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Basic Software Securities for Staff Computers Presenter: Christine Greenwood [email protected]

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Basic Software Securities for Staff Computers

Presenter:Christine [email protected]

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When it comes to understanding the concepts of computer software, Dennie van Tassel says, “I’ve finally learned what ‘upward compatible’ means.  It means we get to keep all our old mistakes” (Tassel, 2009).

(Google Images)

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What is Malware? Malware, short for malicious software, “is

software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner's consent” (Jefric Consulting, LLC, 2010).

Malware includes things like:

Spyware or adware programs, such as tracking cookies, which are used to monitor your surfing habits.

Keyloggers--Trojan horses, worms, viruses and other malicious and unwanted software.

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What is Spyware? “Spyware refers to

programs that use your Internet connection to send information from your computer to some other computer, normally without your knowledge or permission. Most often this information is a record of your ongoing browsing habits, downloads, or it could be more personal data like your name and address. Different strains of spyware

perform different functions. Some might also hijack your browser to take you to an unexpected site, replace the Homepage setting in your browser with another site, or serve you personal ads, even when you're offline. Spyware that serves personalized advertisements is called adware also known as malware”(Wisegeek.com)

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Examples of Rogue Security Software are:

Advance CleanerAlpha AntivirusMalware Defender (Annthegran.com)

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What are Pop-ups?

(Get rid of annoying pop-ups, Google Images)

A pop-up otherwise known as a pop-up ad, is a type of window that appears on top of, or over the browser window of a Web site that a user has visited. Pop-up ads are more prevalent in advertising on the Web, though advertising is not the only application for pop-up windows (wikipedia.org).

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Fake Pop-ups Unfortunately not all pop ups are

created equal. According to Dr. S Wogalter (2008)

“ The fake ones were designed to trick users into downloading harmful software” (n.d).

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Fake Pop-ups ( 2008 displays fake popups, Google, Images)

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Fake Pop-ups, Con’t

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Fake Pop-ups, Con’t.

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Fake Pop-ups, Con’t.

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What are Email Disclaimers? An email disclaimer is a signature block or a block of

text automatically appended at the bottom of an e-mail message, Usenet article, or forum post (Google.com).

A sample disclaimer is as follows:

“The information contained in this email and/or attached document(s) is for the exclusive use of the individual(s) named above. This email may contain confidential, privileged and non-discloseable information. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the Madison County Library System” (Madison County Library System, n.d).

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How to Clear Internet History, Cache, Cookies, Temp Files

1. Start Internet Explorer2. Click Tools, Internet Options 3. Click delete 4. Click delete all to delete everything

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Backing up DataWhy is computer backup important?

Imagine yourself working on a document and before you hit the save button your computer goes haywire .

(Ruidoso Computer Services, Google Images)

A flash drive should be used to back up data on personal computers.

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Thank you for your attention.

(Your Attention,

Google Image) Are there any questions?