Warnings

Who’s REALLY In Charge of Your Online Business?

It’s probably NOT YOU!

To discover who is in charge of your online business, here’s the worlds shortest quiz.

It only has one question, and you might not like the answer.
The question is:

Been sent an E-Postcard lately? DON’T OPEN IT.

I f you have, or if you receive one – DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY

It almost certainly contains a link to a harmful program that will install itself onto your computer, and start doing unmentionable things to your system .

You know, I remember the innocent old days when people sent other people e-cards with pretty pictures and songs. it was a surprise to get one.

However, that was a long time ago.

Stick to the rule of NEVER opening an attachment unless you are expecting it, and
never click on links in untrusted emails..

(And have an up to date virus filter as well as an effective firewall on your computer)

Email Phishing Links – How To Identify Them

Internet Explorer Security Warning

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Online Security Tests for your PC

It’s a bit difficult to tell whether your computer is protected from outside attack, or whether anyone can get through your defences and select from the smorgasbord of data on your hard drive.

After all, your router just sits and flashes lights at you. You don’t REALLY know whether it’s effective.

Cheap Broadband Plans – A Costly JOKE!

If you’re thinking of getting a broadband internet connection, please don’t fall for the cheap options that are currently being promoted in the lifestyle magazines.

They are pretty useless if you actually want to USE the internet, and could end up costing you hundreds (or thousands!)of dollars in excess charges every month unless you are VERY careful.

How To Protect Your Internet Computer

20 minutes.

That’s how long it takes for harmful programs to start finding your unprotected Windows computer on the internet. And install themselves.

How To Identify Email Phishing Scams

If you are a Google Adwords advertiser, an email like this would certainly get your attention:

Dear Google AdWords Customer,

We were unable to process your payment. Your ads will be suspended soon unless we can process your payment. To prevent your ads from being suspended, please update your payment information.

Beware of this Chinese Domain Name Sales scam

The creativity of scammers and spammers never ceases to amaze me.

If you get an email headed something like:
URGENT-dispute of Domain name and Internet Brand/China

I’d recommend that you just ignore it.
This conpany (whose message appears below) is using fear tactics on domain name owners to get them to register uneccessary domain names in China – probably for a huge fee.

Fake You Tube Pages contain Viruses

If you ever click on links to view YouTube movies, beware of the latest trick by hackers.

If you are sent an email asking you to go to YouTube to see a movie, be careful. You may be sent to a web page that looks just like YouTube, which tells you to click on a link to install some upgraded software before you can view the movie.

The page is a fake, and if you click on the upgrade link you’ll get something nasty installed onto your computer.

If you’re aware, you’ll see that the address in the browser bar is not a normal YouTube address.

Be careful. The criminals out there are getting more and more devious. And internet users seem to be getting more and more careless.