Search Terms Could Leave Your Computer In Danger!

By Jennifer McClelland

There are certain conditions that could leave you and your computer defenseless to spy ware and additional viruses.

Cyber-crime happens to be a pretty large business and now criminals are finding their ways onto computers that may not be looking for "trouble" but clean things

The worst words to search for are:

Lyrics: such as lyrics to a song, for the reason that the majority of children that are 12-15 don't understand any better than to just connect on Every link to get the information will do so.

Free or Gratis: I am aware of only a tad bit of Spanish, however I know that these two words might lead you into plenty of trouble. Spyware, adware, and viruses leak generously to these search words.

Gear, gadgets, and games - If you really want to know what's the latest in gadgets, please visit here more often. I am always up to date on the latest phones so please shoot me a question prior to searching and getting a bug on your PC

Olympics - Michael Phelps did an amazing thing for the United States, by winning all those gold medals, but now individuals are asking what his subsequent move is This might lead to spyware being installed on your PC as well.

Videos - There are a lot of video programs out there for pcs, like YouTube, that is Flash.

Celebrities - Get your reports from a "trusted" resource such as one of the top 10,000 in Alexa for famous person news, some of them include Dlisted (my personal favorite), Perez Hilton, and TMZ.

The most risky search words as created by McAfee states that search words like the ones stated above signal scammers (everything from unaccompanied operators to organized crime) will be capable to do commerce with other criminals so they can relocate their money.

I don't think that anyone who reads this blog wants to particularly render any money they may have or had to organized crime so there are some steps you can take to protect your privacy:

1) Anti virus and ad ware programs, run each single day. Ad-Ware, SpyBot, Symanticthese ought to all be businesses that you are not only conscious of but also fairly familiar with when it comes to internet safety. These programs will assist keep your identity protected.

2) Watch your childrens' behavior on the internet. Just ensure that they aren't distributing any private information to anybody on the internet.

3) Make positive that there are evident steps that you are taking to avoid identity robbery other than those said above. This weekend Lizzie talked about shopping over the internet for items. Well, the majority of credit card corporations now offer ways to shop a bit safer counting virtual numbers. With a virtual number you can shop and if some over the internet store makes a decision to take your credit digits for a "drive" they won't get very far.

Keep these reasons in mind and possibly you can have a clear conscious when going to bed at night. - 30201

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