Degunking your email, snam, and viruses / Jeff Duntemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duntemann, Jeff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spam (Electronic mail).

Computer viruses--Prevention.

Computer viruses.

Computer security--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Computer security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scottsdale, Ariz. : Paraglyph Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Internet and email has become a communications bonanza, allowing people to socialize, do business, shop, and enhance their education just about anywhere there is a computer. As convenient as all this communication is, it also creates piles of electronic clutter that accumulate on your computer, creating a blizzard of overstuffed files, annoying spam, and pop-ups, and making you vulnerable to dangerous hackers and viruses. "Degunking Your Email, Spam, and Viruses is organized according to a special cleaning process and written in everyday language that is designed for all computer users. With our unique 12-step Degunking program, you'll learn all the tried-and-true techniques to keep your computer clutter-free of spam and viruses and running well. The unique Degunking with Time Limitations chart shows how you can improve your computer's performance and keep your email better organized, regardless of whether you have ten minutes or a few hours. This book also provides information and links to free utilities and programs that will help you get rid of viruses, manage your email better, and protect your computer.

Contents:

Intro

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Contents at a Glance

Contents

Introduction

1 Why Is Your Computer Suffering from Email and Virus Gunk?

2 Creating Your Email Degunking Strategy

3 Using the Right Email Client

4 Developing Good Email Habits

5 Read and Degunk Your Email from Anywhere

6 Cleaning and Organizing Your Mailbase

7 Avoid Becoming a Spam Magnet!

8 Understand the Spam Filtering Conundrum

9 Deep-Clean Your Spam Using Bayesian Spam Filtering

10 Avoid Spam Control Methods That Don't Work

11 Protect Yourself Against Viruses, Trojans, and Worms

12 Defeat Those Viruses

13 Avoid Adware, Spyware, and Browser Bugaboos

14 Use Firewalls to Stop Those Worms

15 Degunk Nigerian Rhapsodies, Hoaxes, and Other Smelly Phish

16 Degunking Af ter a Malware Attack

Index.

Notes:

"Organize you email so that it works for you! Protect yourself from nasty snam, viruses, and worms."

Includes index.

OCLC:

61492355