INTERNET SAFETY: VIRUS: a computer program that can copy itself and infect your computer. CAPTCHAS: type the letters to set up an online account

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INTERNET SAFETY:

VIRUS:

a computer program that can copy itself and infect your computer

Malware:

Harmful software programs

designed to damage your computer without

you knowing.

Spyware:

Undetected programs that “spy”

on you by collecting information you transmit

online (such as your usernames and passwords

or internet history)

**these are usually downloaded to your

computer from a website or a spam email

Antivirus Software:

software programs

that prevent and detect computer viruses

CAPTCHAS:

type the letters to set up an online account

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Discourage automated computer programs (called “bots”) from setting up fake accounts

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Only actual humans can read the slanted letters

PRACTICE: WRITE THE SECURITY WORD

_______________

________________

_______________

Sometimes called a

‘security word’

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SECURE WEBPAGES

A webpage with extra security features where users can safely enter personal information

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Online shopping

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Government websites

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Social media (sometimes)

FEATURES OF A SECURE WEBPAGE:

NOT A SECURE WEBPAGE:

1. No lock near the web address

2. No ‘s’ in ‘http://’

3. NOT SAFE to enter personal information

Lock near the web address

http

s

:// in the web address

SAFE to enter personal

information

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POP-UPS:

Online advertisements that pop-up on the screen when you’re searching the Internet.

ENABLING POP-UPS:

1. CLICK ‘Options for this site’

2. CLICK ‘Always allow’

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If you do NOT see the pop-up after you click ‘Always allow,’ click the REFRESH button

INCREASING ONLINE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN

1. CLICK on the Start button

2. CLICK on the Control Panel in the Start Menu

3. CLICK on User Accounts and Family Safety

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Add or remove user accounts

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Set up parental controls for any user (helpful for children)

CLICK to close

the pop-up

Popups aren’t always bad!

Sometimes job applications will appear in a pop-up after

you click Apply. If you don’t see an application right

away, you might need to enable pop-ups to access it.

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EMAIL SAFETY:

SPAM

junk emails sent by companies, hackers or other unfamiliar senders

**NEVER download attachments in a spam email. This

could infect your computer with a computer virus.

PHISHING:

emails that steal your personal or financial

information by posing as a legitimate company

WHICH EMAILS ARE SPAM/PHISHING?

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FREE! Things or Quick Cash

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Loans

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Sexual Explicit Content or Online Dating

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Politically-Charged Content

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Prizes or ‘Special Offers’

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School Admission Offers

- For-profit colleges send out school entrance emails.

Even if you are looking to go back to school, these should

be considered spam.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

IS THIS EMAIL SAFE?

SAFE

UNSAFE (SPAM)

Familiar sender

(Family members, teachers, coworkers, etc.)

Unfamiliar sender

Or email has unusual domain name

(ex: [email protected])

Mentions your name (spelled correctly!)

Generic greeting

(“Dear valued customer,” “Hi there,”)

Correct spelling and punctuation

Words spelled incorrectly, names not capitalized,

punctuation incorrect or missing

No specials offers

FREE deals or other unrealistic offers

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REPORTING AN EMAIL AS SPAM

1. CLICK the checkbox to select the email

2. CLICK the Spam button

DELETING SPAM EMAILS:

Following instructions for deleting emails on p. 8

PHISHING:

emails that steal your personal or financial information by posing as a legitimate company

PRACTICE: IDENTIFYING SPAM EMAILS

Which of the following emails are spam? (Write an X in the checkbox)

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SECURITY QUESTIONS

Questions you can answer to log in to your email account if you forget your password

Be sure to choose questions and answers you will remember!

SECURE PASSWORDS

FEATURES OF A SECURE PASSWORD:

5Flower$

UPPERCASE LETTERS

If you write your password down for reference, remember to

carefully and correctly write UPPER- and lower- case letters

lowercase letters

Numbers

1234567890

Choose numbers you will remember (an anniversary, age, etc.)

Symbols

!@#$%^&*

Type by holding SHIFT and pressing any number key

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