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Now that more people are aware that those e-mails from former high-ranking officials of the Nigerian government were hoaxes, the scammers have turned their attention to another scheme: fraudulent purchases of big-ticket items, like automobiles. The “buyer” sends a check to the unsuspecting seller, who then wires “transportation fees” to the seller — only…
The New York Times reports that many libraries set their Internet filters at the highest settings, which often blocks useful health research sites.
I just don’t understand this — although filtering software isn’t perfect, most of these programs do have the ability to be customized. Why is this happening?
Do you use Windows Messenger? If you do, you might consider disabling the program, if you hate those annoying pop-up ads. An article in PC World reports that a new type of pop-up ad takes advantages of weaknesses in the Messenger program, and can even avoid many pop-up killers.
Here’s Resolutions #5 and #6 of PC World’s Top 10 Resolutions for your PC:
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Have you ever received a pop-up that looked suspiciously like an alert from your own company, warning you about potential security problems? Chances are that pop-up was from a company called Bonzi, now the subject of a class-action lawsuit.
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It’s bad enough to accidentally download an e-mail worm — what’s worse is finding one that insults you for being foolish enough to open it. The Winevar worm is making its way around the Internet — make sure your virus definitions are updated!
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