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		<title>What is &#8220;phishing&#8221; and how do I protect myself from it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phishing is the practice of using spam emails to fool people into revealing private information that can be used for identity theft. The typical phishing scam involves an email that looks like it was sent by a legitimate organization such as a bank, credit card company, or online store such as eBay or Paypal. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I empty my browser&#8217;s cache?</title>
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		<title>What is a cookie?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How do I protect my data from viruses?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dedguy</dc:creator>
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		<title>How do I know who is really sending me an email?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to be really sure who is sending you an email you will have to carefully examine the email headers. This is also a place you can look to catch spam emails. To view all the headers in Outlook 2003, open a message and then select View, Options. The Message Options dialog box will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I protect my computer while using email?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email is often used to distribute viruses and other malicious programs that can harm your computer. These programs are often distributed as attachments that will install the malicious application on your system when you click to open them. You may receive an email that appears to come from Microsoft or another legitimate source, including images [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is &#8220;phishing&#8221; and how do I protect myself from it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The typical phishing scam involves an email that looks like it was sent by a legitimate organization such as a bank, credit card company, or online store such as eBay or Paypal. The email usually claims your account has expired or needs to be updated, or it will be suspended or closed. The email invites [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is spyware and how do I get rid of it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you computer suddenly becomes slower, the problem may not be hardware related. Sometimes programs known as &#8220;spyware&#8221; may be running in the background and taking over system resources such as memory and network bandwidth. The term spyware refers to any program that is installed on your system without your permission. These programs are often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I keep my computer secure while surfing the Web?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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