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Download attachementswhich are included in email messages that are not from people youpersonally know. Even if you only download them or open them cause youare interested to see what's insde can lead to adware,spyware andrelated problems.

Downloading of cracks from illegal websites, forums or groups. Cracksinstall adware or spyware when they are downloaded. Registering onwebsites to be able to download cracks is even worse.

Downloading of music from unknown sources.First get advice by visiting yahoo answers. Find out where peopledownload music and trust big companies such as Google and Yahoo. Theyprovide videos and music such as music.yahoo.com video.google.com

Join websites that require your home address or credit card informationbefore you are accepted.

Give your credit card number by email to people whom you don't knowpersonally.

Show off your credit card number in your Messangers such as Yahoo, AOL,or MSN messanger.

Give your credit card number by using Telephone when connected viaMessangers with voice.

Same way you should never give your email address to people whom youdon't know personally or you feel they do not need it.

Copyimages you get from other websites and place them on your own sites.When you are online, you can see anything but in order to use somethingyou need permission. You can even break the law in certain cases.

Sendbulk email in any way. That means you send messages to people who didnot request your messages or they don't know you personally.

Joinporn websites that need your credit card information for a free trial.You cannot trust all porn websites. Porn websites are dangerous causethey contain most adware, spyware and other bad objects.

Postyour photo online and include it anywhere you wish with your physicalemail address or phone number. Everything online can be collected by socalled spammers that want to make money.

Do you need popup blockers?

Nowadays,browsers such as Mozilla Firefox have popup blockers included. Youshould also make well use of this extra extension. You can turn it onfrom the Tools or Settings option in your browser.

MozillaFirefox popup blocker blocks most of the popups on websites. Though ifa websites contains popups that cannot be closed you can add thatwebsite to the block list so the popup blocker automatically blocks itspopups. You need to go to your browser settings to edit certainfunctions.

You can then allow certain websites to open popups if you need to. Theterm popups refer to
windows that open without your permission. These can be big or small insize and usually contain either advertisements.

You should ignore these false claims you see on websites. Most oftenthe software that you
downloadalso contain adware, spyware and other infections. That is also anotherreason why it is best to ignore these warning signs in the form ofpopups. Some popups try to make you believe you are a winner of acompetition or contest or anything else.

There are differentversions of these popups. Some want you to call them so they can spamyou, others want to steal money from you after you call them. Yourpopup blocker usually detects and blocks these message. They are alsovery compelling messages but you should ignore them.

Some peopleinstall Memory boosters, which are software that is suppose to speedyour memory for faster performance. A similar software is the Internetspeed booster. There are many of these special software all differentbut have similar functions.

They might work, but we tested themand results of improvement were not seen. Further more these work onthe backround and and take up resources. Doing so the performance andspeed of the PC will decrease instead of improve. These software don'tseem to do what they claim.

To improve speed of your Internet,you can upgrade to a better ISP, internet service provider. That wayyou see real changes. Do a bit of research to find an ISP that allowsfaster downloading and uploading. To improve the speed of your memoryyou can do the most common methods which are, remove unwanted files,folders, clean PC and bad registry values. Here we recommend you use aregistry cleaner for such purposes.

The Eusing registrycleaner (eusing.com) does all that and more. That is the best way toboost the memory of your PC and overall performance.

Most oftenyou are researching online and you see warning signs in the form ofpopups. These all warn you or even worse try to make you believe youhave infections on your PC. These are all false claims by certaincompanies that want you to download their own software.

That issome important information that will esure your security, privacy andcomputer is less in danger. Following that advice you will find lesstroublemakers online.

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Activation Method and Distribution Mechanism
The difference between the worm and virus is located on how they require user intervention to do penggandaandiri and spread menginfeksi computer system. The virus is slow in comparison to the spread of the worm. However, the virus has more ability to avoid detection of anti-virus program that seeks to identify and control the spread of the virus on sistimkomputer. However, the practice of spreading.


The virus can be a worm. To facilitate discussion, we limit the terms of worms and viruses to the activation method performed by a wormproses made a worm to execute on a system komputerdan mechanism that allows the spread of a worm roam from one host to another host.

Activation Method
Understanding of how the worm can be active on a host closely related wormuntuk with the ability to spread itself, a number of worms can be arranged directly to active (activated nearly immediately), while others can wait a few days, weeks or even months to be able to teraktivasi and then spread itself

Activation with user intervention
Activation process is slow because most require user intervention to execute the worm, the better we realize or not by the user. But as the socialization of the danger incentive do worms and viruses, users can be more careful not to execute the program or open a foreign e-mail attachments from people who do not dikenalnya, this will certainly slow the process of activation worm. But the worm does not despair with the condition that they perform social engineering techniques, such as that done by the Melissa virus that seems to send important information from people who have been known by the victim or personal messages sent by other ILOVEYOU virus. While Melissa is a macro virus in Word programMicrosoft user intervention, but with the spread of Melissa on the Internet had become the most frightening threat.

Activation scheduled
Method of activation worm more quickly is to use the system on a scheduled (Scheduled system proces). There are many programs that run on desktop and server environment for the process in accordance with the schedule provided. This method still requires intervesi human intervention, but this time the attacker is required. For example, the program auto-update of the system to make the process of updating the server vendor. With the update to the remote host as a master, an attacker can take advantage of the jockey is to spread the worm to the first or the remote host on the network gateway or on the Internet and change the file or menginfeksi needed update on the process with the worm code.

Self-activation
Activation method is a method of self-fastest in menggandakandiri worm, spread, and host menginfeksi victims. This most popular method used by the worm author. Generally, the worm uses this method using the weakness of security (security flaw) in the service of general use. For example, the CodeRed worm exploit IIS webserver. Worm will include himself in the service daemon is already dikuasainya or execute commands with the same privileged with that used by the daemon. The process of execution will take place when the worm finds Vulnerable service and exploitation of the service.

The distribution mechanism
Worm menginfeksi victim host and enter the code program as part of the program in wormke. Program code can be machine code, or routine to run other programs that already exist on the victim host. In the process of spreading, worm victims must find new and menginfeksi victim with a copy of itself. Distribution process can take place as the process of distribution (from one host to another host) or as the mass distribution (from one host to many hosts).

The process of consideration as the distribution of mass distribution of the fastest method with the assumption that the restrictions of time is used.

There are several mechanisms used by the spread of worms to find candidates with the victims do scanning, searching for victims based on the target list have been prepared beforehand by the author based on the list or worm that is found on the victim and the system in metaserver, and the passive monitoring.

Scanning
Scanning method involves probing a number of addresses on the Internet and then identify the host Vulnerable. Two simple format of a sequential scanning method (try to identify a block address from the beginning to the end) and random (random).

The spread of worms with the method of scanning both sequential and random, the comparative slow it can be said, however, if combined with the activation automatically, worms can spread more rapidly again. Worm using scanning method usually exploit security holes that have been identified previously, so only a relatively menginfeksi will host a number of course.

Method of scanning the other is considered quite effective with the use of bandwidth-limited routine (as used by CodeRed, is to limit the target with a latency of the connection system is already infected with the victims of the new candidates), which defines the target, there are only at the local address (such as dalamsebuah LAN or WAN), and permutation on the search process.

Scanning the worm is not specific to the application so that the attacker can add a new exploit on a worm that is known. For example, the Slapper worm exploit to get cargo and make a new wormbaru the Scalper.

In general, the scanning speed is limited to a combination of factors such as the number of machines Vulnerable, the design of the scanner, and the ability of the network monitoring system that is able to identify the existence of the worm with the increased traffic that is quite significant.

Target Lists
A worm can have a target list that has been previously determined by the worm author. With a target list that is determined to make a first worm dalammenyebar more quickly, but of course the distribution is very limited because the target based on a number of addresses on the Internet that have been determined.

In addition, the worm can find a list of victims is required on the host that is dikuasainya, this list is generally used by the worm spreading method based on network topology. The information obtained is an example IP address system and the worm develop into a subnet on WAN or LAN.

Target list is also available at metaserver (the server that provides a number of servers that have the same service). For example, metaserver Gamespy have a list of servers that provide online game service. A worm that utilizes metaserver will do a query first to know of the existence of a new target. This method can also accelerate the spread of a worm that attacks the webserver, worms can use Google or other search engines as metaserver to find the target.

Monitoring the Pasif
Worm does not seek passive victims, but the worm will be waiting for potential victims of candidates and then menginfeksinya. Although this method is slower but passive worm does not produce anomalous traffic patterns so that their presence will be difficult. For example, "antiworm" CRClean not require user activation, this worm waiting CodeRed worm attacks and turunannya, and then make a response to the counter-attack. If the counter-attack was successful, CRClean will remove the CodeRed and menginfeksi with the victim on the machine itself. So CRClean can spread without the process of scanning.

Motivated attacks
Although it is very important to know the technology used by Internet worms, but to be able to understand the threats that come from a worm in the need to understand the motivation of the intruders (such as a worm author), and if possible to identify the intruder who actually is.
There are a lot of motivation that causes a worm made but here is the motivation that underlie common worm attacks.

Pride and Power
Intruder (also creator of the worm) motivated to get the power and show-off their damage with a host of others. Intruders were generally not well organized and find a random target. If they find a system that is weak and Vulnerable against an attack, they will perpetuate the system is on the attack.

Commercial Benefits
In connection with the development of world economy that increasingly depends on the day the performance computer to run the operations day-to-day business, electronic attack directed to a domain can seriously disrupt the transaction is in progress. A worm attacks can be done to get the profit to manipulate the financial limit or space-jerk competition.

Extortion
Because a worm can be made for an attack DOS (Denial of Service) without stopping, extortion against a company can do, and new attacks can be terminated in case of payment transactions in accordance desired by the attacker. Motivation is more terorganisi individual or group.

Protest
Someone with enough knowledge to write a worm can be an attack if he felt wronged by a party tertentuk. He was asked to make a protest with the worm spread on the Internet. Protests can also be a negative impact on the institution that became a target, such as SCO and Microsoft recently have DOS attacks directed to him. Political protests can also become a cargo of worm attacks. For example, the Mail Yaha worm created as a tool of political protest that claimed to be pro-India and DOS attack on the Pakistan government websites.

Terrorism
Objectively, worms can be used by terrorist groups. Because there are many computer systems to the Internet terhubungkan located in developed countries, a worm attacks can be as terrorism. Attacker can include cargo Al-Qaeda terror groups or anti-globalization to attack other.

Cargo (payload)
In connection with the distribution of motivation, there is a load on a worm can vary. Here is a load that is often found in the worm.

No cargo or non-functional
A worm that has a bug in the code that relate the distribution method usually failed to spread, but it has a bug on wormyang capacious still can spread and cause serious effects such as increased network traffic or to identify the active hosts Vulnerable.

Backdoor
CodeRed II worm creates a backdoor on the victim host that allows all people can execute the program on a victim's browser. It also triggered an increase of anti-CodeRed worm that tries to exploit backdoor.

Remote DOS
General cargo from the worm is the ability to perform DoS attacks (Denial of Service). Worm has a tool that can make the attack against a target that is determined depending on the command or someone who is able to make it perform DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service).

Update
A number of tools such as worm W32/Sonic have to update its cargo. W32/Sonice make the process a number of queries to the website to get the code for the new program itself. This capability can be used by the DDoS tool to update the programs become zombie. If the control to do the update still continues eksploit then a module can be included so that the worm can spread more quickly and get more victims.

Spionasme and Data Collection
Worm can be done as a tool to do spionasi and data collection with the search for a specific keyword, such as credit card numbers or other important information on the documents stored on the host that has become a victim.

There are many viruses and worms that make pengerusakan data, such as Chernobyl and Klez, which has perintahperintah deletion of data. Because the worm can spread quickly, they can begin to manipulate or delete data from the beginning of the infection process.

Although most of the BIOS has the ability to prevent reflashing process, some have a worm that is capable of doing routine pengerusakan against certain types of BIOS.

Coercion
With loads of coercive, a worm does not damage menimbukan unless worm is disturbed. As the worm that gives the user the option: allow the worm to stay on the system and do not pengerusakan, or remove the worm but the bad effects caused by damage to the system.
Detecting Internet Worms

A firewall has been developed as a tool to detect the anomaly traffic coming from the Internet and the logfile warned that a worm attack with a port as a target. Firewalls can do blocking access to the administrator to do the analysis and recovery if needed.

Problems commonly found in the automatic response is to accurately detect and analyze a worm that is currently being operated and menginfeksi to a network. This section discusses strategies that have been new and exist in detecting the existence of a worm.

Detector can be a computer or other device that stands alone, located in the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone), or on a backbone, which has the ability to detect locally or centrally. Any room used to be sensitive in a large-scale network to reduce false positives and false negatives. Cable can be said if it is able to successfully detect the occurrence of several types of anomalies worm, incident anomalies can be discovered from the pattern of traffic generated as a consequence of the spread of worms these techniques.

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In many cases, home typist jobs are nothing more than spamming. You will be sending out tons of unsolicited emails, only to be paid a pittance in those rare instances where somebody actually "takes the bait" and opens the email. Usually, your email will simply disappear into a spam folder, never to be read. And you'll no doubt end up annoying people who are tired of getting another one of those "get rich quick" emails, and you might end up getting yourself in a little hot water for violating ant-spam policies.

Often, what will happen when you respond to an ad for home typist jobs is that you will be required to pay an up-front fee, say, $50, and in a few weeks you will receive in the mail a list of names that you could have easily gotten out of a phone directory yourself. Then it's up to you to make the contacts and offer your typing services. In most cases, these companies will have no need whatsoever for your services, and aren't even aware of the existence of the company that supposedly contacted them about the need for typing services. Meanwhile, your $50 is gone in a puff of smoke.

And the ironic thing about many home typist jobs is that the tables are often turned on the typist. Once these scam companies get a hold of your email address, it is often sold to other scam artists for a handsome profit. Before you know it, your Inbox will be inundated with all kinds of other illegitimate work-at-home opportunities, so you will become turn from being a "spammer" to a "spammee."



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Free spam blockers Vs, Paid ones

It is becoming impossible to stop email spam for both internet users and online business owners. Spam not only eats away the storage and memory space of the computer, but also poses various other problems. They can force your ISP to disconnect your internet connection. The virus in the spam can slower down your machine and cause the whole system to crash. It can not only steal all your confidential information, but also delete completely from the computer all the files and documents that you have stored. Thus, the spam blockers play a very important role in protecting your computer from any such damages.

A Free Trial before Purchasing

You can either buy a spam blocker or freely download it. Even though both are designed to perform the same function, yet there are some unique features and guarantee period that distinguishes a paid spam blocker from a free one. Be it paid or free, these anti spam software make use of anti spam programs to track spam. They are beneficial in avoiding phishing. You get a variety of this software like Spam Bully, Spam Inspector, and Zaep. The best part of free spam blockers is that you can easily update the version and keep your system up-to-date by downloading the new version. With paid spam blockers, you will have to buy them every time some new version is available to install it.

The Norton Anti Spam 2005 is a paid one that operates on almost all the platforms like Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Me. They filter email on multiple levels and operate on POP3. Even in the toolbars of Outlook, Eudora and more, they add anti spam filter options. They not only block spasm but also pop-up ads. Another paid version is the Spam Alarm that filters in only the good messages against a huge load of messages. Most of the times the free spam blockers are effective in only blocking spam. In doing so, they may sometimes even block useful messages that they detect as spam. The paid ones cater to this need carefully and are often provided with anti-virus scan. Whatever spam blocker you use, it is best to use the trial first before installing it on your computer.


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A properly designed and executed virus can have a very disabling effect on our computer. Computer viruses then show us how vulnerable we can be and how human beings became so intricate with computers and technology in so many aspects in their lives.

A computer virus is like any program. However, the goal of every computer virus is to destroy files or computer systems by spreading itself in such a fast phase to unsuspecting computer users.

In order to protect your computers from these damaging and disabling viruses, we must be vigilant and employ all possible defenses against them. So let antivirus program be your first line of defense against the paralyzing effects of computer viruses.

Best tip yet, be sure to install anti-virus program from a reputable source. It is rather important to update and use the anti-virus program regularly. Everyday, new viruses come out so if you have an outdated antivirus program, it will not provide you with the much-needed protection your computer may require.

Take note that there are several reliable antivirus programs that can be downloaded for free, these are called antivirus freeware. Antivirus downloads can secure your computer and your very life. Make it a habit to check antivirus online help for updates on viruses to guard your computer before the virus hits you off-guard, which can surely bring out in you an unrelenting ogre.

The most common sources of viruses are from online chat sessions so be extremely careful about accepting programs and files. Computer virus creators are also Internet mainstays. They are these technologically gifted individuals who just want to create havoc out of their expertise, and that is creating computer viruses. So they frequent online chat rooms with the intention of generating tons of unsuspecting victims. And then, spreading the venom they just created would never be a problem because of the myriad of online chat users logging on and off.

Be sure to make backup copies of your most important files, ideally in separate CDs, DVDs, and USB drives. So if ever a virus infected your computer, you will not be at a loss.

If a virus already entered your computer, follow the directions in your antivirus freeware or antivirus downloads on how to clean it. And if you need assistance, do not hesitate to check the antivirus online support services of your antivirus freeware.

But don’t get intimated by computer viruses, as long as you have back up for your files, viruses can never annoy you anymore. In fact, today, viruses are somewhat not that disabling as before due to the popularity of reputable antivirus freeware, antivirus downloads, and antivirus online helps. So if you got the viruses from the Internet, you can likewise get rid of them also through the Internet.


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Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/internet/spam/what-is-the-difference-between-a-worm-virus-and-trojan-horse.html http://www.articletrader.com/internet/spam/what-is-the-difference-between-a-worm-virus-and-trojan-horse.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 Most of us don't make a real difference between worm, virus and Trajan Horse or refer to a worm or Trajan Horse as a virus.

All of us know all are malicious programs that can cause very serious damage to PC. Exist differences among the three, and knowing those differences can help you to better protect your computer from their often damaging effects.

A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Some viruses cause only mildly annoying effects while others can damage your hardware, software or files. Almost all viruses are attached to an executable file, which means the virus may exist on your computer but it cannot infect your computer unless you run or open the malicious program. A virus cannot be spread without a human action, (such as running an infected program) to keep it going. People continue the spread of a computer virus, mostly unknowingly, by sharing infecting files or sending e-mails with viruses as attachments in the e-mail.

A worm is a program or algorithm that replicates itself. A worm has the capability to travel without any help from a person from PC to PC and have ability to replicate itself on your system, so rather than your computer sending out a single worm, it could send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself, creating a huge devastating effect.

A Trojan Horse is a destructive program that "working" as a benign application ( (like changing your desktop, adding silly active desktop icons) or can cause serious damage by deleting files and destroying information on your system. Trojans are also known to create a back door on your computer that gives malicious users access to your system, possibly allowing confidential or personal information to be compromised. Trojans do not reproduce by infecting other files nor do they self-replicate.

Added into the mix, we also have what is called a blended threat. Blended threats combine the characteristics of viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, and malicious code with server and Internet vulnerabilities. By using multiple methods and techniques, blended threats can rapidly spread and cause widespread damage. Characteristics of blended threats include: causes harm, propagates by multiple methods, attacks from multiple points, and exploits vulnerabilities. This combination of method and techniques means blended threats can spread quickly and cause widespread damage. Characteristics of blended threats include: causes harm, propagates by multiple methods, attacks from multiple points and exploits vulnerabilities. They are considered to be the worst risk to security since the inception of viruses, as most blended threats require no human intervention to propagate.

Therefore is very important to protect your PC with a good anti-virus software installed on your system with the latest fixes for new viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

Additionally, you want to make sure your anti-virus program has the ability to scan e-mail and files as they are downloaded from the Internet. This will help prevent malicious programs from even reaching your computer. You should also install a a system that prevents unauthorized use and access to your computer (firewall as well). A good software firewall will protect your computer from outside attempts to control or gain access your computer, and usually provides additional protection against the most common Trojan programs or e-mail worms.


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Like a large number of people, I don't use any spam filters. Ah. You think I'm insane. But wait. My problem is that I get a lot of email from marketing types which I want to receive. And the spam filtering software is not very sensitive to my needs. Even white-listing doesn't always work. So, I prefer to get all that spam and just delete it.

Now this solution can work for me despite the time it takes to delete my daily overdose of spam. However, at the enterprise level, it's a whole different story. If you have a relatively large internal network with even a modest number of email users, you're looking at a major problem. And the more users you have, the worse the problem is.

Sure, you can put up software on the mail server. Works, kind of. But pretty soon you may find you need to upgrade the mail server. And that's after you already put it on a stand-alone machine.

Rather than continuing to buy ever more expensive software to run on a machine that keeps needing to be upgraded, you might want to think about a dedicated anti spam appliance.

To give you some idea of what's possible let's take a look at Barracuda Networks dedicated anti spam appliance. All you need to do is put this baby in front of your mail server. I say baby, advisedly because this one will learn by doing and by training provided by your users.

Bayesian filtering is still one of the most accurate defenses against spam. The new plug-ins allow users to directly train the Bayesian filter, making the Barracuda Spam Firewall even more accurate based on the users individual email preferences. Viruses and other threats can infect the network quickly if they are not stopped at the network edge. With Intent Analysis our customers have an advantage over these threats because the Barracuda Spam Firewall is able to block them real time. Consequently we have consistently been a first responder when some of the most malicious virus attacks have hit, saving our customers from potentially devastating damage to their networks.

This is one beautiful little machine. A Barracuda Spam Firewall can support from 1,000 to 30,000 active users. It can usually be installed in less than five minutes and receives automatic hourly updates for new forms of spam and viruses. It has a 10 layer defense system beyond the use of open source anti spam and anti virus solutions: denial of service and security protection, IP block list, rate control, virus check with archive decompression, proprietary virus check, user specified rules, spam fingerprint check, Intent Analysis, spam rule-based scoring, and Bayesian analysis. Plus it also does both inbound and outbound email filtering with the inclusion of sophisticated outbound email filtering techniques (just in case you've got a spam zombie on board or somebody's got an infected PC).

However, it isn't exactly cheap. Still, when you consider the time, bandwidth, user frustration and potential hardware upgrade costs, the price may look a lot more reasonable.
If you are in the market for an anti-spam appliance, the Barracuda Spam Firewall isn't your only choice. The impact of spam on internet businesses - even those who primarily use it for just email - is so great that a simple search for "anti spam appliance" will find you a number of alternatives to examine. Even McAfee is getting into the anti spam hardware game.

I'm hoping that it won't be too long before I can pick up a Bayesian multi-level anti spam, anti virus firewall appliance for my home PC that keeps me safe and cuts my need to delete without deep-sixing the email I want or costing me more than I can afford. I suspect it's on the way.


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While only a few well-known social networking sites used to exist, this number has skyrocketed, resulting in many more invitations in your e-mail Inbox. Even if you know the sender and name of a social network to which you've been invited, before you click on an invitation response link, take a second and consider that not all invitation e-mails are what they seem. Some fraudulent "friends" and "social networks" could have drastic consequences to your security and privacy:

1) Make sure the invite link actually goes to the social network website and not somewhere else trying to "phish" for your personal information! It's better to copy and paste URLs into your web browser instead of clicking invite links, as there are many sneaky tricks to hide the true web addresses in e-mail messages.

Even when you copy and paste URLs into a web browser, before actually visiting the websites, look in the browser's address bar for any text such as "redirect" or "goto". These may be signs of someone trying to redirect you to a nefarious website.

For example, imagine getting the following link inside an e-mail message for a hypothetical "Google Social Networking Service":

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=stopbadware.org&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=es&tl=en

Since the e-mail claims to be from "Google", and the web address contains "google.com", this will take you to a page on Google's website, right? If you visit the above link you will go somewhere else...

This misdirection link was just an example and fairly easy to detect. Real spam e-mails use lots of other tricks for obfuscating (hiding) true web addresses. Instead of copying and pasting links, it may prove even safer to just visit website homepages directly, skipping invitation links, and then asking senders to be re-invited as their friend.

2) Do you know the person sending the invite? Do you know the name of the social networking site? If you've never heard of neither, there's a high probability the site or the member is spamming. Sign up to the site and be placed on the user's "friend" list and your mailbox may be subjected to all sorts of unsolicited e-mail.

Just as responding to junk e-mail alerts spambots that your e-mail address is active, responding to junk social networking requests does the same thing.

If you do know the friend but not the social networking site, what's wrong with sending a quick e-mail to your friend and asking them if their invite was legitimate? If it was, no big deal, but if it wasn't, you might have alerted your friend to a problem they need to fix on their end.

3) Nefarious websites may be breeding grounds for spyware distribution. Visit the website with the wrong browser and/or wrong software installed, and your computer may become infected.

Think your computer, even with antivirus and anti-spyware software installed, cannot be infected? These software packages may be installed on your system, and the wrong version combined with a 0-day exploit (a previously-unknown bug that has not been patched) can allow spyware / malware to be installed (this is not an exhaustive list):

Internet Explorer
Macromedia Flash
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
QuickTime for Windows
RealPlayer
Safari
Shockwave
Windows Media Player
... And the list goes on.

4) When you access the social networking website, does it ask questions such as the following during the signup process?

* Social Security Number (a big NO-NO!)

* Name and password to another e-mail account so the site can notify all your contacts to join the social network (or nefarious sites can use your account to send e-mail spam to all your contacts UNDER YOUR NAME!)

* Mother's Maiden Name (while legitimate networks may ask this for a "Security Question", I would not provide it. This is one type of information miscreants can use to possibly get more information about yourself or sign up for credit or other offers in your name).

* Credit Card or Bank Account Number (unless it's a LEGITIMATE SITE, you know it's not a phishing site, and you're signing up for subscription/premium services, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION! This can cost you money, time, aggravation, and your credit rating.)

These are just four techniques nefarious social networks and/or members can use to violate your privacy, cost you time and money, and possibly harm your credit rating. While I'm not saying you should never join social networks, just be a little careful when you get invitations. Know who is sending you the invite and the legitimacy of the social network. Confirm the invite and visit the social network's homepage directly. Plus, never provide too much information when signing up. Follow this advice to help increase your safety on the Internet while having fun joining your friends in social networks.

Copyright 2008 Andrew Malek.

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Andrew Malek is the owner of the MalekTips computer and technology help website at http://www.malektips.com . MalekTips offers tips and advice to help keep you safe on the Internet, including how to detect e-mail scams, detect and remove spyware, and adjust web browser security settings.

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Copyright notice. For more detail go to: www.greateducationonline.com. In years past it would take me until March or April to update my copyright notices primarily because I had to go in and update every single page of my site. More recently, however, I've used an includes file, which is one file that can be inserted in many pages to hold my copyright and contact info. Consequently, when I need to update the copyright info, I open this one file in my HTML editor, update that file, save and upload it. Once it's revised, the new information miraculously appears on all the pages in which it's included, updating them all at once.

Opt-in forms. The beginning of each year is a great time to ensure that all of the opt-in forms are working on your site. Do you need to add additional fields to the opt-in form to collect mailing addresses, for example, or to ask how visitors found your site? Is the information contained on your confirmation page (the page to which a visitor is sent upon her initial request to opt into your list) still current and relevant? How about the thank you page (the page to which your visitor is sent when she has confirmed her desire to join your list)?

Autoresponder follow-up. Next, review the content of the autoresponder that you've set to follow up the opt-in. Are they still current?
For more detail go to:: www.greatindustrialguide.com. Do they mention offers or upsell that are still available? Do you need to update any copyright or contact information contained within them? Are they making it through spam filters? Use this tool to ensure that every email gets into your contact's inbox, Spam Check from Site Sell,.

Signature files. Does your email signature file contain a call to action that's still working for you, or does it need to be updated? Have you changed any portion of your contact information? After you review your signature files in your email client, does the same check of your email signature file in your shopping cart program or autoresponder program?

Client attraction device. Take a look at the free giveaway you provide to your visitors in return for them opting into your list. Whether it's a document or an audio or video file, update the copyright and content information in it and review any biographical/profile information that you list about yourself or your business. Is the content you provide in this giveaway still valid and current? Do you want to keep the current call to action, or does it need to be updated to better fit with your current business model?

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Referrals. Garbage. I paid another $50 to learn that there are forums out there where people pay other people to sign up for some free offers. You have probably seen enough of those things out there, sign up, do a free offer, get seven other people to do this, get a free iPod or whatever other garbage they have to entice you. This is such a complete scam because the forums are full of jerks that are more than willing to rip off the newbies. I completed my first offer for someone that said they were going to give me $20 for doing it. Not too bad for ten minutes work right? Nope I had to send him an email every week for about 3 months before he deleted his account and I was unable to contact him. This happened 3 times before I quit that particular method of wasting my time and money. Another thing that bothered me about this was the fact that not only was I giving out my personal info to whatever company I had to, but I was also giving out my credit card number. Yeah, I know, I’m dumb. Anyways after I noticed the first $100 that was stolen from my card I had to cancel it.
There are many more ways to lose your money online but there are just a few of the hundreds that I have discovered and been ripped off by. So if you want to find out for yourself, go right ahead, but if you want to know more then check out sample13.com, where I explain exactly what does not work. I can also tell you about the best programs too.


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