If you use the Firefox or Opera browser, your History could be seen by a hacker. The History is a list of Web sites you have visited. To see your History in Firefox, click the word History on the upper left.

The vulnerability results from the way these two browsers handle bitmap (.BMP) images. Firefox has been informed, and claims that the latest version, 2.0.0.12, is not vulnerable to this problem. If you use , make sure you have updated to the latest version.

With , it is the opposite. Newer versions are affected by the flaw. However, the very latest version, 9.25, is supposedly safe against this problem. Learn how to delete your in Firefox. Read my post from Feb. 16 right here:
http://mypcsecurityblog.com/featured/keep-your-browser-neat-tidy

You probably get a wagonload of every day, as I do. I have “won” so much money with these deals that I could have retired 10 times over! Of course, you should never give out any personal information to these scammers. But here are two additional interesting points.

Never give your age; the crooks are trying to find seniors who are easy targets. And never give your occupation; the criminal is trying to determine how much they can cheat you out of.

Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of How to Protect Your Computer Online. He has been keeping Internet surfers safe and secure since the last century. Find out how he does it; protect your own computer with five layers of protection right here:
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