Disable Java in your browser to protect your PC from the hackers

Java is a computer language widly used in web development. Java is a free software developed by the Oracle corp. It is installed in almost all the personal computers.

The latest version of Java is makinig it easy for hackers to hack the personal computers. The computer can be infected without the user's knowledge when the user visits the website designed by the hacker and the hacker can perform any action in the infected PC which the user can do.

There is no way to protect the PC from the hackers if the latest version of Java is installed in the PC, therefore the Computer security firms are advised PC users to disable the Java in their browsers.

Rapid7 a security firm has developed a web page that tells users whether their browser has a Java plug-in installed that is vulnerable to attack. 

It is advised to visit this website and disable the java in your browser.

Learn how to disable Java in your browser.

How to disable Java in Google Chrome.

Professionals.. Keep your digital signature safe.

Professionals like CA, CS or CWA, will have to use for certifying and filing of forms and returns with Registrar of Companies (ROC). Since all the forms and returns are filed in electronic mode, signing of these documents with digital signature is compulsory. These digital signatures are issued by the authorized dealers of the certifying authorities for the period of one to two year validity.

The digital signature is available in two forms,

1) .pfx file in soft copy form

2) Digital signature installed in USB token

.pfx file is a soft copy file which can be transmitted, copied and saved in any computer and used for signing with the assigned password.

USB token is to be connected to the computer while signing with the assigned password and this cannot be copied from the USB token.

If anyone gets the unauthorized access or control of this digital signature, he can use this digital signature for certifying and filing with the department and make money out of it. No one can suspect or trace this unauthorized certification. He may also use this for wrong or incorrect certification. Therefore it is very important to keep the digital signature safe and secured.

Following are the few safety tips for the users of digital signature

1.Purchase the digital signature only form trusted dealer.

2.Change the default password immediately after purchase.

3.Purchase USB token instead of .pfx file, this may be costlier but safe.

4.If you are using .pfx file, do not keep a copy in mail or any other system.

5.Do not share your password with anyone.

Sold your vehicle.? Please check the ownership of the vehicle

After selling the old vehicle, we will not think much about the transferring the registration documents in the name of the buyer. It’s all over if we receive the agreed amount from the buyer. But just signing of transfer form will not complete the transfer formalities. The transfer should be registered with RTO. We may think that it is the responsibility of buyer and we need not do anything for that. But it is also our responsibility to see that the registration is transferred in the name of the buyer.

At the time of selling old vehicle we may search for buyer in the websites or contact brokers. The buyer will be unknown to us. If the buyer uses this vehicle for some illegal activities or he commits an accident, Police will catch the seller since the documents has not been transferred in the name of the buyer.

Therefore it is our duty to check the registration status of the sold vehicle. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highway is providing the online verification of the registration details of the vehicles. You can visit the website of Ministry of Road Transport & Highway and get the vehicle registration information by giving the vehicle Registration No. and Chasis Number. 

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Protect your Mail account from Hackers.

One day, when I opened my mail box, I saw a mail from one of my friend requesting me to transfer some money to a particular account. In that mail he wrote that during a visit to Singapore he lost his purse, card, Mobile and other valuables, and he requested me to transfer the money to particular account of a person who is helping him to come back to India.

I was shocked when I saw that mail, because one week back I met him and he did not tell anything about his Singapore trip. Just to check I called his mobile number, but he received the call and he was in India.

Then I came to know that someone hacked his mail id and sent mail to all his friends so that without knowing the facts some of his friends may transfer money to that account. 

Hackers can cheat by stealing the mail password and sending mail to friends list in mail account. If you pay money to that account, its gone. so please be careful if you receive a mail from your friend like this. Don't react to that mail without proper checking.

It is very risky to use public internet centers for checking mail or banking and credit card transaction. Google is providing mobile security to avoid such kind of hacking. By registering your mobile number you can get a confirmation code each time when you log in to the mail account. Using this kind of safety measures will safeguard us from hackers.

Will you give your Mobile phone to unknown ?

While travelling, in a bus stop, in a railway station or in a market, someone who is not known to you will come and ask your mobile phone to make a call. How you will react to them? Will you give your phone or refuse to give?

You might have faced this kind of situation and you may think that nothing wrong in giving the phone and helping them even if they are unknown. But you are taking the risk by giving the phone and helping them.

Who is he/she? what problem he/she is facing, to whom he/she is calling?. They may not tell and you may not ask them also. You may think that they are reliable, but who knows, they may be acting. They may be involved in some illegal activities; they may use your phone for that illegal purpose. By giving your phone you may have to face unnecessary enquiries. So think while giving your phone to unknown person.

Yes, we have to help others when they are in problem. If you think he is in problem and you have to help him by allowing him to make a call from your mobile phone. Please just don’t give your phone, ask him/her the number and dial, first you speak with them in phone and give it to the other one who asked help from you.

Jewellers misuse PAN Card details from Railway reservation charts

Think twice while giving the PAN as identity proof for Railway Tatkal Reservation. PAN is one of the 8 prescribed proofs of Identity for Tatkal reservation. The details of the Identity proof will be captured by the system and indicated on reserved tickets as well as on the reservation charts. The reservation chart pasted on the coach contains details of identity prof. Therefore your name and PAN will be available on the chart.

In an attempt to combat black money, Government Of India by Finance Act 2012 has made it mandatory for certain traders like Jewellery dealers to collect tax (TCS) from customers on purchase of jewellery exceeding Rs.5 lakhs.

While complying with TCS rules for collection, payment and uploading of TCS information (E-filing of TDS returns), Jewellery dealers have to furnish PAN of customers. For Certain customers,it is not convenient to provide PAN as they may have constraints in explaining the source.In such cases to accommodate high net worth customers,unscrupulous traders have an easy source of benami PAN particulars from reserved railway passengers chart.

After such illegal use of PAN CARD details of unconnected taxpayer, there is almost 6-12 months time for the PAN holder to know that a transaction of above nature has taken place in his name and only if he goes through Form 26AS.

The Income Tax Department will first initiate action from the tax payer side asking him to prove that he /she has not carried on the above transaction.The onus lies on the genuine tax payer for fault committed by the traders.

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"Your Mobile No. Just won 1,000,000.00 GBP"- Scam

"Your Mobile No. Just Won 1,000,000.00 GBP in the Coca-Cola 2012 Mobile Draw. To Claim Send Your Name, Address, Age, Mobile No. To E-Mail. tele23@msn.com"

You may be excited when you see this message in your mobile. You may start dreaming about how to spend this huge money and start celebrating this. But your happiness will not last for long if you contact them for collecting the prize money and start following there instruction. Finally you will end up in losing your hard earned money.

So please be careful about these kinds of cheatings. They are the people who are trained or experts in this kind of scam and they will make you believe and cheat.

The drama starts when you send the details to them as per the instruction in the SMS. When you send the information, they will ask you to deposit a small amount (as compared to prize money) of Rs. 5,000/- to 10,000/- to their bank account for verification of your bank account to transfer the prize money. When you deposit this money, in few days they will come back and request you to deposit some more amounts in their account for the transaction cost of money transfer. After paying this much money, you will be very much waiting for the prize money. But you will never receive the money. Next time when you ask for prize money, they will request you to deposit quite big amount by giving some other reason. It will go on like this until you stop asking for money.

Since they will not revile their actual identity and address, you can’t find out them. Even if you give the police complaint, it is very difficult to catch them.