Computer virus Scams

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by: jackwendalek
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Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 Time: 11:47 PM
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This is one thing that many computer users fear, plus they usually choose to take up the precaution of having antivirus software stored onto their computers. Nonetheless, you will find those people who are taking advantage of people's precautious nature by way of selling those fake antivirus programs, or even giving them at no cost then conducting some illegal activities using them.

Most, if not all of these scams are operated over the internet. Most of them use the pop up dialogue boxes, which are times numerous, so as to catch your attention. Some will claim to have done a scan of your computer and detected potential threats in the form of viruses or spyware, and would recommend that you download (buy) their antivirus or anti-spyware program so that the threats detected are eliminated. Once you take up their offer, you will begin to notice that your computer will be detecting and eliminating viruses too often for your liking and all this is in an effort to keep you convinced that it is working. Such anti-viruses are only likely to cause you more problems, as they may contain viruses themselves or spyware that an identity thief could use so as to make personal gains. The fake antivirus is also likely to slow down the speed of your computer.
It is thus imperative that you take up preventative measures so as to ensure that you do not fall into this trap. First, it would be best if you installed an antivirus program together with a firewall that is from a known and established developer, and if you do not know who to trust, there are ratings of such programs available on the web. Do not fall into the temptation of clicking on ads that pop up, however insistent that they may be in calling you and only open the attachments of emails that you know who has sent them.
The internet browsers that we use today, and also some search engines do warn the user about the content on certain sites. It is important that you heed to such warnings. Avoiding the con artists is only possible if you are careful and knowledgeable, thus ensure that you share with whoever you can about safety so as to spare both you and your hearers of such pain. One of the most secured internet browsers is explorer. The newest version as of now is 9.0.

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