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Adblock No more!!

Paul

If you are a returning visitor to my site you may notice that Adblock Plus isn’t blocking my advertising.

bypass-adblock

Let me start off saying I use Adblock Plus and enjoy it when it comes to those Annoying Pop ups and Pop unders that happens when you visit sites that aren’t that bright.  Even those annoying ads that come and speak to you saying you have won something.   These types of ads I am so glad to block.

When it comes to my site, I have worked hard on creating this content and it will help me pay for the server and domain name.   I fully understand why people want to block ads but on the flip side I also know about how they can help support a site.

Often times, I turn Adblock Plus off for places like HULU to make sure they stay free.   This is one way I can support having free shows is watching ads because there might be something I could be interested in.   This is how I show respect for advertising publishers.

I know how hard these places have worked to get people to use there service and respect the idea of having the service paying for it through ads.

I have learned how to prevent Adblock Plus from blocking my site and I intent to keep doing it.    As you know these ad blocking programs tend to break the site from showing properly.   This is one reason I decided I should bypass Adblock Plus and I will be doing more later on to tweak it.   I however won’t be doing those annoying ads on my site, that is just tactless, in my eyes.  These ads will not be POP UP or POP UNDERS.  They will not be to flashy and annoying, but they will be there.

I ask if you like a product on my site to buy it to show your support, this will keep the site running.   I hope you understand, and thank you for your patronage.

More Personal Scareware Aug 9, 2009

Paul

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This is going to be a short list but I am certain tomorrow there will be a bigger list:

  • bestpersonalprotectionv7.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware[/intlink])

  • personalfoldercheck.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware[/intlink])

The Personal Antivirus Scareware is notorious in URL Hijacking or coming up with warnings that your infected so you would buy there software or install there software.   These sites do nothing more than fraud because you pay for nothing and you install trojans or viruses in the first place.    If you think you have the software installed in your system and would like to get rid of it.   I recommend doing a full system and getting that software off your system.

Threat to System : Moderate

[rating:4/5]

Advice : Do a Complete system scan and make sure you don’t have any more hidden malware.

I recommend :

Do a Full System with One of these Free Antivirus Software:

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Reason why You Should Remove your Default Admin in WordPress

Paul

I was checking my Logs today and I thought some people would like see it:

Fail-loginattempts

I can only guess why people still use there Admin user for WordPress.  As you can see, my log is bigger than this, they tried to log in with the default username.  The Ip of 213.155.4.184  goes to the orginazation of Morpheus, [intlink id=”3743″ type=”post”]is it the same one that came scanning a few months ago[/intlink]?

This is just a quick not that if you haven’t listened to my suggestion of  [intlink id=”4122″ type=”post”]Deleting the Default Username for WordPress[/intlink] this only proves that you should.

You should also consider creating a hard to guess password, and I suggest using [intlink id=”2646″ type=”post”]Roboform[/intlink] to do that.    It is also a great Password manager for those password you could hardly remember.

List of Malware Sites for Aug 8, 2009

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Just got an updated list of Sites that you should be aware of:

GenericRogueAntimalware

  • pc-antispyware-2010.com (Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pc-antispy2010.com (Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pc-anti-spyware20-10.com (Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pc-anti-spyware-2010.com(Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pcanti-spyware-2010.com (Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pc-anti-spyware2010.com(Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pcantispyware20-10.com (Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pc-antispyware20-10.com(Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • pc-antispyware-20-10.comp-c-anti-spyware-2010.com(Like [intlink id=”3977″ type=”post”]Home Antivirus 2010[/intlink])

  • gomalwarescanner.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • bestpersonalprotectionv2.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • removeallviruses.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • secure.softwere-store-payments.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • securepersonalscanner.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • antivirus-live-pro.com (Rogue Antivirus Software)

  • niobes.info ([intlink id=”3805″ type=”post”]Internet Antivirus Pro Scareware[/intlink])

Each one of these sites have something they want to try to get you to do. Some try to fool you into installing software to “Scan” for virus but in reality you are just installing a Trojan. Others like to try to scam you into buying there fake product so they can make money off of you. In reality this software does nothing to provide any virus protection. Sometimes they even use exploits to install onto the system. These usually have Pop ups or warnings saying you have a virus. There might be even a Web browser re director to the site in question. You should never download or install software from an Unknown source. Also you should never buy any product without asking questions.

Threat to System : Moderate

[rating:4/5]

Advice : Do a Complete system scan and make sure you don’t have any more hidden malware.

I recommend :

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Picking your Blog Theme : “My top Six Themes”

Paul

In the last few blog post we talked about:

When your visitors come to your site the first thing they see is your blog theme.   So I thought we would show you a few themes to make your site a little more nicer for your visitors.  You see if you can get them to come back your are more likely to get more readers.  So here are a few that I have played with that I have used in the past:

xplosives

xPlosive Reloaded [ Demo ]

bluesensation

BlueSensation [ Demo ]

greentech

GreenTech [ Demo ] Download GreenTech with 2 Sidebars

Mandigo141

Mandigo 1.41 [ Demo ]

wp-premiere-theme

WP Premiere Theme [ Demo ]

passionduogreen1

PassionDuo Theme (3 Colors) – Green: Demo | Download, Red: Demo | Download, Blue: Demo | Download

As you can see In most cases I wanted to have some place to advertise and I finally picked PassionDuo with the Blue background.  Why have advertising and affiliates on my website because a lot of time people will click your links and you will make a little money.    Webspace isn’t always free but with these themes at least I am making a little money for each person who clicks my adsvertising.   As you can see each of these have their good and bad it also is good to test them out and see which one you like.

So why worry about Theme’s?

Like I said before if you want to get your readers to come back you have to make it appealing to them and make it looks a little more professional.   As a blogger who wants to retain the readers, it is important to make it clean and sharp as possible.    It is also recommended that you make it easy to navigate, so any person coming to you site will be able to find the information they are looking for.  You should find a theme that also promotes your RSS feed easily and make it stand out.   This way they don’t have to look for the link to subscribe to your blog and thus makes them part of your family.

It is this hope that helps gives people a chance to come back.   Each person who stays a while will be one more person to join my family.   If you like these themes by all means recommend this page to your friends.

If your looking for some Premium Themes then Check these Links Out:

These are just a few good themes for those who want to get a theme that isn’t public or one that isn’t hardly used.   It is up to you if you want to buy or use the Free Themes.   If you are looking for more free themes I would suggest using Google to help you find even more themes.