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		<title>USA&#8217;s Thanksgiving = Peak Malware Season Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To avoid any mishaps, ensure your operating system, browser of choice, and anti-malware software is up to date, and don't fall for any internet / email scams.<p>Post from: <a href="http://billygirlardo.com/blog">All in a day's work...</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Thanksgiving season here in the U.S. has historically issued another tradition for us web surfers &#8211; a peak in the amount of malware activity going on across the internet.</p>
<p>As investigators have noted, if last year is any foreteller of future events, one week from today will show a peak in the amount of malware activity across the internet as people rush to online shops for their holiday shopping.</p>
<p>To avoid any mishaps, ensure your operating system, browser of choice, and anti-malware software is up to date. Also, please don&#8217;t fall for any <a href="http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/scamsandidentitytheft/ss/top10inetscams.htm" title="internet / email scams">internet / email scams</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/17/malware-trojan-virus-peak"><img src="http://billygirlardo.com/images/blog/cybercrime.jpg" class="center" width="420" height="252" alt="cybercrime" title="cybercrime" /></a></p>
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