Distingushing between real and spoofed emails

Another name for a fake website is "spoof".

Two internet services Phisers use to carry out internet fraud are E-Mail and the world wide web.

Phishers use fake statements in their e-mail that they may send out.

Phishers may ask for personal details that no genuine institution would request in an e-mail e.g. PIN numbers or passwords to accounts.

Phishing e-mails are not personalised for example they will never use your forename or surname in the e-mail. They cannot do this because they have to send the same e-mail to many different people.

Most banks (and other financial organisations, such as Paypal) use secure web sites. You can recognise these by the use of https://, rather than simply http:// in the URL. Notice the extra letter "s". Secure web sites also display a padlock icon in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.

Witholding personal information

Proxy-server solutions

Proxy ServersThe idea of a proxy is authorising someone to take your place or to do something for you.A proxy server is one that acts on behalf of another server, usually for Web related purposes.A proxy server allows internal users to get web pages from web servers without having to communicate with them directly.Only the firewall-protected proxy server is allowed to connect to the Internet. This process is invisible to users and is used to maintain network security

AnalogX Proxy 4.14
Share an Internet connection with other computers.

FoxyProxy Extension 2.5.3
The most complete proxy tool for Firefox.

Proxy Firewall 1.0.4.253
Force programs to use a proxy at socket level.

I would recommend FoxyProxy Extension 2.5.3 because it is free, has lots of features and support.

Filtering software

Content filtering software works by checking the information, This list could also contain words that would be blocked if the user tries to enter them.

NetVizor 5.30.08
Monitor the entire network from one centralized location.


Ocean Mail Server 1.1.12
Manage your mail and deploy a variety of security features to prevent abuse and spamming.

Safesquid Content Filtering Proxy 4.0.4
Question the authentication and secure fetched Internet content.

I would recommend Ocean Mail Server 1.1.12 because you can configure a set of individual account settings and it has anti-spam filtering

Spam filters

Spam-filtering takes place when e-mails that are suspected spam are filtered out of your inbox.

Anti-Spam Guard 4.0

File Size: 2500 KB;
Platform: Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Spam Monitor 2.5

File Size: 3327 KB;
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003

Outlook Express Spam Filter 2.13

File Size: 2304 KB;
Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows 2003

I would recommend Outlook Express Spam Filter 2.13 because it protects your inbox by learning to detect spam as it's being used and it blocks out junk e-mails.

Anti-spyware solutions

Once anti-spyware has been installed it can be set to scan the system for spyware that can be deleted. There are generally two types of scan that can be carried out, a Quick Scan or a Deep Scan.

Steganos anti-spyware 2006

License: Free to try (Shareware)
OS: Win 2000/XP
Size: 10.0 MB

ParetoLogic Anti-Spyware 5.0

License: Free to try (Shareware)
OS: Win 2000/XP
Size: 4.1 MB

Windows Defender 7.0

License: Free (Freeware)
OS: Win 2000/XP/2003
Size: 5.0 MB

I would recommend ParetoLogic Anti-Spyware 5.0 because it removes adware, spyware, pop-up generators, keyloggers, trojans and hijackers.

Installing and configuring antivirus software

Before you install AntiVirus:

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  Close all programs on your machine, so that you won't lose work when you restart the machine during this installation.
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  Log in with a user name and password for an account with administrative privileges.
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  Disable or uninstall all other anti-virus and firewall applications that may interfere with the installation process.

Installing antivirus software:

1) Go to the BevoWare download site and select the appropriate version of Norton AntiVirus (NAV) for your version of OS X. If you are using OS X 10.4 (Tiger), download NAV 10. If you are using OS X 10.3.9 or earlier, download NAV 9.

2) Double-click the downloaded disk image file (.dmg).

3) Double-click the Norton AntiVirus icon and follow the instructions in the installation wizard to complete installation.

4) Reboot your machine when installation is complete.

5) Drag the Norton AntiVirus installer and the downloaded file (ending in .sit or .dmg) to the Trash, then empty it.

Internet Security Suites

Internet security suites provides a comprehensive defence system against all of today’s Internet threats, offering system resource friendly protection from all types of malicious programs, phishing, hacker attacks and spam.

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008

• PCW Rating: 84 Very Good
• Performance: Very Good
• Design: Very Good
• Features: Superior


Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0

• PCW Rating: 82 Very Good
• Performance: Very Good
• Design: Superior
• Features: Very Good


McAfee Internet Security Suite

• PCW Rating: 80 Very Good
• Performance: Good
• Design: Very Good
• Features: Superior

I would recommend Symantec Norton Internet Security 2008 because it Protects your computer by automatically detecting and removing spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, and Internet worms.It also Exchanges files via email and instant messaging without worrying about receiving threats on the computer or spreading them to others.

Firewall products

A firewall is a form of Internet defence. Just as it is recommended that a user should keep up-to-date anti-virus and anti-spyware software running on their system, it is also critical to maintain a strong firewall.

Agnitum outpost firewall pro

License: Free to try (Shareware)
OS: Win 98/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003
Size: 15.4 MB

CoGen Personal Firewall 2007

License: Free to try (Shareware)
OS: Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Size: 7.2 MB

Armor2net Personal Firewall 3.12

License: Free to try (Shareware)
OS: Win 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
Size: 3.4 MB

I would recommend Armor2net Personal Firewall 3.12 because it stops hackers and data thieves and protects your PC from Internet-borne threats.

Legal Aspects

One of the most controversial aspects of the Internet has been the growth of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing systems, which allow users to share files, including songs, movies and software with others.

Some file sharing systems are:

• Kazaa
• LimeWire
• Bit Torrent
• eMule

Record companies, movie producers and software vendors claim that file sharing deprives both companies and artists of income and future productions, but many users claim that it gives them access to materials they would otherwise be unable to afford.

Many of the files found on file-sharing services are copyright and should not be uploaded or downloaded without the consent of the author or copyright holders.

High-street cybercafe company easyinternetcafe was fined for allowing users to download music files and burn them onto CD.

Why you should avoid P2P

Reasons you should avoid P2P are:

• Downloaded files often turn out to contain a virus or have spyware
• Downloaded files may be faulty and do not operate as they are meant to
• Downloaded software may not be able to obtain support from the software vendor when they require it.

There are a number of legal download services, some of these are:

• Apple's Itunes
• mp3.com
• ayepod.net
• music.download.com

Some of these sites are free, but you have to pay for some of them. A site that is free is BBC iPlayer it lets you access television programmes via your PC and you can listen to the radio and live streaming.