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Warning! - Frequent Phishing Attacks On Facebook
Facebook is the fastest growing social networking website in the world
with a million new users weekly and more than 200 million in all. It's also a
popular target for phishing attacks that are popping up with regular
frequency. Why Facebook? Because as a social
networking site, click-through rates on messages from friends are always
going to be high, even if the contents of the message are somewhat out of the
ordinary. Spammers know this and are taking advantage of the trusting
environment. For example, Facebook users have been
getting messages that appear to come from friends with "hello" in
the subject line and links inviting them to check out sites with unusual URLs
like "areps.at," "kirgo.at" and "bests.at.''
If you log into one of the sites, scammers take your e-mail address and
password, and then send the same URL to all your friends. Take a look at one
of the "areps.at" messages here:
Since many Facebook users use the same passwords
across a variety of sites, a successful phishing scammer could potentially
gain illegal access to their accounts on other sites such as Web-based
e-mail. That paves the way for still more attacks, as phishers
can then use victims' hijacked e-mail accounts to compromise other websites
and spread more messages containing malicious links.
To combat these threats, Facebook recommends the
following:
- Use an up-to-date browser that features an
anti-phishing black list, such as Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox 3.0.10.
- Use unique logins and passwords for each of
the websites you use.
- Check to see that you're logging in from a
legitimate Facebook page with the facebook.com
domain.
- Be cautious of any message, post, or link
you find on Facebook that looks suspicious or
requires an additional login.
- Become a fan of the Facebook
Security Page for more updates on new threats as well as helpful
information on how to protect yourself online.
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Ask The Help Desk - What Are Web Bugs And How Do They Differ
From Cookies?
Question: Should I be concerned about Web
bugs? What are they exactly, and how do they differ from cookies?
Answer: A Web bug (also known as a Web beacon, tracking bug, and 1 x 1
GIF) is a small image file, generally one pixel by one pixel in size. They
are a widely used technique by website operators and online advertisers to
track how many people are reading each page on a website or opening a
particular e-mail. Like cookies, Web bugs are electronic tags. But Web bugs
are invisible on the page and are much smaller than cookies—about the size of
the period at the end of this sentence.
 Generally speaking, Web bugs pose
little risk to users and are simply used to collect statistics that help
companies gauge interest in their online content so they can more
successfully deliver what visitors want. Anti-cookie filters won't catch Web
bugs. And keep in mind that while most modern browsers allow users to decide
whether to accept cookies, rejecting cookies makes some websites unusable.
For example, shopping carts or login systems implemented using cookies do not
work if cookies are disabled.
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Sites Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In August
Cooking With Julia Child
http://pbs.org/juliachild/video.html - The
movie Julie & Julia hits theaters this month, featuring the true
story of popular TV chef and author, Julia Child. It's a great time to enjoy
Julia Child's one-of-a-kind cooking style and easy kitchen spirit again,
which you can do at this PBS site. It features a fully searchable database of
Julia Child programming including videos of "Baking With Julia,"
"Cooking In Concert," "Cooking With Master Chefs," and
"In Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs." Bon appétit!
Answers To Burning Questions
http://smokeybear.com - Smokey
Bear celebrates his 65th birthday (and a long career in spreading the word
about wildfire prevention) in August. Visit this site to learn how to safely
build a campfire; understand the fire triangle of heat, fuel, and oxygen; and
see a map of current U.S.
wildfires. You can also take a trip down memory lane and view Smokey Bear
campaigns from past decades.
Body Of Knowledge
http://medtropolis.com/vbody.aspx - Sure,
you know the basics. But there's probably much you could still learn about
the brain, skeleton, heart, and digestive track. Here you'll find a virtual
body map with narrated tours. Test your knowledge with games like building a
skeleton or organizing your organs. It won't lead to a medical degree—just a
better understanding of human anatomy.
Are We There Yet?
http://wejustgotback.com - This
site describes itself as "travel advice you can trust from families who
have been there." There are in-depth reviews of kid-friendly hotels and
resorts, expert travel advice, readers' tips about traveling with kids, and a
blog of family travel news and deals. Don't miss the photos posted by users
to give you a good look at hotel rooms and travel attractions.
Cut Costs With Coupons
http://coupons.com - Before
you go grocery shopping, make a quick stop at this money-saving site. It's
filled with printable coupons for popular food and other household items from
hundreds of the world's best-known brands. You simply click on the offers
you'd like to print and take the coupons to the store to redeem. Save a
dollar here and a dollar there, and it quickly adds up—almost like printing
free money with your home computer.
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Short Tutorial - Creating A New E-mail Folder
It's easy
for your inbox to get out of control unless you consistently prioritize,
process, and file the e-mails you receive. In order to do this, you'll need a
filing system of folders for the people, projects, topics, or organizations
that are important in your life. Folders give you a place to store e-mails
other than your inbox, and enable you to find them quickly when you need them
later. Follow the steps below to create folders and manually move e-mails
into them:
Creating a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Outlook Express 6
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP
- With Outlook Express open, click your cursor
arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "File" from the menu bar.
Select "Folder" from the resulting drop-down menu and then
"New" from the resulting submenu.
- The Create Folder window will open. Type in
the name of the new folder in the "Folder name:" field. Then
choose the folder in which to create the new subfolder. Click on the
"OK" button.
- You will now see your new folder under Local
Folders.
- To move an e-mail into this folder, click on
and hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move
and drag it to the new folder. The folder will highlight as you hover
over it. Drop the message in the folder by releasing your mouse button.
Click on the folder and you will see your message inside.
Creating
a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Windows Mail
- Computer Operating System: Windows Vista
- With Windows Mail open, click your cursor
arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "File" from the menu bar.
Select "Folder" from the resulting drop-down menu and then
"New" from the resulting submenu.
- The Create Folder window will open. Type in
the name of the new folder in the "Folder name:" field. Then
choose the folder in which to create the new subfolder. Click on the
"OK" button.
- You will now see your new folder under Local
Folders.
- To move an e-mail into this folder, click on
and hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move
and drag it to the new folder. The folder will highlight as you hover
over it. Drop the message in the folder by releasing your mouse button.
Click on the folder and you will see your message inside.
Creating
a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Mozilla Thunderbird
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
- With Thunderbird open, click your cursor
arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "File" from the menu bar.
Select "New" from the resulting drop-down menu and then
"Folder" from the resulting submenu.
- The New Folder window will open. Type in the
name of the new folder in the "Name:" field. Then choose the
folder in which to create the new subfolder. Click on the "OK"
button.
- You will now see your new folder under Local
Folders.
- To move an e-mail into this folder, click on
and hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move
and drag it to the new folder. The folder will highlight as you hover
over it. Drop the message in the folder by releasing your mouse button.
Click on the folder and you will see your message inside.
Creating
a New E-mail Folder Using ...
- E-mail Program: Mail.app 3.1
- Computer Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5
Note: In Apple's Mail.app, folders are called
mailboxes and there are two types—regular and smart. Regular mailboxes allow
you to drop e-mails into them manually, and smart mailboxes automatically
file e-mails according to rules you specify. The steps below are for regular
mailboxes.
- With Mail.app
open, click your cursor arrow on your "Inbox."
- Click on "Mailbox" from the menu
bar. Select "New Mailbox..." from the resulting drop-down
menu.
- The New Mailbox window will open. Type the
name of the new mailbox in the "Name" field. Click on the
"OK" button.
- Your new mailbox will appear under Inbox.
- To move an e-mail into this mailbox, click
on and hold down your mouse button on the message you would like to move
and drag it to the new mailbox. The mailbox will highlight as you hover
over it. Drop the message in the mailbox by releasing your mouse button.
Click on the new mailbox and you will see your message inside.
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