| A lot of people are actually still afraid of using | | | | That's why I would like to add one piece of advice |
| computers due to the fact that they can have | | | | to all users that you should always see where the link |
| viruses and people can manipulate them in order to | | | | is taking you by seeing the tool tip and then if it |
| serve their purposes. | | | | takes you to your usual Paypal address, follow the |
| This argument actually holds true but there are | | | | link. |
| actually different types of "manipulations" that people | | | | Now in order to avoid this e-mail to ever land in your |
| can do. This is where anti-viruses and viruses come | | | | inbox you need to use a phishing filter. One of the |
| into play and one of the most recent developments | | | | most common ones at the moment is the Bayesian |
| is creating phishing filters. | | | | Filter that allows you to blacklist or whitelist certain |
| Phishing is the act of "fishing" information via the | | | | individuals. It also easily integrates to popular email |
| internet, there are a lot of ways to do this from | | | | clients such as MS outlook. |
| emails to spywares, and people can access your | | | | By using this filter 90% of these types of messages |
| computer and steal your information without you | | | | will not arrive in your inbox, thus greatly increasing |
| knowing it. | | | | your phishing protection and it saves you a lot of |
| Normally the accounts that people try to phish are | | | | time. |
| financial accounts that cannot be subjected to | | | | The next thing you need to use is anti-spyware |
| information trace - especially if they can keep you | | | | software. One good program available in the market |
| locked out long enough to get the money into a | | | | is called ad-aware by lavasoft. It is always updated |
| bank and run away with it. | | | | and it is extremely simple to use. It runs through |
| The most common ones in the internet are Paypal | | | | your computer like a virus scan - except that it only |
| and Ebay Accounts. Apart from the usual spyware | | | | looks for spyware, which most of the time is not |
| tools, scammers are using simple emails targeted at | | | | recognized by your virus scan as a threat to your |
| unsuspecting users. These emails come with subject | | | | system. |
| lines like: "Last Warning", "Password Change Required" | | | | Just download it and run it at least once a week and |
| or "Your account is suspended" and a whole lot more. | | | | it will prevent any kind of phishing spywares to enter |
| These e-mails would appear to have come from | | | | your system. |
| eBay or PayPal and provide a link to their own | | | | Now, all you need to do is just to keep these |
| phishing page. Now these pages are designed just like | | | | programs updated to protect your information and |
| the original pages and the unsuspecting user ends up | | | | continuous awareness over phishing issues will also |
| providing his/her sensitive information like username | | | | help you to be ahead of the curve and keep the |
| password or Credit Card Information to these | | | | scammers at bay. |
| duplicate pages. | | | | |