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In computer news this week 5/3/2006 A review
of Anonymizer software – a
software program to hide your identity on the internet, and to protect you
against such perils as Phishing, pharming, and Evil Twins: This is a
description of the Anonymizer program from their website: The Internet has become a
fountain of information that most people use on a daily basis for
entertainment and education…work and play. Unfortunately, the
convenience of the World Wide Web also comes with hidden dangers. Online
crimes are on the rise and are constantly evolving technologically. Anonymous
Surfing protects your privacy and secures your identity by staying one step
ahead of these online predators. Anonymous Surfing hides
your IP address so online snoops are unable to track the sites you visit and
build profiles on your Internet activities. By redirecting your Web traffic
through our secure servers, your online identity is protected. Our servers
are armed with 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, similar to that
of your bank. So you can rest easy knowing that Anonymizer has you and your
family covered. Additionally, Anonymous
Surfing also protects you from inadvertently visiting Web sites that are
known to be phishing, pharming, or spyware sites. If you unknowingly visit
one of these sites, a warning page will display to notify you of the hidden
dangers that are lurking ahead. Phishing threats lure
unsuspecting email recipients into clicking a link in an email that looks
like it’s from their bank to update their account information. However,
these clever scams are simply trying to steal your personal information,
credit card information, and more. Anonymous Surfing protects against
phishing scams with a real-time anti-phishing feed that integrates into your
Web browser to block you from clicking through to these fraudulent sites.
Updated every fifteen minutes, this added protection automatically displays a
warning page to notify you that you are being led to a known phishing site. Pharming attacks are similar
to phishing in nature but they don’t rely on you clicking on their
fraudulent email. Pharming attacks are even more dangerous because they are
able to redirect you to a fraudulent Web site even if you type the URL into
your Internet browser. Anonymous Surfing protects against pharming threats by
routing all of your Internet traffic through our hardened, secure servers. In
addition, when you have Anonymous Surfing activated, your Host file is never
accessed so even if it’s corrupted, you will still arrive at your
intended destination safely. Evil twins trick wireless users into connecting a laptop or PDA to a
tainted hotspot by posing as a legitimate wi-fi provider. Once you connect to
their wireless network, the evil twins can watch your online activities and
steal your confidential information. Anonymous Surfing protects against evil
twins by routing all of your Internet traffic through our secure servers,
thus bypassing the fraudulent hotspot. Next week
I’ll tell you how this program works and performs. |
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