Special antivirus removal tools are often necessary to remove an antivirus program from your computer. Otherwise, malware could easily uninstall or disable it. So why would you need to uninstall an antivirus, anyway? Well, often times, an antivirus program comes pre-installed on your computer. When the trial expires, you will either need to pay to [...]
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Computer Security Tips
These computer security tips can help save your PC from becoming infected by malware. Most computers will get infected at least once in their lifespan. Your PC can be infected just by being connected to the Internet, without opening email or even visiting a single webpage. The Windows Operating System has security holes, as do [...]
Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper
Computers can become so infested with malware that they no longer boot. Or if they do boot, they will likely disable may security features in Windows that can be used to remove them, making virus removal a tedious chore. Microsoft is now providing a tool called Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper to help you start, scan [...]
End User's Guide to Protecting Online Privacy
A user’s online privacy is attacked on a variety of fronts: through email, web pages, illicit downloads, unscrupulous marketers, nosy co-workers and more. It takes great care and due diligence to avoid having one’s online privacy compromised by prying eyes and other undesirables. The following are a few tips on how to do just that: [...]
Can't Connect To Internet After Virus
You can’t connect to Internet after a virus infection. You’ve done everything you’re supposed to do. You have an up to date antivirus, you update Windows automatically, you do not participate in Peer to Peer network file sharing, and you never open email attachments. Yet you were still infected by a virus and it was [...]
Certifications Careers In Computer Forensics
Careers In Computer Forensics are booming. I”m going to let you in on a little secret: Computers are not going away. Just like becoming a Funeral Director is a guaranteed source of continuous work, computer forensics is quickly becoming the hot career choice for those breaking into the technology field. Computer Forensic Science pertains to [...]
Windows Security Not Completely Inept
Windows has security issues. That’s no big secret. It is, after all, the most largely-used Operating System in the world. As a result, it’s a huge target for hackers. The good news is, Microsoft has slowly been improving its security over the past few years. It dumped IE 6, it has taken measures to automatically [...]
Windows Zero Day Exploit
A new zero-day exploit has been discovered in Windows. The exploit allows an application to elevate its privilege to “system.” In Vista and Windows 7 it also bypasses User Account Control (UAC). This exploit takes advantage of a bug in win32k.sys–part of the Windows kernal–and enables an attacker to impersonate the system account. This flaw [...]
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