DMCA Copyright Violation Notice – Malware I receive several of these a month, this one is for a website that I manage. The scammer is hoping that you will fall for the DMCA Copyright Violation Notice and will click on the link and download the attachment (which contains malware). This is part of a large… Continue reading DMCA Copyright Violation Notice – Malware
Category: Technology
SEO Money Back Guarantee – SPAM
SEO Money Back Guarantee – SPAM Here is a SPAM message that I received recently. I have seen more and more spammers using Outlook.com for their spamming needs. But why is that? It is not very feasible to block *@outlook.com from sending to an email server. I can block [email protected] and I have, but he… Continue reading SEO Money Back Guarantee – SPAM
Sharing Too Much Online
Sharing Too Much Online I’m going to break down a course that I have given to my family, friends, and Scouts over the years. It is about sharing too much online, and it might not be what you are thinking. This will be a multi-part post. One of the things kids love to do on… Continue reading Sharing Too Much Online
I’m About Over Facebook
I’m About Over Facebook I’m not sure about you, but I’m about done with Facebook. I’m getting tired of their practice of stamping a damn COVID banner on everything, regardless if it has to do with the virus or not. I’m tired of their “Fact Checkers“, not checking facts and when they do, they are… Continue reading I’m About Over Facebook
How To Delete Your Browser History
How To Delete Your Browser History Your web browser by default tracks every website you visit and every page you visit on each website. Besides the paranoid tin-foil hat-wearing reasons, there are actually some technical reasons why you may want to clear out your browser cache. If you are having some problems with a web… Continue reading How To Delete Your Browser History
On Target – 2013 Target Breach
On Target, the 2013 Data Breach at Target As much of the world is staying isolated at home, cybercriminals are having more time to beat away at your passwords. In fact, in June the rate of brute force attacks rose by 671%. That is a staggering increase and it looks like increased phishing via email… Continue reading On Target – 2013 Target Breach
Go Home Facebook, You’re Drunk
Go Home Facebook, You’re Drunk So I was on Facebook, actually making a post about something and the following pop-up appeared. Say what, how does a post consider SPAM, and why are you just now worried about it when it was from 2019? According to Wikipedia SPAM – Name comes from a Monty Python sketch… Continue reading Go Home Facebook, You’re Drunk
Advance Searching on Google and Bing
Google First and foremost Google automatically assumes that two or more words in the search box are “AND” searches. This means “First Last” are First AND Last. Other search operators for Google are: Symbol Function ” “ Put any phrase in quotes to force Google to use exact-match. On single words, prevents synonyms. OR Google search… Continue reading Advance Searching on Google and Bing
Learn How To Remove Yourself Online
Learn How To Remove Yourself Online First, there isn’t a way to make yourself completely disappear, as what goes online, stays online. But you can clean up what is online about you to some extent. This will be a multi-part post starting with people searching websites SpokeoSpokeo is a people search website that aggregates data… Continue reading Learn How To Remove Yourself Online
What happens to your Facebook page after you die?
Ever wonder what happens to your Facebook page after you die? Well, the short answer is, nothing, nothing at all, that is right away. Facebook will delete an account after a period of inactivity, but exactly how long that period is, remains a mystery. I can tell you that it is at least 1 year,… Continue reading What happens to your Facebook page after you die?
