Five Ways to Keep Online Criminals at Bay

The strategies seem so simple, but criminals hacking into people's computers is reported all the time. Two of the ways to keep your computer safe involve software updates. The most vulnerable software according to the article is your browser and Adobe Reader. The other three are to avoid malicious ads, poisoned search results, and antisocial media. Criminals like to entice you to click on their ads found in Facebook, as an example of antisocial media.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/technology/personaltech/20basics.html?src=me&ref=homepage

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