Balloon Boy - Falcon Heene Hoax - Beware Virus and Malware
Searching for News on Balloon Boy, which we now know is a hoax, can result in a Virus or Malware to be placed on your computer. I was scanning the Internet today for stories, and almost half of the pages I went to were malicious sites. Stick with the major sites like CNN.com, ABC.com, NBC.com, etc. and you’ll be fine, but if you are doing searches on this or any major news story BEWARE!
Balloon Boy Falcon Heene Father Richard on CNN who also appeared on Wife Swap with wife Mayumi
How did I know about the Virus and Malware problems? Because I have blocks in place to protect me.
Here are two things I have installed that are picking up problems — both are FREE.
– McAfee Site Advisor
– AVG Anti-Virus
I also have Symantec (and McAfee) Anti Virus Installed, but AVG always seems to pick up things it doesn’t.
ALSO - Generally speaking, Firefox tends to be the Safer Browser.
Here is info from one page AVG protected me from….
These days, it’s not only viruses that can harm your computer. Online criminals can potentially take control of any webpage and infiltrate your computer.
Web-based threats like exploits, phishing, and social engineering can corrupt your computer, steal your identity or make your computer part of a “bot” network. AVG is committed to protecting you while online, and is constantly analyzing web sites on the Internet for these and other online threats.
