Identity Protection Toolbar - Avoid Online Identity Theft

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MyIdentityDefender Toolbar Includes:

Phishing Scam Alerts
Is your personal data safe? When you submit information over the Internet, can you be sure it doesn't fall into the hands of the wrong person? Scammers and phishers can exploit security holes to pharm sensitive data, making you vulnerable to identity theft. CyberDefender's new anti-phishing technology protects your identity and your online transactions from Internet fraud.

CyberDefender's MyIdentityDefender™ Toolbar analyzes every website you visit to safeguard you from phishing scams. Phishing Alert helps guarantee that you reach the actual website you want, not a fake website designed to steal your identity. These fake websites, known as "phishing sites", are often used for identity theft. They appear identical to legitimate websites and can fool users into revealing personal information such as credit card numbers, bank account details, and secret passwords.

Website Rating
Do you ever suspect the owners of a website are who they claim to be? Can you be sure you are visiting the site you intended to... or has the site been "hijacked"? Find out details about where and to whom a website is registered and whether the site is rated with one of four MyIdentityDefender security rating labels:

• SAFE (appears to contain no dangerous elements)
• CAUTION (considered possibly insecure and may contain elements which can collect your personal information)
• WARNING (deemed dangerous and suspected of containing unsafe elements)
• NO RATING (CyberDefender has no specific information on the site)

User Rating
MyIdentityDefender provides a 5 star user rating system where you can rate the sites that you are visiting and also view ratings left by other CyberDefender users. The 5 star user rating system is broken up in 3 different color warning labels:

• Green (4 to 5 stars) means that the site you are on was rated well or good by other CyberDefender users
• Yellow (3 stars) means that the site was rated as mediocre and is not highly recommended by CyberDefender users
• Red (1 to 2 stars) meaning that the site is not recommended by most of CyberDefender users

Security Ratings and User Ratings are not directly related so use caution when visiting any website. There are many instances where a site may have a green security rating - but receive only 1 star as for user ratings. This may be due to the fact that the site you are visiting is a safe site - meaning it's not engaged in any criminal activities - but other CyberDefender users have found this site to be bad due to its behavior such as bad customer service.

Search Engine Link Rating
CyberDefender's MyIdentityDefender identifies and ranks websites returned by every major search engine including Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask. MyIdentityDefender does not change your search engine (unless you select to use our search engine) - but simply allows you to use a popular search engine and get immediate security and user ratings - BEFORE - you actually visit the site.

Search results are accompanied by a five-star rating system and a MyIdentityDefender icon that provides access to more detailed information such as the safety rating, user rating, and important site information such as the year it started, where it is located, and how popular the site is.

Pop-up Blocker
Pop-ups aren't just annoying. Many pop-ups are dangerous. They can introduce dangerous viruses and spyware to your computer that may be used to steal your identity. The built-in MyIdentityDefender Pop-Up Blocker allows you to pick the pop-ups you want to see and block the rest. You can even view a list of pop-ups you've blocked and remove the blocks at any time.

You Can View Previously Blocked Pop-Ups
Sometimes, important information comes in the form of a pop-up. MyIdentityDefender allows you to review all blocked pop-ups - helping to ensure that you have not missed important notifications disguised as annoying pop-ups.

Get Important Information about Blocked Pop-Ups
CyberDefender's MyIdentityDefender Toolbar keeps a comprehensive log about the pop-ups that have been blocked. You or your IT security specialist can review this information at any time to help determine the source of an existing threat.

You Decide: Allow Pop-Ups or Block Them
MyIdentityDefender gives YOU the power to decide when you want to view pop-ups. You may enable (or disable) CyberDefender's MyIdentityDefender Toolbar Pop-Up Blocker for any site at any time.

Password Alert
Storing passwords on your computer might be convenient, but this habit also poses a security risk. MyIdentityDefender Password Alert identifies passwords stored on your computer that might be susceptible to theft from hackers to help you proactively protect your passwords, which is key to protecting your online identity.

View Password Alert
MyIdentityDefender Password Alert performs a comprehensive scan of your entire PC for stored passwords that may be vulnerable to theft, then allows you to view a list of these vulnerable passwords in your browser. Only partial passwords are displayed for secure viewing. You could be very surprised to find out how many there are.

The following recommendations can help prevent your secret passwords from becoming stored in your Internet browser, where they are vulnerable to thieves:

• Do NOT use "Remember This Password" option when logging into a website.
• For websites with logon/passwords already stored, change your passwords and disable "Remember This Password".
• Turn off AutoComplete capabilities in Windows or Internet Explore

How do you know if you need MyIdentityDefender Toolbar?

If you use email, or browse the internet, make sure you're informed about which sites are real and which are scams or dangerous phishing sites. What is phishing? Phishing is the criminal activity of tricking a user into giving up sensitive information such as usernames & passwords, credit cards numbers, and banking information.

As the internet becomes more sophisticated, so do the scammers. . . most people don't realize they've landed on a fraudulent or phishing site until their identity has already been stolen.

The best defense against identity theft

1. Install MyIdentityDefender toolbar - you'll always be alerted to which sites are safe, and which are potentially dangerous.

2. Use a comprehensive Anti-Virus / Anti-Spyware solution like CyberDefender Early Detection Center - if you accidentally acquire spyware, it will automatically be detected and removed.

Safely surf the internet

• Protect yourself and your family members from being tricked into giving up their personal information on a phishing site, and avoid sites known to be scams

• Before you click on that link in your search engine results page, read important information about the site. View the safety rating, user rating, when the site was started, where the site is geographically located, and more.

• Identify sites that are tracking you. Find out if your IP address is being tracked, or if a site is planting cookies on your PC. View and remove passwords and other personal information which is stored on your PC and putting your personal data in danger.

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