McAfee has released a free, new service to help people determine if they have been the victim of cybercrime and what to do about it.
McAfee Reveals Cybercrime Response Unit
The Cybercrime Response Unit is part of a multipoint initiative launched in October of lat year to promote education about and awareness of cybercrime and help bridge communication between victims, law enforcement, and financial institutions.
The CRU will scan a person's computer to determine the likelihood the machine is infected. Users are warned even if it appears their computing habits appear to put the user at risk. Part of this is achieved via a series of questions about the users' computer habits.
McAfee's site does offer an actual scanner, as well, called the Cybercrime Scanner, which searches for unwanted processes, unauthorized connections, modifications, and visits to know malicious websites. The Scanner only works on Internet Explorer so far.
If the CRU determines there is a computer to be at risk of hacking or malicious software, users can go through the site to alert creditors and law enforcement.
There are other free security tools available as well. McAfee has for some time made available SiteAdvisor, an antiphishing toolbar. AVG recently unveiled LinkScanner, a tool that scans links before users click them. It also scans links appearing in search results and tags them as safe or unsafe.
Here's a video with more information about the Cybercrime Response Unit:
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