Thursday, December 21, 2006
Internet Dangers - Block 4
The purpose of this post is to advise other students about a specific internet danger that you have researched and are familiar with. For full credit include the types of information shown in hte example below. You could even copy and paste the example, then replace my info with your own.Read the other comments and make your's original.
EXAMPLE
Danger: Criminals use computer technology to obtain large amounts of personal data such as passwords or even banking information.
Prevention: Do NOT respond to "spam" unsolicited E-mail that promises them some benefit but requests identifying data, without realizing that in many cases, the requester has no intention of keeping his promise.
Source: Dept of Justice Website. URL is:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html#What%20Are%20The%20Most%20Common%20Ways%20To%20Commit%20Identity
# posted by Mr. Turton @ 1:54 AM 
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Danger:Downloding-This is malware which is used by someone to download files from your computer to their computer.
Example:they might be interested in files with extensions common to spreadsheets, database files or income tax files.
URL:http://www.iusb.edu/~sbit/pdf/dangerous-internet.pdf
Example:they might be interested in files with extensions common to spreadsheets, database files or income tax files.
URL:http://www.iusb.edu/~sbit/pdf/dangerous-internet.pdf
Danger:Online gaming-Playing mmorpgs for endless hours may sound like fun at first, but when you become obese, you have no life and you're annoying the person next to you, you learn it's anything but fun.
Prevention:Getting a life
URL:http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/asiatech/archives/2006/07/dangers_of_onli.html
Prevention:Getting a life
URL:http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/asiatech/archives/2006/07/dangers_of_onli.html
an online danger is hackers. hackers are all over the internet trying to figure out any information that you posses. you shouldn't give anybody your information about anything. especially your name of where you live.
Danger: trojan horses that claim to rid your computer of viruses.
Example: It might say that this program will keep your computer safe from viruses but it will acuatly open your computer up for viruses to come in.
URL:http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/T/Trojan_horse.html
Example: It might say that this program will keep your computer safe from viruses but it will acuatly open your computer up for viruses to come in.
URL:http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/T/Trojan_horse.html
Danger:pop-ups, this horrible interrupting pop-ups are not only annoying but could also be giving your computer viruses.
Pervention: Don't click on pop-ups! Or a pop-up blocker
URL:http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/24/48756.aspx
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Pervention: Don't click on pop-ups! Or a pop-up blocker
URL:http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2005/05/24/48756.aspx
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