Avoid | - Part 2

Clickjacking: What Is It, and How Can You Avoid It?

When it comes to ways that hackers and malware distributors gain access to your computer, there are some things that get talked about a lot: social engineering, SQL injection, DDoS attacks, and so on. But one attack that doesn’t get talked about as much that’s just as nefarious as the others is clickjacking. Clickjacking is… read more »

4 Security Reasons That Explain Why You Should Avoid Lenovo PCs

It’s happened again. Like a dodgy employee with their hand caught in the till and given one last chance, Chinese computer and smartphone manufacturer Lenovo has been pushing flawed bloatware on its users. Just 12 months after Superfish threatened to undermine the company’s reputation, this latest incident demonstrates one very clear point: Lenovo PCs are… read more »

Quick Tips and Facts That’ll Help Avoid Vishing and Smishing Scams

Have you heard of vishing or smishing? Essentially, they’re both forms of phishing — vishing is done over the phone, and smishing is done through text messages. Both scams are designed to steal the victims information or money from them. Thankfully, these scams can be avoided if you know what to look for. The infographic… read more »

7 Security Reasons Why You Should Avoid eBay

eBay has made its fortune from people spending money; it now has 162 million users, saw $ 82 billion of sales in 2015, receives 250 million search requests per day, and has an annual revenue in excess of $ 8.5 billion. It might be reasonable, therefore, to expect the site to be one of the… read more »

7 Reasons You Should Avoid Subscribing to Netflix

Let me start with a disclaimer: I’ve been a faithful Netflix subscriber for many years. I’m a huge proponent of abandoning cable television and I’ve experienced my share of cord cutting benefits. So this suggestion to avoid Netflix is not coming from an anti-Netflix bias. The truth is, while Netflix is certainly an amazing and worthwhile service for many people, it… read more »

How to Avoid Google.com Redirects When You’re Outside the U.S.

If you live outside the US, when you visit google.com, you’re likely to be redirected to a localized version of Google, complete with a different domain extension and (often) non-English results. Here’s how you can avoid that redirection. 1. Visit google.com/?gws_rd=ssl instead of google.com to head straight to the standardized version of Google. Bookmark this modified URL… read more »

How to Spot and Avoid Fake Virus & Malware Warnings

Malware has long been a nuisance for computer users, and it doesn’t seem like that will change any time soon. Infections can happen in the most unpredictable ways, which is why anti-virus and anti-malware programs are so important — but they aren’t enough. As you use your computer and browse the Web, you may occasionally… read more »

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