Websites to Avoid: teens

Monday, March 9, 2009

Installment #47 - Song Lyrics

Lyrics - lately my kids have been interested in getting the words to their favorite songs - I figured I had better check things out first. Oh! I was so very disappointed! It just ticks me off that the "bad guys" tend to target the young because they are a bit careless and impatient. Teens don't give a hoot about all the bad stuff that can happen online - to them or their computers! And, unfortunately, the cyber-criminals KNOW this!

Of the 15 web sites I checked out, guess what!? Only 2 were safe! That is absolutely pitiful! It's not fair! So, folks, warn your kids!

Here's my results:

BAD:

songlyrics.com
azlyrics.com
elyrics.net
lyricsmode.com
songmeanings.net
lyricsmania.com
lyrics.com
lyricsfreak.com
musicsonglyrics.com
thesonglyrics.com
lyricsbay.com
letssingit.com
songs-lyrics.net

GOOD:

Gosh - it makes me want to start up a lyrics site just to spite the others! I applaud them for all the work that has to go into them; but, you would think that, after all the work put into it, they wouldn't let their websites be compromised. Kinda defeats the whole purpose, doesn't it? Duh!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Installment #32 - Free Legal Advice

I probably shouldn't being saying this, but, hey, what the heck? My foster kid is in trouble again. Yes, my teenager did what all the other kids were doing - except she's the only one that got caught. It just figures! What can I do? It's not like I can tie her up and keep her from leaving the house. The best I can do is be a good example and teach her as we go.

So, needless to say, I am looking for some FREE legal advice online. I checked on 15 websites relating to this, and I wasn't surprised that only 3 of them aren't very safe. And those three just invade your computer with third party cookies. Sure, third party cookies aren't really dangerous, but they do tend to bog your computer down and make you run slow as hell!

Here are my results:

BAD:

thelaw.com
facade.com
consumersavvytips.org

GOOD:

Can you recommend a good website for some good legal advice?

Why Websites to Avoid is Vital

The Internet has become a part of life - of the world's estimated 6.7 billion people, 24.7% of them use the Internet - that's over 1.6 billion people - and boy, does that excite the "cyber-creeps!"

But, adware and spyware are not the only things that can make a website "bad." Websites need to be checked on several issues - excessive or potentially dangerous spam, the integrity of the site's downloads, their use or abuse of third party tracking cookies, reports of malware, browser exploits, phishing, scams, or bad shopping experiences, and, of course, virus infections.

I rely a lot on Siteadvisor (by McAfee) - SA can either be used online (my preference) or downloaded. WOT (Web of Trust) and Finjan Secure Browsing are browser add-ons available as free downloads. I use all three!

However, word of mouth and personal experience are equally vital. That is why my blog/website is one of many vehicles of precaution you need to use faithfully.

Protect your Computer!

Even though you may have security software installed (free or not) and regularly run them, never let your guard down and "click" without thinking!

Be sure to use a firewall, anti-virus protection, anti-spyware, and system optimizers and/or cleaners - and defrag your PC on a regular basis!

Update these programs weekly, if not more! New infections surface every day!

(NOTE: Personally, I use Avira anti-virus, Spybot Search & Destroy, SpywareGuard, Advanced System Optimizer, Ccleaner, IOBit Security, Diskeeper Lite defragmenter, and Windows Firewall & Windows Defender (Microsoft) - and, of course, my browser is Firefox with AdBlock and Finjan enabled!)

Websites to Avoid

Monday, March 9, 2009

Installment #47 - Song Lyrics

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Installment #32 - Free Legal Advice

Why Websites to Avoid is Vital

Protect your Computer!

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