Sunday, March 6, 2011

10 steps to avoid phishing scams | Ways to Avoid phishing scams

there are many activities going on these days to hack your personal stuff, there is always an intruder who wants to be in your stuff its not important that its only wants to get your stuff may be its just to cause you some trouble, so here are some steps that you should keep in your mind to avoid any such activity......




  1. Keep your antivirus up to date 
  2. Do not click on hyperlinks mentioned  in your e-mails
  3. Take advantage of anti-spam software
  4. Verify https (SSL) and always keep a look on this
  5. Use anti-spyware software
  6. Get educated about these techniques believe me they are so simple
  7. Use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
  8. Use Firewall's
  9. Use backup system images
  10. Don't enter sensitive or financial information into pop-up windows
  11. Protect against DNS pharming attacks
and here you are secure with your stuff.