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Comcast Scares Customers to Promote Business


Today I received a “Security Notice” from Comcast (aka Xfinity).  They claimed to have detected that I MAY have been infected…  That’s right, they didn’t say that my computers ARE infected, they are basically just guessing.
Now, normally I would just take this as polite advice to check my security systems… But, then it dawned on [...]

“How To” Avoid Spam


This article was updated from the one I published on xrdsportal.com…
Spam is a never-ending nuisance that requires everyone involved to help out. The main way to prevent Spam is to not let your e-mail address reach the spammers in the first place. Now, while this is easier said than done, I will provide a few [...]

Viruses, and Spam, and Phishing… OH MY!


It seems there never is an end to the amount of malicious or even just annoying online occurrences such as virus infections, spam messages and phishing scams trying to steal your bank account info… For instance, on average… In just one days time, Crossroads Realty blocks about 8,000 spam messages, 175 viruses, and 125 [...]