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Dr. Keen
Cyber Defender & Diagnostics Lab Technician
Dr. Keen is in charge of Diagnostics and has the equipment and knowledge to fix most computer related problems.
Abandoned by her computer hacker parents when she was a child, Dr. Keen focuses on helping others overcome the attacks of cyber criminals just like her parents.
You can't direct the wind but you can adjust the sails
- Anonymous
French fries
Interests:Inventing, watercolor, playing fetch with Scout
Scout
Cyber Defender & Dr. Keen's robot assistant
Scout is in charge of keeping the Cyber Defense Force's security measures up-to-date. His computer brain carries fixes to most security and computer problems that can be administered at any time.
Scout is always eager to help make Cyberspace a safe and fun place.
Memory chips
Interests:Fixing computers, making antidotes for malware, playing fetch
January 14 2010
Cyber Defense Threats: Scareware
WARNING!!!! YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED WITH A DANGEROUS VIRUS!!!! IF YOU DON'T DOWNLOAD OUR ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM RIGHT NOW, YOUR MONITOR COULD EXPLODE!!!!
Okay, usually scareware isn't that obvious. But I bet you know exactly what I'm talking about! Have you ever had one of those flashy pop-ups that try to scare you into downloading something? Well, that's called scareware.
Sometimes the scareware will just try to make you download a relatively harmless file. Other times, the downloaded file could be some type of malware. One of the scariest things about scareware is how official the pop-up can look. They usually look like a Windows file and can even open up a real window on your screen.
The best way to protect yourself against scareware is with a pop-up blocker, a tool within your Web browsers that prevents a pop-up from displaying. And, as always, keep those anti-virus programs up to date. If malware does make it onto your computer, you'll still be able to defend yourself!