StopScum

Mom, Dad and kids, read this!

Parents, if your kids use MySpace and or any social networking site, you must become involved with them. If your not willing to follow a few simple steps, I guarantee you that your kids will be abused so either do what I suggest or unplug the Net. Try this:

1. Engage your kids. Make it a family affair and ask them where they surf. Do it together and talk about the Net at dinner. WARN your kids and continue to monitor their actions in a non threatening manner. Surf together and share sites to bring the family closer together.

2. Profiles and all data on MySpace should NEVER use real names, DOB, phone numbers, and addresses. Use a screen name and don't post any personal data.

3. Don't click on any strange links or even read any strange messages from anyone, unless they are from a trusted friend.

4. Every machine in your home and or workplace which uses the Internet must have the following properly installed and running:

- Anti Virus Software with current profiles

- Anti Spyware Software with current profiles

- Anti Spam software with current profiles

- A Firewall with current patches/updates. I prefer a hardware solutions but software is better than nothing.

- Run the "Windows Update" on a regular basis

5. Share these tips with your friends and neighbors.

The latest MySpace abuse

Maybe you think I'm kidding or over reacting. You better read this tale of Spyware. The latest scam by the Spyware slime bags involves a software pitch which permit MySpace users to see who is viewing their profile pages. It's spreading like wild fire via a MySpace bulletin which is really SPAM and asks the kids to visit www.myfriendspy.com. Naturally, the promise of this software is false but you landed on the page and are hit with prompts to install Zango. The check box (over 18) is already checked and you can't read the TOS/EULA for Zango because the box/container is so small. You can't even copy the text to Notepad to read it. Yea its FREE but guess what, install Zango and you enter Spyware hell: multiple pops and so much advertising that your machine becomes way to slow to use and uninstalling it will definitely be another trip to Hell.

The future is grim

The criminals will continue to exploit your kids via MySpace and every other major Social Networking site. It's going to get even worse until the owners of these sites SUE the abusers, figure out a legal way to try and send them to JAIL, and keep doing this until these abuses diminish.

If you run a business and your employees have Net access, you better formalize your MySpace policy and my thoughts are rather simple to understand, your using my Computer at work, even if it's your own time so I'm going to ban/block these sites and if I catch you on them, your toast and that means termination.