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McAfee warns about 12 scams of Christmas

Retailers aren’t the only ones gearing up for the holiday season. Criminals are also out in force.

To highlight the increased crime during the holidays, security company McAfee has come up with the “12 Scams of Christmas” ranging from bogus electronic greeting cards that deliver malware instead of cheer to fake charities that steal your money and your identity.

It’s especially important to be extra careful this time of year, says McAfee’s David Marcus. “The bad guys know people are spending more time online, they’re paying more bills online so [the criminals] stand a chance of being a bit more successful this time of year.

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Posted in News by robin, November 25, 2009 2:05 PM | Comments (0)

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Jessica Biel tops Brad Pitt as Internet’s most dangerous search

jessica_bielActress Jessica Biel has overtaken Brad Pitt as the most dangerous celebrity to search in cyberspace, according to internet security company McAfee Inc.

For the third consecutive year, McAfee surveyed which A-list celebrity was the riskiest to track on the internet after Pitt topped the list last year and Paris Hilton in 2007.

Biel, 27, who shot to fame in the TV show 7th Heaven and most recently starred in Easy Virtue, was deemed the most dangerous, with fans having a one-in-five chance of landing at a website that has tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing and viruses.

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Posted in News by robin, September 9, 2009 3:28 PM | Comments (1)

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Most dangerous search keywords

McAfee team recently has posted a list of most dangerous keywords to search for. Guess it. If you mention free, yes you got it right. But it is not on top. The #1 on the list is screensaver.

Screensaver has ’successfully’ gain 59.1% of risk. This is taken from more than 2,600 popular keywords. Unfortunately, lyrics is also part of the top 10 list with around 50% risk factor. Followed by free 21.3%.

Now surprisingly, viagra is one of the fewest risky keywords. Researchers suggest that health related and current economic crisis are the least risky ones.

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Posted in News by robin, June 29, 2009 4:24 AM | Comments (4)

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