Archive for August, 2008
Aardvarks Receive More Spam Than Zebras
Friday, August 29th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.In a recent study, it has been found that spammers use the dictionary attacks to send millions of spam emails starting at the beginning of the alphabet, and they tail off towards the end.
So a person called Alan@domain.com will receive 15% more spam than somebody [...]
Are Torrents Worth the Hassle?
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Recently a woman from London, UK was fined £16,000 [$32,000] for sharing software via a file-sharing network. By the letter of the law, she was found guilty and fined. Much like somebody caught speeding in a car, you do the crime then you may have to do the time.
What you may be thinking is yes, [...]
What Is Spyware?
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008In the following post I will explain what exactly Spyware is, what its purpose is, whether it’s legal and what free anti-Spyware programs you can use to prevent infection on your computer.
Why Does Spyware Exist?
Spyware is the hair in your soup, there’s no disputing that. Spyware can change certain settings on your computer, namely your Internet [...]
Handy Window XP Keyboard Shortcuts
Friday, August 15th, 2008Windows has a plethora [I always wanted to use that word in a blog post!] of keyboard shortcuts. Most people are aware of CTRL+ALT+DELETE or CTRL+SHIFT-ESC and the old favourite CTRL+V.
There are many more keyboard shortcuts that can make your computer experience so much more enjoyable/quicker. I rarely use any keyboard shortcuts apart from the [...]
Re: You Have Spam
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008If you get your broadband service from Orange, then I do feel sorry for you. According to this survey, Orange allows just under 97% of all email traffic sent to be SPAM email traffic.
That means only 3% of emails sent are genuine on the Orange network. The future isn’t bright and the future isn’t Orange [...]
Who Do Your Children Speak To Online?
Friday, August 8th, 2008In a recent survey, 72% of parents admit to snooping and checking out what their children get up to online. They are especially concerned about social networking sites, who their children are talking to and are the people their children are talking to really who they say they are?
One in five children admit that they [...]
How Vulnerable is Your Computer?
Monday, August 4th, 2008I came across a handy website recently called http://www.auditmypc.com/. It is a free to use website and will help you determine how exposed your computer is when you are online.
Security wise there is a firewall test and an anonymous surfing check. The firewall test will scan your computer for any open ports that shouldn’t be. [...]