Sunday, November 27, 2011

Threats from Cyber ​​Bullies

As if it comes with a package of computer, the virus seems to be always lurking. But do not forget, when connected to other computers or the Internet, not just the virus that will come "stop". Aka the bully is threatening the security of your laptop varying kind. Its effects can vary bad, ranging from damage to steal data. How to overcome this disorder was not the same. Well, here are some security problems on the laptop and how to handle it.






phishing
     Phishing is a form of electronic fraud. With phishing, the person deceived to deliver critical information or other important things to phisers (people who do phishing). Important information is then used by phisers to take advantage of the victim. Typically, phishing is done by utilizing the company's name is already large enough to trust and deluded victims.To prevent phishing, you should be wary of sweepstakes that require you to deposit some money. Better to do check back to the relevant parties to ensure the truth. Also, never send personal data is important, for example, ATM PIN, to anyone even to the bank, because banks will never ask your ATM PIN to its customers.


spyware
     Spyware is a program that can spy on user, so that third-party senders spyware (such as advertisers or hackers) can obtain important information owned by the user without the user realizing it. For example, the password we suddenly known by others. Such information is of course detrimental to the user if it leaked into the wrong hands. Sometimes we are not aware of the existence of spyware is because our system could be infected with spyware just by logging into a site that already contains spyware. Some sites with spyware will require the user to install the application via a pop-up window. While several other applications are often installed away without user permission.So that you avoid spyware, always make sure the browser you are using to explore the virtual world has a system of reporting hazardous sites such as IE 8, Chrome, Opera and Firefox are fitted with a plug-in NoScript.



spam
     Spam is email that usually contains things that are not expected. The form can be advertisement or inducement to allow users to open certain sites. Sometimes, the site that referred emails or spam that it is spreading malware or phishing. There also are sending spam e-mail in large quantities and repeatedly so that the user will delete them as time-consuming hassles of old. Dealing with spam is actually not too difficult because it has many powerful anti-spam programs are available on the market. Sometimes, anti-spam is already a package with the anti-virus. So you just activate the anti-spam email just to ward off spam.


keylogger
     Frequent browsing at Internet cafes or other public places? If so, you must be careful with the keylogger. Keyloggers work by recording the input is entered via the keyboard. For example, the spacer insert e-mail password, the password will be recorded by a keylogger. This data is then stored or sent to the advertiser keylogger which could be used for things not baik.Untuk avoid keylogger, one way is you use the On Screen Keyboard when entering passwords on computers that might be accessible to many. On Screen Keyboard can be accessed with a click Programs>> Accessories>> Accessibility or type "OSK" in the menu 'Search' on the Windows OS.


Now you already know some keamaan threat to our computers and data in addition to the virus. So, better be careful when surfing the Web.

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