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Is your computer filled with files that aren't yours? Desktop cluttered with downloads that you didn't download? Do you have spyware even though you know all the steps to take to avoid getting it ? It sounds like you might be sharing a computer. Whether
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Last month we told you about the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR). If a full report is more than you need, but you want the big picture, try one of these summaries: Download an 11-page PDF of the Key Findings Summary . Download the
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Microsoft Zune is a portable media player you can use to take your music and videos anywhere. Zune is a great product for kids, because it has built-in family safety settings that can help parents have a say in what kind of content their kids can download.
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A Windows Live ID is your e-mail address and a password that you choose. After you've signed up for a Windows Live ID, you can use it on Windows Live sites like Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Office Live, Xbox Live, and more. To get tips
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Last month we told you about predicted Internet security threats for the coming year . We also told you that the most basic ways to protect yourself were by: · Turning on your firewall , · Turning on automatic updates , · Using updated antivirus software
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Experts at Microsoft spent the final days of last year analyzing numerous data from sources that include the biannual Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) . Here are their resulting predictions about the threats that are most likely to affect
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The third volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report is now available. Download the report. Want to know more? Join Microsoft executives Bret Arsenault, General Manager of the National Security Team, and Vinny Gullotto, General Manager of Microsoft
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One of the most important rules in computer security is Don't open e-mail attachments . But recently, we've seen more malicious links in e-mail messages. These links might look genuine, but they could be forged. Here are some tips to help you make the
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Security and privacy risks are blending for organizations, research unveiled by Microsoft executives Ben Fathi ( Corporate Vice President of Development for the Windows Core Operating System Division) and Scott Charney ( Corporate Vice President of Microsoft's
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The Internet is a great place to start your job search and post your résumé—but beware of online scammers. Scammers target popular job search Web sites with malicious software that infiltrates databases and allows criminals to access personal information
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About one-third or 32 percent of all U.S. teenagers who use the Internet report that they've been the victim of cyberbullying by other teens, according to new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project . More than half of all teens surveyed
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By now you've probably heard about the rise of identity theft on the Internet. One of the most common forms of fraud is called a phishing scam. What is a phishing scam? Phishing scams are fraudulent e-mail or Web sites that try to fool you into filling
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In a previous blog entry we asked you to contact us if you've experienced online fraud or phishing . We received several questions from people who weren't sure if the e-mail messages they'd received were phishing scams. Although we can't respond directly
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Cookies are small files that Web sites put on your computer hard disk drive when you first visit. Think of a cookie as an identification card that's uniquely yours. Its job is to notify the site when you've returned. Cookies should not be confused with
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You're happily surfing the Web when suddenly a barrage of annoying advertisements in tiny windows covers the screen. How annoying. What's so bad about pop-up ads? Advertisements that pop up in small windows on your screen aren’t just annoying: they can
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