The danger awaiting behind a screensaver
When we’re talking about your computer security, the most dangerous online activities are searching for screensavers, the lyrics of songs and different stuff for free.
The report prepared by McAfee Inc., a firm specialize in Internet security, looks like hackers know what users search most and using sophisticated search programs , they can detect a large number of potential victims – users who they can steal identities and money or they can infect users computers with viruses.
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Hackers take advantage of the “congestion” of users around certain categories, like lyrics of songs, screensavers or all sorts of things that can be downloaded free.
If the average risk in a search on the net is 1.7% (ie to 100 web sites displayed as search result, chances to arrive on a “dubious” page is only 1.7% ) However, if you search for keyword “screensaver” the risk is 34%, searching the the lyrics of songs presents a risk factor of 26%, and searches that include the word free – 21%.
2 Responses to “The danger awaiting behind a screensaver”
Very interesting article.I wait to read more about this subject
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