Spam is never sent out just because spammers are bored. There’s always a purpose behind a spam e-mail message. It could be fairly “innocent” (by comparison) and is just an advertisement that’s trying to convince you to buy a certain product. As many internet users already know, popular products promoted by spammers include drugs (Viagra, [...]

Although the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro might be welcomed by many Cuban’s who have suffered under his regime, the e-mail spam that is circulating and claiming that Castro is dead is just an effort to get internet users to click on links that lead to sites that attempt to infect their computers with [...]

Internet users using online banking services have been targeted by cyber criminals for years and despite the reports of internet users getting scammed, many of them continue to access their bank accounts online without using proper precautions. According to a new safety guide released by security firm McAfee, 47% of online banking users are under-protected. [...]

I suppose we’re all accustomed to hearing about malware that attempts to steal personal information from your computer. There are countless malware programs floating around out on the internet that can grab your usernames and passwords for online banking accounts and even take control of your computer without your knowledge so it can be used [...]

Rootkits are nasty, nasty, nasty. Folks who are not “into” computers may not have ever even heard the word rootkit before, but it’s something worth paying attention to because it’s a particularly insidious variety of malware. What makes rootkits so nasty is that it has the ability to hide from computer users and anti-malware measures [...]

I really like Twitter and I use it quite a bit. It’s absolutely great for picking up on breaking news stories and a whole lot of other things that are happening. The problem with Twitter is the same problem with just about any other medium on the internet that allows just about anyone to make [...]