyware fighting software. Malicious programmers love to change your browser settings to transfer your homepage to their &#8220;client&#8217;s&#8221; websites. 2. PC is Crashing &#8211; Without warning, your PC starts crashing, freezing or locking up, but you haven&#8217;t added any new software or updated anything recently. 3. Pop-Ups &#8211; You open your browser to visit your favorite blog site then &#8220;WHAM!&#8221; You are suddenly drowning in pop-ups! Your screen is full of brightly colored lures to porn, gambling or gaming websites. You click on the &#8220;Close&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Spyware Mistakes Most Everyone Makes: Could this be you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to avoid being overrun with spyware then read and avoid the five mistakes most everyone makes&#8230; You have already heard enough about spyware to last you for a lifetime. So why is your machine acting so strange lately? The crashes, the sluggish behavior and the pop-ups are driving you mad. You have got all the right stuff: all the software programs, the anti-virus, the firewall, etc. But your PC has been acting up and now there is some weird program installed on your desktop. If you want to get your computer back on track then you should see if you are making these five mistakes. 1) Did you forget to update your operating system? Updating your computer can be a pain, I know. But of the things you could do to lock down and secure your PC, this one beats out all the others hands down. The boys from Redmond, WA (Microsoft headquarters), develop and send out operating system updates at least once a month, usually on a Tuesday. Your best method is to turn on your Windows &#8220;Automatic Updates&#8221; module and let it handle the download and installation process for you &#8220;auto-magically&#8221;. But you prefer you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halt…Who goes there? How to Create Strong &amp; Secure Passwords &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 05:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Practices for a Strong Password Fact: no password is unbreakable. In theory, any password can be cracked given the right software; enough computing time and the money to pay for them. If someone REALLY wants to break into your accounts, they can. But most of the bad guys you will encounter (hackers, nosy employees, distrustful business partners and curious kids) are not that hard to keep out. 1. Mix&#8217;em Up! When creating a password use mixture of characters like upper-case, lower-case letters(A-Z or a-z), numbers and special symbols such as: !,@,#,$,%,^,&#38;,*,= , etc. 2. Psst…can you keep it a secret? Your passwords must be kept a secret. So MEMORIZE them! Don&#8217;t write them down on the back of your bank card, credit card or on a note stuck on your computer monitor. Tips for properly storing your passwords are covered more thoroughly later on in this article. 3. The more the merrier. Use multiple passwords. You should have one for each individual account. Yes, I know it&#8217;s a drag but you use the same over and over, you run the risk of a bad guy (a hacker or a jealous former lover) discovering it and running amok through all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halt&#8230;Who goes there? How to Create Strong &amp; Secure Passwords &#8211; Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 05:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protecting Your Privacy With Passwords! Your cash, your personal history and your private identity information is stored in computers all across the Internet. And you control the access to all of these with a simple password. So you think your password is unbreakable, huh? No one would ever guess what it is right? Let&#8217;s face it. Your password is probably not as good as you think. Strong passwords are seldom used even by people who should know better. The story goes that in the 50&#8242;s then President Harry Truman boasted to a security specialist that no one could break his password. Rather quickly the specialist broke the code: it was based on the date of Truman&#8217;s inauguration: 1-20-1949 People create and use &#8220;weak&#8221; or easy to break passwords for two simple reasons: 1. They don&#8217;t know much about the password system in the first place. 2. They don&#8217;t understand how to make a strong password, i.e. one that would be tough to crack. The Password System A &#8220;password&#8221; is secret combination of characters that is actually half of a two part &#8220;key&#8221; that computers require for someone to login into a locked or &#8220;password-protected&#8221; account or network. The first part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Legit To Quit? How to Know if a Website is Safe, Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 05:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Step 5 &#8211; No Physical Location Due to fears of, (I don&#8217;t know what) some people never list their business&#8217;s street address on their websites. Bad sign, folks. I always look for an address. No &#8220;addy&#8221;, no &#8220;moola&#8221;. Now the street address could be as fake as &#8220;1313 Mockingbird Lane&#8221; (the Munsters home address) for all I know, but human nature being what it is, most are probably mailbox deliverable. Instead of a street address, some people use a Post Office or private mailbox address. No problem but they had better have a working phone number to act as backup. Have I ever called a number posted online just to see who picked up? You bet ya. Called this one guy once at o&#8217;dark in the morning and got a very groggy solopreneur (wrong number, don&#8217;t ya know). But hey he sold me a book, because after the call, I knew he was &#8220;real&#8221; person. Called another and got a &#8220;this number has been temporary disconnected&#8221;. Hmmm….can we say &#8220;bugged out&#8221;? Step 6 &#8211; Try WHOIS Who&#8217;s on first…? Huh? What&#8217;s a WHOIS? WHOIS is a domain name lookup tool. It can be found all over the web but I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Legit To Quit? &#8211; How to Know if a Website is Safe, Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 05:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a friend emailed me a link to a software website. On the site they proclaimed to be selling OEM (Original equipment manufacturer) software at a very steep discount. OEM software is typically the software that is bundled with or installed on a new PC. OEM software also has different &#8220;licenses&#8221; than regular &#8220;boxed&#8221; software sold through a retail outlet. Most the time the license is tagged to the hardware it was sold with. The computer hardware is actually the &#8220;license owner&#8221; in a weird kind of way. That&#8217;s why on eBay, when I buy software, most of the time, I get a piece of hardware (part of the PC the OEM software came with.) along with the CD. Now there is nothing wrong getting OEM software. Lots of times, vendors who buy off-lease equipment (computers, etc. whose rental leases have expired) and will split off the software that came with the computer and resell it elsewhere. BUT….ah, you knew I would stop yakking and get to it! How the heck do you tell if a website is on the up and up and selling legit products software? Or is it just some scummy Internet con artist with a slick [...]]]></description>
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