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Fight Spyware & Xmas Sales Specials |
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I have spoken to a number of merchants lately that were afraid that
they may have spyware on their system. Some merchants just have
'flaky' systems, that cannot perform simple tasks from time to time.
With the proliferation of Spyware, Malware, and Adware, your system can
become congested with garbage, to the point where it may not function at
all! I thought this would be a good opportunity to share our
technical experience on this subject.   What ARE you talking about?
Spyware and Adware are an insidious threat creeping up on computer users.
They are sometimes called Malware because they are unwanted and can
sometimes cause harm to your computer. Most are used to monitor the
browsing/shopping habits of the computer's user, or to display
advertisements. Some are designed to force you into visiting certain web pages
to exploit the pay-per-hit nature of internet advertising. Most people
have had the experience of having their homepage hijacked, or having a new
screensaver suddenly installed. Or even having their keystrokes (with
passwords) sent directly to a hacker!If you want to learn more about these threats to your security, Microsoft has a site (not complete, but not bad considering..) that can give you further insight into this ever-growing problem. Remember, that as a Merchant, you have a responsibility to your customers to protect any data (especially credit card data) that you may have. Our policy is to NEVER store a customer's credit card number on our internal systems. |
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To make it easier for you to sell, and, of course now that the TREO
650 is being introduced, our TREO 300 system has a new, lower price!
This makes it the most cost effective mobile solution EVER!
The 
One of the most inexpensive and useful items a merchant can own is a
manual imprinter. With a Swiped Transaction, it can provide you with
Chargeback Protection (See newsletter Issue #14)! It can also provide a
backup if you are out of wireless, range, or if your network or Internet
provider is having problems. When storing swiped transactions on your
PDA (for instance, if you were out of range), a manual imprint gives you a
permanent copy of the cardholder information should your PDA be lost, stolen,
or damaged before you get back in range. All in all, since your
livelihood depends on credit card transactions, there is no better $50
investment! 
Shield your system!
Ad-Aware Personal cannot protect you from everything, including a
real-time attack, from the outside, or from a 'Trojan Horse"
planted on your computer through other means. 