Smilodon | February 10, 2008
Advertising boxes, especially the pop-up kind, sometimes try to deceive you about the links in the ad. For instance, they might have one affirmative button that says Click Here or Yes or Try me or Install Now and then a separate negative button that says No Thanks or Close. However, both buttons can easily be [...]
Smilodon | February 9, 2008
Also read about Hardware and Software. Firmware Once the ware terminology was established in computer science, other forms of the word have come into usage. Between hardware and software comes firmware. Firmware is the term used to describe the software which is embedded onto the circuits of hardware. Unlike normal software, users have no control [...]
Smilodon | February 8, 2008
Also read about Hardware, Software, and other Ware. Adware Adware is a type of software that is part of some other software application, designed to display advertisements via the Web. In most cases, the adware is included in free software packages to offset the costs to the program developer. In other words, you get the [...]
Smilodon | February 7, 2008
The most infamous phishing scheme is known as the Nigerian Letter scam. In this scam, the emailer pretends to be some high ranking official in a foreign country, notably Nigeria, who needs someone’s help in moving an extraordinary amount of cash, often in the millions of dollars, out of the country. The email preys upon [...]
Smilodon | February 6, 2008
Phishing is the slang term to describe attempts by malicious people to obtain personal information by fraudulent means. While the definitions may blur, depending on who you ask or what you read, in general, spamming is from someone trying to sell you something, and phishing is from someone trying to get you to give them [...]