Are You A Victim of Online Fraud?? Report It at NCL

Few days back I wrote about IC3 ( Internet Crime Complaint Center). This time I am sharing about, where you can make complaint against Online Fraud, like Telemarketing Fraud, Internet Fraud, Counterfeit Drugs, Scams against Business, Fraud News etc. www.fraud.org is a website by NCL (National Consumer League, America's oldest nonprofit consumer organization), which provides the Online Fraud reporting facility.
The National Consumers League’s Fraud Center Web site, www.fraud.org, provides tips about how to recognize and avoid telemarketing and Internet scams and an online fraud report form. NCL sends information reported by individuals about suspected telemarketing and Internet scams to law enforcement agencies. User from almost any country can file their Online Fraud complaint through fraud.org.
Go to the Online Fraud Report Form Page

Although basically this online report was designed for U.S people, but at present almost any people from Afghanistan .......India.... to  Zimbabwe can file a report for their Online Fraud.
The U.S. mailing address is: NCL’s Fraud Center c/o National Consumers League 1701 K Street NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20006 


    

Not Able To Uninstall A Program, Use "SAFE MODE"

Many a times when a program contains virus, it is difficult to uninstall or remove that Program. You are NOT ABLE TO UNINSTALL, the program.When you try to uninstall the program, it will display wizzare messages, like "You don't have the Adminstrator Rights" to uninstall the program, or the DLL file is missing, msi file is missing etc. These programs actually contains viruses & decrease your system performance & steal your important information, through the hidden spyware or Trojan etc.
Here is again a simple common man's solution, when you are Not Able To Uninstall A Program-->The "USE OF SAFE MODE".
WIndows has an option to run the computer in a "SAFE MODE", in which, minimum of drivers & programs are run by the operating system. When you are not able to uninstall a program in normal mode of computer, you can choose the option of "SAFE MODE", in which these programs can be easily removed, or uninstalled.
How to run your computer in "SAFE MODE"??
Windows XP:
 Restart your computer--> press F8 when it is just starting--> select Windows Advanced Options --> when the Boot Menu appears--> select "Safe Mode". This will give you four safe mode option :
Safe Mode( Minmal), uses minimal set of devices & drivers to start Windows.
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Promt.
Enable VGA Mode.
Select "SAFE MODE" (SAFE BOOT_OPTION=Minimal), if you just want to uninstall a program, or select networking or command option by Up or Down Arrow on your right side of key board .Click enter to start Windows (XP). Go to Control Panel & Uninstall the program that is causing trouble or the program, that after installation slowed down your system, or causing abnormal behaviour of computer.
Windows 7:
Do the same procedure--> restart--> press F8--> directly "SAFE MODE" options wil open. click enter to start the windows(Windows 7).
see the picture below,taken by my mobile sony ericsson k750i

"Play Safe" while Online, Use "VIRTUAL KEY BOARD" to prevent Identity & Password Theft

Key loggers use , small script, to steal your password & other important data, when you surf the net. Key logging is a small script/program, often attached with Trojan virus & other spywares, that run in a hidden way in your system, when it is infected. Key logger program can take the screen shot of your computer, can analyse all your keyboard activities & misuse the information. The most common way of data theft is from Common or Public Computers, that is most of the time,if not always is infected with key logging programs.
Now is the time to "PLAY SAFE", while online. Use "VIRTUAL KEYBOARD" to prevent Identity & Password Thefts.
I am sharing here two FREE Virtual Key Boards, which you can use, to avoid key loggers and prevent Data Theft, even on Public Computers. :)
The First one is from aplin.com, that provides, Neos-safe keys, for both your desktop & Public computers. You can save the keyboard in USB device too, that you can run on Public Computers. Here is the screen shot:


You can install this Virtual keyboard for logging into any website, for email, for doing purchase on eBay etc. Just type the words, it will be shown as ***** in the lower box of keyboard. Drag the ***** ,hidden words ,by selecting through right click, & dropping it in your desired box. By this way, you are not typing on your system keyboard, but in a safe virtual keyboard, & not giving any key taps to keyloggers.

From here you can download this Neosafe Keyboard to install on your system. This is a zip file, which you have to unzip in a folder.
Another , application is for USB device, that you can upload directly , to use on Public computers,

Just plug your USB device & open the Neosafe Keyboard, to start logging in.



The second Virtual key board worth sharing is from Milosoft.

The "Milosoft Virtual Keyboard Total Access"
In this, you don't have to drag & drop, just configure it & use it.

see the screen shots below, you can configure it as you want. If you configure as , always on top, the keyboard will always seen in web page, over the screen. After using , you can just close the application.

DOWNLOAD "MILOSOFT VIRTUAL KEYBOARD"

Both the two Applications/Virtual keyboards , are "FREE SOFTWARES" so "PLAY SAFE".