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Tag Archives: Browser
Another Phishing Email – “Your iTunes is frozen”
Online criminals continue with phishing expeditions. Phishing is sending phony emails that mimic legitimate emails from reputable sources, hoping to get you to click on them to download malware, or to steal your login and password when you arrive at … Continue reading
Posted in General Computer, Internet and Networking, Security, Viruses and malware
Tagged Browser, Emails, Internet, Malware, Phishing, Security, Virus, Website
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NoScript with Firefox gives a higher level of security to web browsing
Web browsing is full of hazards. Even reputable websites can have poisoned banner ads from third parties, which can attempt to hack your machine or browser settings. You don’t even have to click on a “bad” website to be the … Continue reading
Internet Explorer Zero-day vulnerability – time to change
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser has been exposed to have a vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting — before Microsoft has had a chance to respond with a patch. (this is the meaning of the term Zero Day, a hole … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Security, Viruses and malware
Tagged Browser, Firefox, Internet, Internet Explorer, Java, Javascript, Malware, NoScript, Security, Website, Windows, Zero Day
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Don’t Click on the Fake Java Updater
It’s rearing its ugly head again – the fake Java Update sites are salting reputable websites with poisoned banner ads, which take you to a “Update your Java now” message. These pop up even if your Google Chrome settings are … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Security, Viruses and malware, Web News
Tagged Browser, Java, Malware, Security, Trojan horse, Virus
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Zero Day Java Exploit – Disable Java Now
There is yet another series of malware out which exploits holes in the Oracle (Sun) Java language, including the most recent version (Java 7 Update 10) as of Jan 12 2013. Disable Java in your Web browser now. After the … Continue reading
Q. How do I get rid of ib.adnxs.com
ib.adnxs is browser redirect malware that installs into your browser, and sends your web searches to different sites instead of where you want to go. It will persistently popup its own addresses in your browser. It will change your home … Continue reading
New Java based Trojan attacks Mac, Windows and Linux
Updated August 27 2012 Computerworld has published an article about new Java based malware which can infect Mac, Windows and Linux machines through a vulnerability in Oracle’s Java 7. OSX 10.7 and OSX 10.8 come with Java disabled by default, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Mac questions, Security, Viruses and malware, Windows questions
Tagged Apple, Back Door, Browser, Java, Macintosh, Malware, Security, Trojan horse, Virus, Windows
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Q. When you register on a website, do they know your IP address?
Yes, they know your IP address and a lot more without you having to register or enter any information. Your IP address is sent to the webserver with every page and file request that you make on the Web. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Internet and Networking, Security
Tagged Browser, Information, IP address, Privacy, Security, Server, Website
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Q. My computer says it has cookies, is that bad?
Cookies are not malware. They are small text files that are written to your hard drive by your Web browser. There will be a separate batch of cookies for each different web browser program you run (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, How-To, Internet and Networking, Mac questions, Security, Windows questions
Tagged Advertising, Browser, Chrome, Cookies, Firefox, IE, Malware, Privacy, Safari, Script, Security, Tracking, Web beacon
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Q. How do I know if a website has a virus?
Downloading files from websites (especially pirated files) is risky no matter what. The files may not be what you think they are, and may contain malware installers. Or the site may be ‘poisoned’ and try to automatically download malware to … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Internet and Networking, Security, Viruses and malware, Windows questions
Tagged Antivirus, Browser, Computer, Download, File, Malware, Security, Virus, Website, WiFi
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Q. Is there any Internet security threat if I only visit reputable sites?
Yes there is a threat even if you only visit ‘safe’ places. You could get a virus through emails, which redirects your links from what you thought was a reputable site to a phony site. Banner ads on a reputable … Continue reading
Posted in General Computer, Internet and Networking, Security, Software, Viruses and malware
Tagged Anti virus, Browser, Download, Firefox, Internet, Java, Macintosh, Malware, NoScript, Pop ups, Security, Virus, Website, Windows
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