The History list is a file, and therefore it begins to take up space as it grows larger. This is particularly true if you set a fairly long expiration time. It makes sense to clear the list every now and again. To do this, open Internet Explorer and click “Tools / Internet Options / [...]

The “money order scam” or “nigerian money order scam” are both the same thing. Basically someone gains your trust and sends you a money order (no kidding, you actually receive a money order and it may be for 2000 or 3000 dollars).

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Phishing is when a website “fakes” a financial site to try and trick you into entering your passwords or bank account information. Normally they do this by emailing you with spam, saying “your account is overdrawn” or “your account will be terminated”, etc. These are all obviously fake but many people continue to fall [...]

First off, internet cookies are basically written on your computer when you visit some websites. Now some good things come from cookies, this is how sometimes you do not have to enter your password again when you visit a website, it knows who you are because the information is on your computer in a [...]

Adware is simply software that displays popup ads or other ad related screens in your web browser or on your desktop. It arrives on your pc without your consent it has no easy way to uninstall or intentionally reinstalls if you remove parts of it, changes your pc and browser settings without your consent, [...]