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Computer Fraud
Business experts agree that e-commerce is here to stay. More and more people across the globe are becoming comfortable with the online purchasing process. But as more people start buying things online, computer fraud is becoming a much larger problem than anyone could have guessed.
Today’s fraudsters aren’t just bored teenagers anymore. The online criminals of today are skilled computer experts who know how to manipulate your computer into giving them the information they need for their computer fraud schemes. And the worst part is that you can have crucial information stolen from you without ever knowing what had happened.
If you want to protect yourself from computer fraud, then the best thing you can do is learn more about it.
Anatomy of a computer fraud scheme:
An online criminal needs your personal information before he can do anything. So how does he get it? Most of these schemes start with a type of program called spyware. A spyware program is a piece of software that, once installed, collects information about you and then sends it back to its source. You may not know it, but your computer keeps files full of information about you. Temporary Internet files, cache files, and browser history files contain information like your name, your address, your phone number, what websites you visit, what kinds of online purchases your make, and even your credit card numbers. So all a piece of spyware has to do is find these files and report everything it finds.
Spyware gets onto your system through the manipulation of a technology called ActiveX. ActiveX was developed to make websites better. You bank or favorite online stores probably use ActiveX. But when an online criminal manipulates ActiveX, it can be used to remotely install malicious software on your computer. This means that by just visiting a suspicious website, you could be infected with spyware, and you would have no idea.
Once a fraudster harvests all the information from you that he needs, your real trouble begins. He can use your information to run up debt or even worse, steal your identity. Most victims of identity theft 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 be refused loans, education, housing or cars, or may even be arrested for crimes they didn’t commit.
Computer fraud can be the most devastating thing that will ever happen to you. If you want to keep computer fraud from happening to you, then you owe it to yourself to invest in solid protection against computer fraud.
Your best defense against Computer Fraud:
Protecting yourself from computer fraud means multiple lines of defense. When you have Fast Protector Browser Security fortified with Fast Protector privacy manager, you have the best PC defense available.
Fast Protector's unique approach to online security:
- Stop Spyware (which is often used in computer fraud) at the point of entry with out exclusive Browser Shield
- Seal up security gaps with our automatic security tune-up.
- Automatically blocks Malicious ActiveX, which hackers and identity thieves will use to gain entrance to your PC and commit computer fraud.
- Block Pop-ups, including Windows Messenger pop-ups
- One click access to security zones, which allow you to designate which websites get certain privileges
- Intercepts Malicious File Downloads and scans for viruses (requires virus-scanning software)
- Stay one step ahead of hackers with built in auto-updates
And when you use Fast Protector in conjunction with Fast Protector, your security gets even better. Fast Protector was built to protect your privacy and delete the sensitive files on your computer that might contain private information about you. Fast Protector will:
- Automatically clears your browser history so no one can see which sites you've visited.
- Rejects and deletes cookies so sensitive information such as your credit card details and passwords stay PRIVATE!
- Wipes your Recent Documents list so no one can see which documents you've worked on.
- Eliminates Windows Temporary Files, which record every action of your computer.
- Deletes your cache, which contains a secret record of every site you've ever visited.
- Disinfects and destroys hidden index.dat files
- And automatically empties your recycle bin to ensure that what you throw out actually gets deleted!
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.
Computer fraud is dangerous because you can become a victim without even knowing about it. If you want the best protection available, then you owe it to yourself to have Fast Protector Browser Security and Fast Protector privacy manager on your PC.
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