Malware
This years version of the ‘Antivirus pro’ Trojan virus is even more damaging and harder to clean out than last years! Antivirus Pro 2010 Is a Trojan (attempts to fool you into letting it through your firewall) type virus installer. It wants you to believe that it is an anti-virus product, but it actually installs [...]
Your Internet connection device has a hardware firewall – why do you also need a software firewall? I know of no wireless Internet connecting routers, cable or DSL modems, etc. which don’t have a built-in NAT (Network Address Translation) hardware firewall to protect you from online hackers (proper term “crackers”). So why do you need [...]
Ever noticed that your computer’s hard drive is working away while you aren’t even using it (you hear it and/or see the LED flashing)? Is something bad going on? Is it infected with malware which is “phoning home”? Should you be worried? Probably no need to worry, if your anti-virus program and its list of [...]
Another big security issue for your Windows installation is keeping up with Microsoft’s security patches. You do this via the online “Windows Update” feature of Windows. As the bad guys (or the good guys working for security companies) discover new ways to exploit the weaknesses in Windows, or the Internet itself, Microsoft figures out ways [...]
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