Its late. You've been scouring the web for that perfect present for your Aunt Bess in Idaho and finally you find it at presents4aunties.com. The site looks a lil' rough on the edges, weird colors and such, but they have that gift you know will make Aunt Bess add you to her will. You purchase the gift, log off and head to bed, tired but happy.
The next day, coffee in hand, you turn on your puter. That's strange, you think, its awfully slow this morning. After waiting longer then it takes to make a pot of coffee it's finally booted up and ready to go. You open your browser to check the Cow Tipping Blog for the latest posts.
Whats this you say, my homepage is now longer the Blog , but a site trying to sell me a DVD of the Smurfs vs the Terminator!
Oh well you say, not quite fully awake. You type in the URL for your Blog and wait. And wait, and wait. Finally its up! You start to read the mornings postings. You're into the second post about the upcoming Cow Tipping Championship in Vegas when a Popup appears and says you need to go to heartburngone.com for the new revolutionary cure for heartburn. "Click here now" it says and receive a free gift, the secret cure for Baldness!
Weird you think, you click the X to close it.
You don't realize by clicking the X that a small hidden piece of code has just been downloaded to your puter.
You finish the Blog postings and decide to check your Bank Account. You type in the URL and wait, and wait. Finally the Bank Logon appears. You log in, completely unaware of the code, which is actually a Keylogger, is recording your every keystroke. The Transaction is there for Aunties gift, you're so happy. You log off and remember you forgot to email that document for your Boss. That's ok you say, I can log in from here and send it! Technology is so great ! You log into your work portal and access your email program, find the document, attach it to the email form and send it. You vaguely remember it had something to do with the updated personal info list for all of the employees at your job, it includes their Addresses, email addys and direct deposit account numbers, also their logon names and passwords to access the Computers at work.
Darn, now another Popup appears, whats wrong with this puter?
Well at least you didn't forget the bosses document, after all you wouldn't want to get in trouble with the bBoss. You've a great job, working for the Trans Global Bank after all. Offices all over the world don't ya know.
Well time to check your anti-virus program for updates. Hmmm it says no updates kneeded . You notice the Mis-spelling but what the heck, those things happen. Geez the puter is really slow! You decide to reboot, hoping that will fix it. Gripes, now it wont even boot! At least theres a lil extra money in the ole Bank Account to get it fixed.
The above is fiction. No animals were harmed. But its scary huh to think it could happen.
Granted it's a worse case scenario, but I wonder...
Be smart out there people, learn how to use your Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware programs. Keep them updated, and if they don't work well for your surfing habits, find programs that will. Keep your puter protected, your well being may depend on it.
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Doug Woodall has a website at http://www.spywarebiz.com
There he provides free information and recommended products to combat Spyware.
He is a member of the IWA (International Webmasters Association)
Doug can be reached at spywarebiz@comcast.net
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Microsoft No newcomer to Spyware, Doug Woodall has 12 years of experience. He has been online since 1993.
Presented with a Commodore 64 for his Birthday in 1983, it didn't take long for him to become hooked to the online world. There was no Internet then, he says, just Bulletin Board Services.
"Today I see a lot of headlines about Identity Theft and I wonder why?" questions Doug. "Education is the key when using the Internet. Your personal information is your property, why give it away to someone who will use it for financial gain?"
"The question I get most often is, 'Why is my computer so slow?' You should see the look on their face when I tell them it's probably Spyware."
Doug Woodall has recently put together a Website called SpywareBiz to provide free information and recommended
products to combat Spyware. He started SpywareBiz to help educate and protect those who are unaware of the dangers online. A new out of the box computer put online without proper protection can be compromised in less than 20 minutes!
He is a member of the IWA (International Webmasters Association) and he also runs a Blog where users can post
problems and questions concerning Spyware. Doug's site has already won several awards, including the Elite Learning Fountain Award.
Accessibility of information is a important aspect of Doug's Website. His expertise in trouble-shooting Spyware
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