{"id":18653,"date":"2010-10-12T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T18:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=18653"},"modified":"2010-10-12T13:37:48","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T18:37:48","slug":"techbite-extra-online-protection-free-easy-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/techbite-extra-online-protection-free-easy-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"TechBite: Extra Online Protection: Free, Easy, Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/stevewp.jpg\" alt=\"steveb\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7167 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Steve Bass<\/p>\n<p><b>You&#8217;re the Target!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This just in: Somebody out there is trying to trick you into clicking a link in an e-mail. Do it and you&#8217;ll be delivered to a Web site ready, willing, and absolutely able to damage your PC, steal your passwords, and use your address books.<\/p>\n<p>Just this week, PandaLabs warned of a massive iTunes phishing campaign. E-mails are sent with a well-designed, authentic-looking receipt for $895. Alarmed &#8212; and unsuspecting &#8212; victims click to see how it happened and they eventually get tagged with the Zeus Trojan.<\/p>\n<p><b>But I&#8217;m Protected<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Okay, yes, you already have a security tool. But I have three smart, free, no-fuss browser tools that&#8217;ll give you an extra edge against cyber criminals.<\/p>\n<p>I sense you might be resisting. Go along with me for a minute.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re asking, legitimately, why I&#8217;m suggesting you need more help when I went on so long in the last newsletter about Norton Internet Security 2011. Two reasons: One, I&#8217;m not taking any chances with my PC, and I don&#8217;t think you should either. And two, if Norton somehow skips a beat &#8212; or you forget to update yoursecurity program for a week &#8212; I want someone else to watch both our backs.<\/p>\n<p><b>ClearCloud: Under the Hood<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Technically, ClearCloud changes the DNS server settings so traffic is routed through its servers first. I like how I can turn the ClearCloud service on and off, and it uninstalls without doing any damage. ClearCloud is still in beta, a testing phase. Read the ClearCloud FAQ. If you&#8217;re interested in this technology, you can also look at Norton DNS, which is in beta as well.<\/p>\n<p>As with any tool that changes your system&#8217;s DNS settings, ClearCloud still blocks sites for a couple of hours after it&#8217;s disabled or unloaded. 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