Internet Security Articles

Top 10 Spyware and Adware Threats Identified
On December 8, 2004 Webroot, an award winning anti-spyware solution provider, released a press release identifying the ten most significant emerging spyware and adware threats. Most of these you probably haven’t heard of and a few may surprise you.

Is Your Family Protected
Is Your Family Protected. When you think about Security, what do you think of? We all have one device or another to assist in keeping us safe. We have pad locks and security systems to safe guard our home, alarm systems to protect the equipment in our cars, parental controls on our cable TV and satellite accesses. We even have ways to protect our loved ones from computer invasions.

Phishing and Pharming: Dangerous Scams
Phishing and Pharming: Dangerous Scams. As soon as almost all computer users already got used to -- or at least heard about -- the word "phishing", another somewhat confusing word appeared not long ago. Pharming. Does it differ from phishing -- and if yes, how?

Identity Theft Article
Sooner or later everyone with an email account will receive a phishing attempt from some internet scammer. What is phishing? How can you protect yourself? These are some of the questions this identity theft article will provide, along with some free resources and practical advice on how to protect your online identity.

The Dark Side of P2P
P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.

Adware Spyware Removal Tool
To win the fight against spyware, one must use a good adware spyware removal tool. With over 90% of personal computes being infected with spyware, it is very important to have an anti-spyware/adware program installed on your computer.

Web Browser Security
Your web browser is your primary connection to the rest of the internet, and multiple applications may rely on your browser, or elements within your browser, to function. This makes the web browser security settings even more important.

Internets Spy Software
There are many scam internets spy software available on the internet. For example, almost all anti-spyware programs offer a free scan. This sounds great – right? Well, if the scan is from a reputable company then yes, it is great.

Internet Safety Rules
The internet is a wonderful place for researching any topic, shopping, entertainment, keeping up to date on current events, investments, learning, email, plus much more – although without internet safety rules it is a very dangerous place for kids.

Kids and Family Internet Safety
Kids and family internet safety is a major concern for most parents who have internet access. The internet is a wonderful place for researching any topic, shopping, keeping up to date on current events, entertainment, investments, learning, plus much more. Unfortunately, the internet does come with many risks, which is why parents must use caution and learn all they can about kids and family internet safety.

Rules for Internet Safety
In order to keep our kids safe online we, as parents, must set some rules for internet safety. Being safe online is imperative as more scams appear everyday. The most important thing to remember as parents is that children are curious, so we must keep a close eye on them so they don't get themselves in trouble.

Internet Spoofing
Sooner or later everyone with an email account will receive an internet spoofing attempt. What is internet spoofing? How can you protect yourself? These are some of the questions this article will provide, along with some free resources and practical advice on how to protect your online identity.

Internet Security Strategy
Your internet security strategy should include the following programs to help properly protect your personal computer and your online identity.

Security for Internet Users
Good security for internet users requires constant vigilance, common sense and a willingness to learn. Just knowing that you can not trust everyone you meet online will go a long way in protecting your privacy.

High Speed Internet and Privacy
How does a cable or DSL connection affect your High Speed Internet and Privacy. Surfing the internet at high speed is a great time saver. Once you make the switch from dial up you will probably never want to go back. Although high speed internet does affect your privacy in ways that dial up does not.

Internet Security Software Reviews
We provide internet security software reviews on anti-spyware programs. Spyware has become a huge problem for internet users. Studies have found that 9 out of 10 computers have spyware on them. Spyware can impair your computers performance and creates privacy and security risks for your personal information.

Malware Definition
Malware Definition: Malicious software. Any software made for the purpose of causing harm to another computer. Malware Definition – How Malware is Classified

Malware Removers
Malware removers consist of anti-spyware software and anti-virus software. A fire wall is also necessare to protect you from malware.

Free Malware Remover
Free Malware Remover. Malware is malicious code. It's only purpose is to cause damage, steal information or sometimes it is used as a prank. Viruses, spyware, trojans, keyloggers worms, backdoors, and many others are all considered malware.

Spyware Keylogger
A spyware keylogger is software or hardware that records all the keystrokes of a computer user. For the purposes of this article we will be focusing on the software type.

Keylogger Remover
A good keylogger remover will actively protect you from not only keyloggers but also spyware, adware, trojans and other online threats.

Email Scams
Email scams - with more than 75 million phishing emails being sent every day it's only a matter of time before you receive one. Do you know how to protect yourselft from email scams?

Spyware Protection
Everyone who uses the internet is in need of spyware protection. Just as you lock your house to keep thieves and burglers out, you also must have some form of spyware protection to keep the thieves and hackers out of your computer, personal information and finances.

Understanding Anti-Virus Programs

Preventing Identity Theft
Preventing Identity Theft. Are you familiar with the expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”? This is absolutely true in regards to protecting your identity from being stolen rather than dealing with the trauma and cost of being a victim.