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Archive for July 19th, 2008

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by Paul Wilcox

Viruses can be annoying and they can be extremely destructive, however they can be fairly easy to prevent. If you have an anti-virus program running at all times on your computer, as well as take great care in opening email attachments, odds are your computer will remain virus free.

The majority of viruses are transmitted through emails. Unfortunately it’s not enough to trust emails only from addresses you recognize. Many email viruses actually will email themselves to emails found in your own address book. This means that an email from a “safe” address could actually contain a virus. You should discard any emails which you don’t recognize the sender, and always virus scan attachments from those that you do.

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by Paul Wilcox

Identity theft is a popular crime today. But unlike other crimes, the victims of identity theft often are unaware that a crime has been committed until after the damage to their credit and their name has been done. Would you know before it is too late if your identity is stolen? Here is what to check for to stop identity theft in its tracks.

One of the most common way criminals use another person’s identity is to apply for new credit cards or loans under a false name.

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