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Malware can cause damage to your computer especially if you are not aware of its malicious actions.  Usually they modify and infect other files, propagate through the network you’re connected with and cause unusual system behaviors like frequent system restarts and slow performance.

Identifying a malware program on your computer is hard especially if the program that you are suspecting as malicious is a legitimate file.

Worst thing is , once the suspect file affects your computer, it’s too late for you to prevent its attack.

There are tools that you can use in order to help you identify the malware program and prevent further infections on your computer. Read the rest of this entry →

Malware is used to refer viruses, Trojans and worms or any programs that have malicious actions.

Worm, a type of malware, propagates through the network.  This means that worms can propagate via file sharing, instant messaging, downloading applications from unknown sources and visiting malicious web sites.

An example of network-infecting worm is Slammer that spread around the world in less than 15 minutes!  Internet traffic caused by Slammer in its search for computers to infect caused slowdown of the Internet and affected telecommunications and some financial networks.

Trojans and viruses, also types of malware, are not capable of propagating through the network but they can modify and infect files.  They can possibly cause data loss.

Data is very important on businesses and contributes to a business’ profit growth.  If these malware infectors can cause data loss, they can also be a factor to profit loss. Read the rest of this entry →

Even though the old definition of a spyware is as a software that monitors user’s behavior secretly, today, spyware functions more than just simple monitoring.

Spyware programs are used to collect personal information including user’s surfing habit, visited sites, redirect browser activity, access websites containing harmful viruses and etc.

Most of the time, spyware is the main culprit in slow connection speeds by changing computer settings. Such spywares are dealed by programs called the anti-spyware software.

Today, there are a lot of programs available in the market for users to protect their computers. Softwares like Ad-Aware SE, Spybot – Search & Destroy, Zone Alarm with Anti Spyware, Windows AntiSpyware, Windows Defender and etc.

Some major anti-virus companies like McAfee and Symantec have also added the anti-spyware features into their product.

Anti spyware softwares protect computers by providing real time protection, preventing the installation of spyware on your computer. Read the rest of this entry →

Would You Use a Tennis Racket to Drain Pasta?

You could…but it would be unnecessarily difficult. Yet that’s what many people do when they choose to store their passwords in a system that is not meant as a password manager.

If you store passwords in any of the following…

1. a file labeled passwords on your desktop
2. an excel file on your computer
3. a folder in your email account
4. post it notes by your computer

…your password is at risk of being compromised. Read the rest of this entry →

Did you know that more than 50% of computer users today are spending more time with their computers than with their family?

Also, did you know that they are spending more than 10 hours each month trying to repair computer errors?

There is a high probability that you fall into one of the above categories. Imagine the improvement in your personal life and relationships, if you were able to save a lot of this time and spend it with your loved ones. Read the rest of this entry →

AVG Free Edition is a well-known antivirus protection tool, which scores over many other popular brands such as MacAfee, Norton, Avira, and likes of them.

This antivirus program offers rock-solid protection. AVG Free provides all the essential necessities, including a real-time shield to prevent infections, anti-virus and anti-malware wrapped up in one engine and a link scanner for web-surfing with extra protection and care.

AVG is the most popular free antivirus program, which does fairly well in many tests. Although it offers little user control and no free tech support, it is more effective than the other premium brands like Norton Symantec 360 and MacAfee. Read the rest of this entry →

When you make use of Internet, your PC becomes the part of global network of numerous data exchanging computers.

This is the common situation in case of the home computers; the unquestionable fact is that nowadays computer based businesses can hardly survive if they are ‘wired’ jointly in work surroundings.

Networking with other PCs, users can exchange information as well as update data on ongoing basis. The computer networking is a complex issue, and companies with perfect understanding of fundamentals can be relied with on only with this task. Read the rest of this entry →

Computer Security is an important segment of technology recognized as an information security applied to the computers.

It means protecting all information from the unauthorized access, disruption, modification, disclosure, or destruction. The reason of computer security differs and helps to protect information from the theft and fraud.

Technological and administrative procedures useful to computer systems make sure the accessibility, reliability and privacy of information run by computer system.

Computer security inflicts requirements on PCs that are dissimilar from most of the system requirements, since they often take the form of restraints on what PCs are not made-up to do. Read the rest of this entry →