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Online safety links A - Z
Cell (mobile) phone safety
Safety for mobile phones, regardless of whether they have Internet capability or not.
Chat rooms
Staying safe when chatting online, including information about IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
Downloading music safety
What the law says and how to disable P2P technology on your computer.
E-mail safety
How to deal with and protect yourself and your computer against spam, phishing, spoofing, scams and chain letters.
Hacking
What is hacking and what do you do when your computer has been hacked?
Identity theft
How safe is your personal data?
Instant messaging safety
How to get the best from your Instant messenger and chat safely
Online dating
How to have fun but be aware fo the dangers and stay safe.
Online discussion safety
Safety tips for using forums, bulletin boards and newsgroups.
Online gaming safety
Online shopping and auctions
Advice on safe online financial transactions.
Phishing
What phishing is and how to recognize a phishing attempt.
Pop-ups
What they are and what you can do about them
Scams and fraud
How to recognize online scams, fraud, hoaxes, rumors and urban legends and what you can do about them
Spam
What the law says, deal with and protect your computer against spyware.
Spoofing
What spoofing is and how to recognize a spoofed e-mail.
Spyware (Adware and Malware)
How to detect, deal with and protect your computer against spyware.
Text messaging (SMS) safety
All about sending text messages and how to understand text lingo.
Viruses
How to detect, deal with and protect your computer against viruses.
Web site safety
How to build a safer Web page or Web site.
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Pop-ups
How to solve the problem
Explanation :: Detection :: Solution :: Prevention
OK, it would be pretty pointless including a page about "how to tell if you have pop-ups" as it is obvious that you have them. However, what might not be so obvious is the reason that they are taking over your desktop and it could well be that you have spyware installed on your machine.
How to tell what is causing pop-ups
If you are troubled by pop-up ads as soon as you turn on your computer (even when you are not surfing) and or your machine is behaving abnormally (running slowly for instance), you may have spyware on your computer.
Spyware can cause a user to lose control of their PC. Changes to the web browser's homepage and to other settings can be made without the user's knowledge or permission. These changes can include turning off security protection so the spyware can communicate with external resources, making them potentially very dangerous. Removing spyware can be a huge chore. Many spyware programs offer an “uninstallation” option which either does not work as advertised or actually installs more spyware.
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