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“Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File” gives examples, scripts and a great explanation as to the benefits of a well maintained Windows Hosts file. A brief explantion of the use of the Hosts file starts the article. This is indispensable. The ability to block ad services, banner ads, 3rd Party Cookies etc.

by Kadence Buchanan If you believe that adults can suffer from identity theft or be mislead by online criminals, imagine what children can experience in case their online surfing time is not properly guided. In fact, parents should know that when children are online, it is just like they are out in public.

I might be adware, but I’m pretty polite; I won’t infect your computer unless you invite me in. But I can count on lots of you doing just that. I’ll accept your invitation, to infect your system, if you download and install either of two rogue Peer to Peer (P2P) applications currently making the rounds on the Internet.

What to do….what to do? You’ve gone ahead and completed a clean install of Windows Vista Ultimate; then installed PC Doc Pro to scan your new installation only to have it advise you that you have 572 problems! Worse, 31 of these problems, according to PC Doc Pro, are severe.

What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? I’m not a mathematician, so I can’t vouch for the relative statistical accuracy of that statement, but I do know this: what you don’t know can hurt you big time on the Internet.

Cyber-crooks continue to pursue their strategy of infecting web search results by utilizing custom-built websites designed to drop malicious code on computers. As well, the manipulation of legitimate pages in order to infect users with malware continues to escalate.

WOT is a free Internet Browser resource (my personal favorite), that has established an impressive 4.5/5.0 star user rating on CNET, and is rapidly growing as a FireFox Add-on at the Mozilla add-on site. WOT investigates web sites you are visiting for spyware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, unreliable online shops, phishing, and online scams, helping you avoid unsafe web sites.

As I wrote recently, Spyware Terminator is my current application of choice for active real-time protection in the spyware wars that we, as computer users, are involved in any time we log onto the Internet.

There is little doubt that the Internet neighborhood can provide a rich educational and cultural experience for children of all ages and backgrounds. But would you drop your child off in a neighborhood where more than half of the buildings were adult stores, and it was potentially full of predators? Well of course you wouldn’t.

Cyber-crooks are relentless in their pursuit of your money and let’s face it - it’s all about the money. In the worst case scenario, your identity and your financial security can be severely compromised. Despite the best efforts of AntiSpyware, AntiVirus, and other Internet security products, you still face substantial risks while surfing the Internet.