While you are surfing thenet, you have to protect your PC from Spam; who knows, your PC is currently infected by a spam and someone is monitoring your activity. Its your responibility to protect your data, your PC from hackers. For many years, people have tried hacking others' systems with traditional ways but nowadays they have come up with new ways of tempting the innocent user to make their task easier. And these hackers may not only rob you of your software data stored on your computer, they can con you into telling them your confidential information and empty your bank accounts. Generally, they do it by sending people a seemingly innocuous mail. But nowadays, they send mails like "You have won the lottery" or
lucky draw etc.
DON'T BE TEMPTED BY SUCH OFFERS!!!!
It might well happen that you have got such a good luck to win 10000 million dollars in a lottery but take preacution. Think at least these points:
1. Have you ever bought such a lottery?
2. Is the organisation well reputed?
3. Does the email id contain the name of an organisation or a free email service?
4. Does the email contain the contact address/phone number of the sender?
Then only take the decision.
Make a habit of a regular anti-virus scan and complete health checkup of your PC. I have a few examples how they look like:
* Spam example 1
* Spam example 2
For more information on kinds of spam, the protection methods, antispam softwares, antivirus softwares, visit these links: