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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:17:56 -0600

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Dirty Little Computer Viruses and How To Protect Yourself

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:17:55 -0600

Whether you have learned your lesson from a past experiencewith a nasty computer virus or have been pressing your luck bysurfing the web and downloading various files or opening thoseemail messages sent to you by people you don't know without anyreal understanding of just how vulnerable you really are eachtime you log onto your computer, you now have the opportunity todiscover what steps you can take to avoid such an annoying andmany times destructive infestation. Listed below are some of the guidelines you can follow in orderto keep those nasty viruses from making a mess out of yourcomputer and your life. 'Purchase and install a well respected antivirus softwareprogram and be sure to set it up so that it automatically runswhen the computer starts up each time. 'Make sure to keep your antivirus software up to date by eitherusing the automatic update feature that many come with or makeit a habit to manually check at least once or twice a week forupdates on your own. '...

Does Anti Virus's protect you're computer from malware?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:14:15 -0600

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You Can Stop Computer Viruses

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:14:10 -0600

Hardly a day goes by when you don't hear about a computer virusin the news or from someone you know. As a matter of fact, thereare well over , active computer viruses in the world in anygiven twenty-four period and new viruses are introduced daily.The majority of computers will catch a virus through an e-mailattachment or link. Most viruses will use an infected computersaddress book to distribute themselves, so you are much morelikely to receive a virus from someone you know rather than atotal stranger. However, the best way to identify whether or not any attachmentcould be a potential virus hazard is by looking at the extensionsuffix of the attached file. Hazardous file attachments are.pif, .exe, .com, .vbs, .bat, .bin, .dot, .reg, .js, .scr, .xlmand .dll. While this list is by no means exhaustive these arethe definite ones to be on-guard for. In case you're wondering,catching a virus by file sharing is the second most popular wayto get infected. File sharing w...

Malware Or Spyware

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:18:34 -0600

Malware is a new term used to describe malicious "mal" software"ware" that has no other purpose other than to destroy ordisrupt a computer. Spyware and adware are considered to bemalware.There is only one reason for spyware to be put on your computer,and that's to make money, and no, not money for you. When youdownload those funny and comical files that your friends emailed to you, free video or music files, free wallpaper, etc.spyware usually comes attached. The spyware industry is abillion dollar industry. There are people getting very richselling the information they track about you and hundreds ofthousands just like you.Adware is a software program that also is attached with freedownloads of many kinds. What adware does is cause pop ups onyour computer, even when you're done with the initial site youvisited. That means that anytime you're on your computer,surfing, checking e mail, or even working, annoying pop ups willappear.There are ways for your to protect your...

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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:18:34 -0600

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What is on the free antivirus software CD?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:04:14 -0600

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Protect Your Computer And Your Personal Information From Spyware

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:04:14 -0600

Spyware is a broad term used for certain types of software thatare downloaded onto your computer without your knowledge.Malware has become a phrase that is used when describing spywareand adware.Spyware is placed on your computer in order to track yourinternet surfing habits. It knows every site you visit and everypage on that site. Spyware also collects your personalinformation through software that tracks your actual keystrokes.If you fill in a form to make a purchase all your personalinformation, including name, address and credit card informationcan be tracked. The potential abuse of spyware tracking is alsobeing discussed in some businesses that store secureinformation, such as credit card numbers or even medical records.Adware is another type of spyware. It doesn't work by trackingyour information as spyware does, but what it can do is actuallychange your browser settings without your consent. It can causepop up ads to show on your computer. It can even place a ne...