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Phisher

What is a Phisher?

A phisher is a cyber criminal that steals your identity. It hacks into your personal accounts and look for information like your back account name and password.

How did I get infected?

Phishers can pose as a bank staff requesting that you send your password to the bank.

They’re commonly passed around through email of instant messaging. They would send messages to you telling you to go to a fake website.

Fake websites can be identified from their ending extensions. A .com, .net, or .org is fine. However, a website ending in a number and/or foreign country like Bermuda (.bm) Czech Republic (.cz) or Russia (.ru) is a fake website.

What can I do to get rid of them?

The best way to prevent a Phisher is to always know that the website that you are clicking on is a fraud or not.

Works Cited :

, Frank. “Criminal_websites_5_07.pdf (application/pdf Object).” 9 Dec 2008 <http://www.beyondtechnology.net/PDF/Criminal_websites_5_07.pdf>.

“Phishing – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.” 9 Dec 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phisher>.

Worms

What are worms?

The original computer worm was first set free on the Internet by Robert Tappan Morris in 1988. Worms travel from one computer to another but unlike the common virus; it does not need human action. The greatest danger of a worm is that it can replicate itself. It can send thousands upon thousands of copies of itself to other people’s computers. For example the people on your email contact list. They can start conversations by saying “Hey look! I found a picture of this person that looks exactly like you!” then it would send you a file usually ending in an ‘exe’.

How did my computer get infected?

Possibly a person on your email contacts list can start conversations by saying “Hey look! I found a picture of this person that looks exactly like you!” then it would send you a file usually ending in an ‘exe’.

What can I do to get rid of them?

A ‘patch’ is software that patches up the fault that makes your computer defenseless to worms

You can also download internet security or Antivirus programs.

Works Cited:

Beal, Vangie. “The Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse?.” 3 Dec 2008 <http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2004/virus.asp>.

None. “Antiviruses. Compare and find the best antivirus. Panda Security.” 3 Dec 2008 <http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/homeusers/>.

None. “What is a computer worm?.” 2 Dec 2008 <http://www.tech-faq.com/computer-worm-virus.shtml>.

Roeth, Janine. “Microsoft Blaster worm.” 3 Dec 2008 <http://currents.ucsc.edu/03-04/08-18/worm.html>.

Trojan Horse

What are Trojan Horses?

In today’s computer world, Trojan Horses are defined as “malicious, security-breaking program that is disguised as something benign”. Trojan Horses have the capability to erase your disk, send your security and passport number to the thief, or lets a thief hack your computer. They do not have the capability to duplicate themselves just like worms do. Usually Trojans will create a back door or a trap door to send the information it has gained to the original sender. Some are made to be more annoying than dangerous. They can change your desktop background or add silly icons to your desktop.

How did my computer get infected?

You may have opened or downloaded a file ending in a like “exe”, “vbs”, “com”, “bat”, etc. For example: “dmsetup.exe” or “LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs. These are tricks of the Trojan. Files that you may have opened seem very harmless and important. They can also be sent through email attachments. Trojan horses can literally spread through anything you download, from a free online game to videos.

What can I do to get rid of them?

Fortunately, there are programs that help get rid of Trojan Horses like Clean Re-installation, Anti-Virus Software, or Anti-Trojan Programs. These all cost money but they are worth it. Clean Re-install will back u p your entire hard drive and re-install all your original programs. Anti Virus Software can handle Trojans pretty well most of the time. Anti Trojan Programs are programs that specialized in handling Trojans and not other common viruses. The best way to be sure that you won’t get infected is to never open email attachments sent by an unknown sender.

Works Cited:

Beal, Vangie. “The Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse?.” 3 Dec 2008 <http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2004/virus.asp>.

Holetsky, Sherry. “What is a Trojan Horse?.” 2 Dec 2008 <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-trojan-horse.htm>.

Landesman, Mary. “What’s a Trojan Horse virus?.” 2 Dec 2008 <http://antivirus.about.com/b/2006/05/31/whats-a-trojan-horse-virus.htm>.

Lo, Joseph. “Trojan Horse Attacks.” 2 Dec 2008 <http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/security/trojan.html>.

None. “What is a Trojan Horse Virus?.” 2 Dec 2008 <http://www.tech-faq.com/trojan-horse-virus.shtml>.

This is Lottle Mart. [Still in construction. Opening in the beginning of December]

View of … in front of school

This Thursday was International  Day.  Our school chose to focus on only one millennium goal for this year, poverty.  David J. , the representative from Crossroads, he told us his story of how this charity got started and alot of other stuff about poverty that i don’t remember…

Bottom line : poverty is bad and it should be stopped.

After and hour and a half of talking listening and sitting on numb butts, we finally got to activities.

It wasn’t anything that anyone expected. Everybody was thinking running outside in the scorching heat playing ‘fun’ games. But we did something else… something that was suppose to help us understand the lives of people living in poverty who are working day in day out…making paper bags…

We were all divided into ‘families’ of 6, working until our hands burn making paper bags using newspaper a mixture of flour and water as glue. We were suppose to sell the bags to shopkeepers and get the money and pray we make enough to pay for our rent, rice, and whatever else we can afford. To make it worse, we would sometimes catch a shopkeeper on a bad day. They would say “Aww guys! Look how pretty these bags are!” the she would tear it up! David J. would scream into the microphone “C’mon guys make those bags!! Think of your children starving to death! Their fate lies in you hands! Time is of the essence!!” He would repeat the over and over again…its annoying and it just adds up to our ‘fight’ for survival…

After a whole lot of paste, angry faces, and newspaper, it was finally over. The dreaded activity.

We had lunch of rice, potatoes, and carrots…it wasn’t one bit enjoyable.

Next we went into the Gym for yet another presentation. The another activity was waiting for us in the atrium.

We had to carry water from one big bucket to our team’s small bucket. Which ever team fills the bucket up the fastest wins. It sounds easy but we had to do it in other people’s shoes. We didn’t get to choose, we were given two random shoes and were expected to wear them.

Next Activity :

Crossing a “river” with a disability. Being blind, completely immoblie, mute, or deaf. I got the blind one and I had to crawl over the bridge. This was suppose to let us experience the life of a cripple.

Next and Last Activity :

This is my personal favorite. Everybody got this card stuck on to their back. They come in Blue, Pink, Yellow, and Green (I think). On the card, it says a job. You’re not suppose to know what you have but other people can see it. The object is to find out what your job is by asking people hints like “Am i rich?” etc. I got V12 Engine Inventor on a blue card. Turns out Blue cards are all jobs that are at the highest rank in society.

Here were the categories :

Poorest of the poor : Pink

Working Poor : Green

Middle Income : Yellow

Wealthy : Blue

There were a bunch of jobs where i found very funny like “Thai prostitute” or “U.S hobo/bum”

Afterwards the highschool students who are part of the Global Issues Group gave us the statistics of the world. I learned the wealthy people make up about 20% of the world and control 86% of the world’s natural resources and 45% of the world’s population is living under poverty.

As far as i can remember we had another 15 minute assebly in the auditorium.

Then the day was finally over…and so is this blog post.

When someone says family, I imediately think of my parents and little brother waving at me , smiling. Then I see my dogs and cat. Family is a group of people who are related by blood or legally. Families care for each other and help each other. Sometimes they can be a real speed bump. Your parents or sibling often causes you trouble. They usually add up to your issues and problem. Personally, I love my family but sometimes they don’t get that I sometimes want to be alone. And my parents can’t really accept the fact that I’m not 8 anymore

what are you worried/concerned about for this year?

The cafeteria food. I heard , last year, they were going to demolish our cafeteria and I was worried that our sponsor food for this year wouldn’t be as good quality or tastful. I was also worried about the classes. Who I’m going to be with and what are my subjects. I was especially worried about the homerooms. I wanted to have my friends in my homeroom and classes.

This past week, i learned that hydrogen is flammable in Science. We did a couple of labs all relating to pressure, melting points, etc. We debated about Christopher Columbus last week whether if he was a Hero or a Pitiable man in Social Studies. Mr. Scorgie came up to watch our debate. It was a draw in the end.

Cyberbullying is when a person is threatened or insulted through technologies like cell phones, social networks, or text message and much, much more. Today in ICT class, I saw a commercial of a girl who got up and stood in front of an audience putting another girl down. The people witnessing this were stunned, and so was my class while watching that video. I thought the video clear and to the point. Stop cyberbullying.

Patty   (Victim)                                                     Lindsay   (Bully)

“I-Safe America, an organization promoting Web safety, surveyed 1500
students in 4th through 8th grade, and found that 42 percent have been
bullied online. And 53 percent admitted to saying something mean or
hurtful to someone else online.”  - ConnectForKids

In the End : Thank You for watching! Now you know a bit about me!

This is my tutorial for Adobe Premiere Elements. I find doing this video is pretty boring because you have to do what you’re told and you can’t do anything that you want. I hated the part where we had to narrate, my voice ruined the video even though you can barely hear it.

This is my second Want Ad. You can see there isn’t much change in the appearance, but I changed my word choice.

This is my second wordle cloud. I made a second one because i wanted to change my word choices.

This is my Christopher Columbus Wanted Ad made into a Wordle cloud.

I need a crew of 50-100 men to join me on a voyage across uncharted waters to find a new route to China. I am looking for men with these qualities in them:
Brave
Healthy
Determined
Young (age 20-30)
Strong
Not married
Hard Working
Trustworthy

Benefits: You will be paid handsomely in gold and you will be the first to see the new lands or even a little fame when the voyage ends and we return to Italy

If interested, please come to the Opera House in the city center between the times of October and November.

What i learned this past week. I learned…alot. I can’t really list them all. Half of them aren’t even related to school.

Things that i learned in school are the ‘Magna Carta’, or the Great Charter and about King John, one of the worst kings of England in Social Studies. I learned how to use Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 in ITC. It can get very confusing at times but i can handle it. I learned densities of different metals in Science along with Neutrons, Protons, and Electrons. And finally, I learned “When sculpting a sculpture, remember to give them form. They’re not just one big lump of plaster.” in Art.

I don’t have ANY hopes……..

1. Scroll your mouse on to the Sun-Like object. 3 options will pop out
2. Click on the option on the left that looks like a cross.
3. Drag your mouse around the area you want a picture of
4. Then Click “Image”
5. A screen will pop up showing the preview of your image
6. You can do things like draw arrows, add text, add a frame, and highlight.
7. After you are done messing with your image, on the button, there are options that says “Screencast.com”, Flickr, FTP, and File.
8. Click on File then click Save.
9. A screen will pop up with options of where you want to save your image
10. Rename your image and Save. I prefer the Desktop
11. Now you can do numerous things to your image
12. If you want to upload it to EduBlogs, click on the first gray option next to the text above that says “Add Media”
13. Then a screen will pop up.
14. Upload your image
15. If you are experiencing problems,  close the screen and repeat steps 12 and 13 again
16. Now click Browser Uploader, this should help
17. Upload image
18. Done