Bit Torrent File Technology
Bit Torrent Reference Site
Bit Torrent is a new file sharing technology that has taken the
internet by storm. The bit torrent file sharing technology is
unique because it requires that those downloading share files
while uploading. This...
Free Spam Blockers
Remember when spam was just another horrible thing you would
never eat? And then you grew up a little and spam became the
lyrics to a great Monty Python song. And now spam is something
to avoid at all costs. Or, in the case of free spam blockers,...
Spyware is Watching You
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THE ABC's of Hacking
THE ABC's of Hacking Recovering from a system compromise. What to do if you've been hacked. If you find you've been hacked, simply deleting the Trojan horse or closing the open share is often not enough. Using the initial security breach as an...
Website promotions,the do and don'ts
When most get their very own website, with it's associated
e-mails and start adding pages to get depth they tend to become
over zealous when it comes to promtions.
All they can think about is making money,additional income and
becoming...
Protecting Your Computer from Adware and Spyware
Recently, while checking our company web site statistics, we noticed a number of referrals from gambling and pornography sites. Since we are certain these types of sites would not house links to us, we investigated further and determined that some of our faithful visitors may be the victims of adware or spyware.
What is adware?
Adware, in it's most sinister incarnation, is a program that runs on your computer (like a virus) and occassionally pops up ads or redirects your browser to websites you had not chosen to visit.
What is spyware?
Spyware is software that collects personal information from you without your knowledge or permission. The information spyware collects can range from all the web sites you visit to sensitive information including user names and passwords.
How can I make sure I don't get these on my computer?
* Never download programs or files from a website you don't know and trust. * Never open email
attachments unless you know what they are. If you receive an email from a friend, but the text is strange and you don't know what the attachment is do not open it. Write to your friend and make sure they sent the email. * Keep an antivirus program running on your computer at all times. You may also want to download Microsoft's Spyware program which can be found free here: http://www.microsoft.com/ More comprehensive articles on adware and spyware may be found here:
An authority on integrated web databases, Amanda Huber is co-owner of Vulcan Creative Labs, LLC (www.vulcancreative.com) and DeadFred.com, an online genealogy photo archive. She occasionally contributes articles for Dead Fred's e-newsletter Relatively Speaking which help genealogy researchers with more technical aspects of their online tasks.