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Tax season. It's not a favorite time of year for many, but the deadline for filing income taxes for many countries is quickly approaching. And, especially in areas of the world where e-filing is popular, we can expect to see a boost in the efforts of cyber scammers and
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identity thieves to trick users into giving out personal information or infecting their PCs with malware. In this issue, we take a closer look at how you can prepare yourself this tax season, and what steps you can take to keep your data secure.
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Best regards,
Lina Nielsen
Editor, Lavasoft News
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Is It Safe to File Your Taxes Online?
Find out how to prepare yourself and your PC for tax season scams. |
Simple Tips to Keep Your Online Data Secure
Is your confidential information safe from prying eyes? |
How Anonymous Are You Online?
These days, we share more and more personal details about ourselves online — whether intentional or not. Are you revealing more than you intend to? |
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Threat Check
Find out which threats have been plaguing Ad-Aware users this past month. |
New Targets in Detection
Visit the Lavasoft Malware Labs blog to protect your privacy with new targets for February 2011. |
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| Did You Know? |
| More information on current tax scams to watch out for can be found on www.irs.gov. |
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| What People Are Saying |
"Most antivirus utilities are good at either malware removal or good at malware blocking, but not both. Ad-Aware shines in both areas."
—Neil Rubenking, PC Mag |
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| By The Numbers |
| Every three seconds, an identity is stolen. |
| Source: identityprotectiononline.com |
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