by Alan Wooten North Carolina’s attorney general issued a warning Monday for a tax refund scam and phishing attempt. Cooper, speaking in a press release issued by his office, said identity thieves are filing tax returns in North Carolina consumers’ …
Archive for February 27, 2012
Android malware spreads via Facebook app | ZDNet
I hate to say it, because I like the community of open computing, but the “closed” nature (proprietary iOS operating system) of Apple’s iPhones and iPads makes them more secure than Androids.
Facebook app used to circumvent Google’s ‘Bouncer’ Android Market scanner.
Category: malware /
Many parents unaware of cyberbullying
26 (UPI) — Many US parents are clueless about cyberbullying when it comes to their own child, a survey indicates. George Garrick, chief executive officer of SocialShield, a social networking monitoring service, said a Pew Research study found about 16 …
Category: Uncategorized /
Trojan Remover 6.8.3
Trojan Remover aids in the removal of Malware – Trojan Horses, Worms, Adware, Spyware – when standard anti-virus software either fails to detect them or …
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Police: Seniors beware of ‘grandparent scam’
This happened to someone I know. She got a call from her supposed Grandson who was stranded in a foreign country and didn’t want to tell his mom. She lost over $2000 to this scam.
For protection, Kovaleff said Internet users should have a firewall and anti- virus and anti-spyware software. “Don’t open attachments in emails from strangers, since they can contain programs that enable crooks to get into your computer remotely,” he …
These people pray on your sympathy’s and it is really a shame it is almost impossible to catch them because they could be operating anywhere in the world. This is one bad thing the Internet has done for us.
Safety on the internet
La Trobe MP Laura Smyth is urging parents, teachers and children to learn the importance of internet safety and get involved in a ThinkUKnow campaign. The campaign was developed by the Australian Federal Police in partnership with Microsoft and Ninemsn …
Category: internet safety /
Missing Teen Sparks Internet Safety Concerns For Children
VAN BUREN, Ark. — Authorities said a missing Van Buren teen’s inactivity on Facebook was a signal to her family that something was wrong. For teens, social networking is a way of life, but authorities said the risk of meeting a stranger online could …
Category: internet safety /
Hackers On The Hunt For Access To Your Computer
| Steve Utke with Surge Computers of Highlands Ranch says there are a few things you can do to protect your computer. “Virus and spyware checking with malware bites or an anti-virus program such as F-Secure.” This is the kind of scam that fraud … |  | CBS Local |
Mobile malware on the march, and Android is target No. 1
Smart Phones and Tablets are in the gun sites of malware authors. Android’s Openness, while very cool for flexibility, is it’s security weakness making it top on the malware hit list. iPhones and iPads are the safest due to Apple’s closed iOS. However, if you Jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch you are more open to malware than the Android. Read this article for more info on that …
At the same time, the target platforms of this malware shifted dramatically away from Java ME devices in favor of the dominant Android operating system. The trends are not surprising. For years now, mobile malware has been predicted to be the next big …
Smart Phones and Tablets require smart mobile computing on your part. Install security on your Android, don’t Jailbreak your Apple device and don’t connect to questionable WiFi Hot Spot. Make sure you are connecting the Coffee Shop’s or whatever business you’re at’s WiFi Hot Spot.
Category: malware /
Top 10 “Riskiest” Online Cities of 2012 Presented by Norton
This is interesting. Looks like some of the top High-Tech cities are the most risk to get onine in. Not gonna change how or where I live. Just make sure you have a good up-to-date Antivirus on your computer and your pretty darn safe.
… tablets and laptops in recent years, and the rise of apps and social networking sites, our online and offline lives are blending together in ways that we’ve never before experienced,” said Marian Merritt, Norton Internet Safety Advocate.
Joe Morgan
My Computer Guy Joe
Monument, Colorado
Category: internet safety /
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