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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 →

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 →

Have you or have you not installed a reliable firewall software on your system? It has been proven that stand-alone operating system is not optimized to prevent against organized network attacks.

Although major operating systems now have integrated firewalls, but they are often not secure enough or lack advanced features.

One should not delay installing and configuring firewall correctly. You may think that your computer has nothing valuable worth getting into, but your computer services and resources may be asset in themselves.

Sometimes hackers do not attack their targets directly, they do that from another persons’ computers to avoid detection.

Computer users are advised to use firewall produced by leading firewall software vendors. They are usually more secure and powerful than OS-integrated firewalls, not to mention frequently updated and improved. Read the rest of this entry →

The Open Source community is celebrating another major achievement with the recent release of the final version of OpenOffice 3. OpenOffice has been very successful since its introduction.

The hype surrounding OpenOffice is understandable because it is long touted as the software which could potentially challenge the dominance of one of the most profitable business softwares ever produced - Microsoft Office.

OpenOffice has several major advantages over Microsoft Office.

• It is a free software and can be used for any purposes without licensing fee obligations.
• It is available for various platforms such as Windows, Linux, Solaris and even Apple Mac.
• Due to its open source nature, anyone can participate in its development and improvement, making it easier to eliminate bugs and request new features.

OpenOffice 3 is a suite consisting of 6 applications: word proccessor Writer, spreadsheet Calc, presentations program Impress, database program Base, equation editor Math and graphics program Draw. Read the rest of this entry →

PKWARE, the inventor of the .zip standard, is giving away a non-commercial use license of SecureZIP Express and the opportunity to win great prizes in the new “Decrypt and Drive” contest!

With SecureZIP Express you can compress/decompress and encrypt files that you store or send.

Compressing files is a great way to save storage space, especially on thumb drives and CD’s, and we all have files we should be securing!

The software also includes a digital certificate so you can exchange files securely with others without using passwords. Only the person the file was encrypted for can open it when you use a digital certificate.

The software is fully licensed for non-commercial use and has no toolbars or spyware! For years, PKWARE has given free .zip software away and wants as many users as possible to receive the benefits of SecureZIP.

PKWARE is giving away great prizes including a Honda scooter, bicycles, Wii games, gas cards, and more!

Visit www.DecryptandDrive.com to play the game daily and/or download the free software.

You need to have SecureZIP, and the digital certificate it installs, on the computer you play the game from.

You can also get SecureZIP Express at www.securezip.com

Good luck! Hope you win something cool!

This windows vista tweaks can help you with Windows Vista and how it operates on your computer. If you want to get the most out of Windows Vista, these tweaks can give you the speed and ability to do so.

I recently bought a new computer. Of course it came with Windows Vista and I’m a Windows XP baby. My initial feelings about Windows Vista were something I can’t talk about in a review.

Needless to say I didn’t like it. Then I found these tweaks that have helped me tremendously.  One of the first things I found on the tweaks was how to make the search engine faster in my start menu.

I want results quick and was able to get that on my other computer. With the tweaks I was given advice on how to make this search much faster. That was a big plus and kept me looking for more help. Read the rest of this entry →

There are many different types of computer software and they all serve a different, specific function to assist in a particular task.

Basically, they help make things easier! Whether you are organizing your emails, writing a letter, putting songs on your iPod, surfing the internet, or calculating complex physics problems in order to program a space shuttle…computer software is a major part of getting the job done quickly and more accurately.

If everything was still done on pen and paper, we would be years and years behind where we are today, there is no doubt about it. Read the rest of this entry →

Computer technology has come an extremely far way since the days of humongous computer machines and extremely difficult to use programming code just to run a computer!

Nowadays we have technology that fits in the palm of our hand, that has a million times more capability then those early GIANT computer machines that took up a whole room!

You can even do most of your computing (surfing the web and emailing) right from your cell phone these days. The benefits of computer technology are many. 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 →

The windows Microsoft vista is designated two levels of compatibility for the Windows Vista release. These two levels pass on to hardware that will hold up Windows Vista to changeable degrees.

These levels are chosen Windows Vista Capable and Windows Vista Premium.

1. Windows Vista Capable Computer Requirement

The Windows Vista operating system personal computer should be capable, with the means that your present hardware meets the complete bare minimum necessities to install and sprint Windows Vista.

A modern computer processor is required at least having a speed of 800MHz.
The computer should have 512 mega bytes of system memory.
A graphics processor, which is DirectX 9 capable, with a bare minimum of about 64mb of RAM is also required.

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