You are visiting a web site and all of a sudden your screen begins to fill with boxes advertising. It’s happened to almost all of us at some point in our Web surfing experience.

It is called Pop-up ads or popups. Pop-up ads or popups are a form of online advertising on the World Wide Web intended to attract web
traffic instead of static advertising banners.

So how to block the Pop-up’s ? Here is how..

Internet Explore Broswer :  Windows XP Service Pack 2 now includes a built-in Pop-up blocker. You can adjust these settings so that Pop-up Blocker works the way you want it to, in the following page - Block Pop-up Windows with Internet Explorer: Windows XP SP2

Firefox Browser : Firefox allows you to control both pop-ups and popunders through the Content panel in OptionsPreferences. Pop-up blocking is turned on by default, so you don’t have to worry about enabling it to prevent pop-ups from appearing in Firefox. - Firefox Pop-up Blocker Options

It’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between reputable online sellers and criminals who use the Internet to rob people.

The Internet offers a global marketplace for consumers and businesses. But crooks also recognize the potentials of cyberspace. The same scams that have been conducted by mail and phone can now be found on the World Wide Web and in email, and new cyberscams are emerging.

If you are a victim or attempted victim of Internet fraud, it’s important to report the scam quickly so that law enforcement agencies can shut the fraudulent operations down.

To report Internet fraud, you can contact the Federal Trade Commission: (877) FTC-HELP (877-382-4357 or www.ftc.gov). You can also contact Internet Fraud Watch (www.fraud.org).

Unistal Systems, has announced the launch and availability of its new software product called “Locate Laptop“.

Locate Laptop is a system that locates reportedly stolen laptop, from the world wide web.

How it Works?

1. Install Locate Laptop™ on your computer. It resides and operates in stealth mode.
2. You may login to your web based Personal Tracking and Monitoring Page to view and trace where your laptop has been accessed from.
3. In an event of Theft, report to Unistal’s emergency response team or login to your Personal Tracking and Monitoring Page and submit the theft.
4. This activates Locate Laptop’s WebSniff technology and alerts as soon as the offender connects to the internet. The City and IP address are informed to the user. It keeps tracking all the locations whenever the offender connects to the internet. With the help of local law enforcement authorities you can retrieve your laptop.

“Locate Laptop” is available online at http://www.locatelaptop.com for a price of Rs 3,000 per license.