Hoaxbuster   http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/   Computer incident advisory ... hoaxes    Before you worry about virus warnings, check out this site to see if the warning you got is real, or a hoax.  This page is provided by the US Department of Energy. 
On their home page   http://www.ciac.org/ciac/   CIAC also links to virus sites, such as  symantic, etc.
 

A story at   http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,2019,00.asp   describes cookie cop 2, which can be used to disable pop up windows, and do other stuff on cookies. Written by pcmag, available for free.

Trend Micro has this:   http://us.trendmicro.com/us/home/index.html    trendmicro househcalls scans your computer on line for free. The actual url for the free scan is here   http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/  
Trendsecure is listed here 
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/InformationTechnology/tech_svs/links.htm
Trend Micro is listed here
http://cio.energy.gov/cybersecurity/protection.htm   

SAFETY AND SECURITY

National Grid for Learning, Internet Safety page   http://safety.ngfl.gov.uk/?sec=9&cat=99&clear=y    Can also be accessed at    http://safety.ngfl.gov.uk/   links to safety for schools, parents and to safe and correct use for the internet.
 

and lists:

Get Netwise   http://www.getnetwise.org/    kind of a one stop computer security place.  Also listed on this American Library Association page
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/foryoungpeople/childrenparents/especiallychildren.htm

SPAM

Two organizations are these  
spam.abuse.net   http://spam.abuse.net/  
The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email   http://www.cauce.org/

download.com's page for on line privacy software   http://www.download.com/3150-2144-0.html    lists many programs. If you search for ad aware and spybot, they have millions of downloads. Ad aware is also listed here   http://antivirus.nih.gov/information/Ad_awarefaq.asp   and both are listed here   http://www.microtech.doe.gov/assist/main.html

ad aware    http://www.lavasoft.nu/   searches for spyware and ads and removes them. Listed here  http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10045910.html

spybot search and destroy   http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html    searches for spyware and removes them. Listed here   http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html

  

ADS

Double Click has this page   http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/index.aspx   which describes their privacy policy.

Value Click has   http://www.valueclick.com/privacy.html   this statement about privacy

Network Advertising Initiative   http://www.networkadvertising.org/   "The NAI (Network Advertising Initiative) is a cooperative group of network advertisers. We have developed a set of privacy principles, in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission. The NAI's foremost commitment is to provide consumers with clear explanations of Internet advertising practices and how they affect you and the Internet itself."
  Networkadvertising.org is listed here
  http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/dataprivacy_links.html   
  http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2003&m=July&x=20030725142119retropc0.560055

URL SPOOFING AND PHISHING

brief information on spoofing
http://www.washington.edu/computing/windows/issue22/spoofing.html

The summary is:
1. If you get an email directing you to some site that might ask for security info (e.g., bank account, credit card, updating your computer, etc),
        DON'T click on the link.
2. If you really want to follow the link, copy and paste the url to your browser. That way, you will go to where you want.

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