Table of Contents:
-Title Page
-Introduction
-Bibliography
Threats:
-Viruses
-Trojans
-Spyware
-Phishing
-Basic Security
-Free Programs
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Introduction
With the boom of the Internet and computer technology, many malicious people and programmers
began to create new and more dangerous programs to abuse this boom against everyone using the net
from simple annoying things like pop-ups, installing software without prior knowledge from the end-user
to stealing the user's information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and passwords using
hardware, software programs and simple social engineering.
This guide was created to help the average computer user to travel safely through the Internet without having
to deal with the threats or when encountered with a threat, know how to deal with it properly or armed already
to deal with the threat. The Internet is full of useful and entertaining information, but don't let the harmful
objects get in the way of the usefulness of the information superhighway.
This guide will deal with such threats as viruses, Trojan Horses, Spyware and Phishing websites.
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Important Links
Spybot: Search and Destroy
Hi-Jack This
Handler's Diary
Spyware Guide Database
Microsoft Anti-Spyware
Norton Anti-virus
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