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Top 5 Spyware Types to Watch Out For


Different types of malware have caused issues for computer users throughout the years. One of the most worrisome types of malware is called spyware. Its main threat is how it can remain undetected while causing havoc. There have been quite a few troublesome spyware types over the years, which can still cause trouble for computer users to this very day. It is of the utmost importance to have an anti-spyware solution installed on your computer or mobile device.


https://themerkle.com/top-5-spyware-types-to-watch-out-for/

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Top 5 Bitcoin Vanity Addresses


Having a Bitcoin address that begins with “1234” is rather unusual, to begin with, although not all of these wallet addresses are the product of vanity generation tools. So far, this is the only palindrome address most people are aware of, although it is not an unlikely multiple of these addresses exist. That said, it is quite an interesting vanity address, that much is certain.

https://themerkle.com/top-5-bitcoin-vanity-addresses/

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Top 6 Surprising Facts About Money

It is not often one finds out that central banks are not the ones printing the highest amount of money in circulation. Monopoly, the popular board game, sees nearly US$50bn of its currency printed every year. In 2013, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing printed a total of US$1, 3bn. Although these things have somewhat shifted in recent years, Monopoly money is far more common than actual cash. Some Bitcoin enthusiasts would speculate both types of currency have the same value, which is zero.

https://themerkle.com/top-6-surprising-facts-about-money/

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Top 5 Ethereum DApps Available Right now

The Ethereum ecosystem is home to many enthusiastic developers who are creating decentralized applications, or DApps. A lot of these projects are still in the concept of the development stage, even though a good number have gone live already. Albeit not every project may become a major success, in the long run, some of these live DApps are quite intriguing to keep an eye on.

https://themerkle.com/top-5-ethereum-dapps-available-right-now/

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Top 4 Malware Fails

Malware developers are always trying to showcase their skills, and one-up their competitors. Solving programming issues by improving can lead to great results, but it can also backfire. The late Nuclear Exploit Kit fell victim to badly executed improvisation by its developers. Using the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange to encrypt information was a good idea, yet setting the secret key to “0” resulted in not having effective encryption whatsoever.

https://themerkle.com/top-4-malware-fails/

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Top 4 DNS Hijacking Threats

Trojan Horses have been a particular pain in the neck for Internet users over the past decade. Even though this is one of the oldest types of “viruses”, a Trojan Horse remains a favorite tool of infecting a lot of computers on a global scale. DNSChanger was one of the biggest threats back in 2007, causing users to be redirected to malicious websites. For example, accessing Google, Yahoo, Facebook, or YouTube was virtually impossible when infected with DNSChanger.  Thankfully, it is easy to get rid of this Trojan Horse, but that doesn’t mean computers can no longer get infected by it.

https://themerkle.com/top-4-dns-hijacking-threats/