Digital Media Literacy Malware & other. Digital Media Literacy Safety & Privacy Stu Woodward...

Digital Media LiteracyMalware & other

Digital Media Literacy Safety & Privacy

Stu Woodwards2woodward@verizon.net

Malware is

• Adware• Spyware• Viruses, Trojans, etc.

How to get it• Email• Bad websites

– Fake malware-rougues– Video codecs– You won!

• Downloaded games, music, etc.

You Won!

No, you didn’t win…

Fake Warnings

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You need a “codec”

• To play this movie• To show this content, etc.

Downloads

download.com

Read before installing!

ratings

Download.com

User reviews

User reviews

“I don’t recommend using LimeWire for ANY software downloads. The files all seem to contain viruses.”

“I don’t recommend using LimeWire for ANY software downloads. The files all seem to contain viruses.”

Rogue Software

Wrong URL

Wrong URL

Wrong URL

goggle

Review

• Careful where you click

Don’t be tricked

Evaluation ActivityLook 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 IndiansGlobal Warming is a HoaxBurmese Mountain DogThe Great Moon HoaxCivil WarHatshepsutJackalopeJefferson & HamiltonHospital 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

Primary Secondary Higher

Medical Report

News

Blogger

Wikipedia

•Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

Quiz - Which is better?

• Primary• Secondary• Higher