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Online Fraud
It seems like everyday there is a story in the news about a new online scam that caused people to lose tons of money. It’s true that the Internet has become a dangerous place. The hackers of today aren’t just bored teenagers anymore. Today’s online criminals are highly skilled computer experts who know how to manipulate your PC in order to get the information they need to cause you a lot of trouble.
Fortunately for you, the online fraud risks you take when using the Internet can be dramatically reduced with a little bit of knowledge.
1. How do hackers get information about me?
Online fraud has many different faces, but the most common way that hackers get information about you is through the use of spyware. A Spyware program is software that, once installed, collects information about you off your computer and sends it to some third party who uses that information against you. You may not know it, but your computer has files on it right now that contain information like your name, your address, what websites you visit, what kinds of online purchases you make, maybe even your credit card number. All a spyware program has to do is find these files and then send off whatever it finds. This is how a lot of online fraud starts and you probably wouldn’t have any clue that this was going on.
You may think that spyware can’t get on your computer unless you are the one to install it, but this is not the case. By manipulating a technology called ActiveX, hackers can remotely install whatever they want on your PC. They can do this if you simply visit a suspicious website.
2. What do hackers do with that information?
Once hackers have installed their spyware on your PC to do their dirty work and have received your information, the sky is the limit in terms of what they can do with what they have.
Sometimes hackers will sell your information to another party who will use it to bombard you with spam and other advertisements and popups. But it gets worse. Every year thousands of people fall victim to identity theft. Identity theft is when someone else uses your personal information to assume your identity. If another person gains access to only a few key piece of information, they can make purchases in your name, take out loans in your name, or get government identification documents (like a passport) in your name.
Identity theft can be devastating. Most victims spend months or even years as well as thousands of dollars of their own money clearing their names and fixing their credit reports. And until all that is fixed, victims may lose job opportunities, be refused loans, education, housing or cars, or may even be arrested for crimes they didn’t commit.
3. How do I keep myself safe?
Online fraud is an incredibly frustrating and financially taxing thing to have happen to you. So adding advanced protection from online fraud could very well be one of the best investments you’ll ever make. If you want solid protection from online fraud, then Fast Protector Browser Security fortified with Fast Protector privacy manager is your best choice.
Fast Protector comes with a built in Browser Shield that stops spyware at the point of entry. This powerful tool filters out prohibited ActiveX controls - the very tool that hackers use to download spyware!’
In addition, Fast Protector offers a unique approach to online security allows you to corral websites into three different security zones. The low security zone is for websites that you trust and want to allow certain security privileges (such as ActiveX, cookies, Java, etc). The medium security zone is for websites that you haven’t classified or are unsure of. Websites in this zone have only limited security privileges on your PC. The high security zone is for restricted sites. These are sites that you don’t want to allow any privileges like ActiveX, cookies or file downloads.
And when you use Fast Protector, your security gets even better. Fast Protector was built to remove all the sensitive files on your computer that might contain private information about you.
Fast Protector will:
- Delete Your Internet History
- Delete Your Cookies
- Delete Your Cache
- Delete Your Temporary Internet Files
- Delete Your Locked and Hidden index.dat Files
- Delete Your Recent Documents List
- Empty Your Recycling Bin
And you can set all this to happen automatically. That way you know you aren’t leaving anything behind when you have to leave your computer in a hurry.
Online fraud is a dangerously easy trap to fall into, and is becoming increasingly common. Upgrade to Fast Protector Browser Security and Fast Protector you’ll have the best protection from online fraud available on the market today.
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