Digital Media Literacy Malware & other
Digital Media Literacy Safety & Privacy Stu Woodward
Malware is Adware Spyware Viruses, Trojans, etc.
How to get it Bad websites – Fake malware-rougues – Video codecs – You won! Downloaded games, music, etc.
You Won!
No, you didn’t win…
Fake Warnings
You need a “codec” To play this movie To show this content, etc.
Downloads
download.com
Read before installing! ratings Download.com
User reviews
“I don’t recommend using LimeWire for ANY software downloads. The files all seem to contain viruses.”
Rogue Software
Wrong URL
goggle
Review Careful where you click Don’t be tricked
Evaluation Activity Look at each web page carefully. Try to figure out: Who created the page – is that a good source? Is the information given reliable? (Check at other sites) Beothuk Indians Global Warming is a Hoax Burmese Mountain Dog The Great Moon Hoax Civil War Hatshepsut Jackalope Jefferson & Hamilton Hospital Bills $1,000 for a Toothbrush
School web site Not reliable
By Individuals Not reliable
By Individual Hoax site
.gov reliable
Wikipedia Use to find other sites
School web site Not reliable
Not sure Hoax – other sources
K12 Not reliable
Finding Better Sources Cross-Check Select specific words & search
All Media Constructed by Someone
Fact vs. opinion
Sources PrimarySecondaryHigher
Medical Report News Blogger Wikipedia Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary
Quiz - Which is better? Primary Secondary Higher