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Free Software Scans Twitter Links for Malware

Friday, October 30, 2009 by Michael Holley

As more trusting internet users continue turning to social media to spend their time online, cybercriminals continue to find news ways to exploit them and steal their information.

It's estimated that 26% of all posts on Twitter contain a hyperlink, and between 100 and 1,000 of those links each day contain malware. Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself from such threats.

One such way is with a free plugin from Finjan called SecureBrowser. SecureBrowser scans all hyperlinks displayed by browser window before you click them, providing a bubble with security information upon mouse over. In this way, you're proactively protected from malware, because if a threat exists, you'll know not to click it.

Of course, SecureBrowser isn't perfect, and has trouble scanning certain pages, but it's free and very easy to use, and just might save you from a frustrating, expensive computer repair bill.

For more information and to download the plugin, click here.

Best,

Michael Holley

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