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It’s good to get a second opinion–especially when it comes to the security of your computer. Not all antivirus programs are created equal. While the antivirus you run on your home PC might never detect anything when it scans, it doesn’t mean you’re not infected. Not all companies update their virus definitions at the same [...]
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Internet privacy is important. There are steps you can take to conceal your tracks in IE and Firefox so others can’t easily see the sites you have been visiting. There are two ways to protect your privacy online: The first is by controlling third-party cookies. The second is by controlling how your browser history is [...]
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The Panda Cloud Antivirus has come out of Beta testing and is available for download. This particular antivirus is different than other real-time antivirus solutions because it is constantly connected to the Internet and updated on the fly. In theory, if a new virus explodes across the Internet, you will be protected is Panda knows [...]
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Microsoft has recently released the Microsoft Security Essentials software for Windows. It’s a great antivirus and malware prevention package that works in real-time to keep your XP, Vista and Windows 7 PC clean. But are technicians prepared to make the leap from other popular free programs such as AVG and aVast? Because many end-users are [...]
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Microsoft recently released a free antivirus and malware solution for Windows called Microsoft Security Essentials. We were hoping this was going to be pre-installed in Windows 7 but this doesn’t appear to be the case. Users will need to go to Microsoft and install it. But the process is quick and painless. Microsoft Security Essentials [...]
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Your computer is infected!
We’ve all see that message pop up in the lower right hand corner of our screen. Spyware and viruses use this tactic to try and persuade users to click and install software that actually puts a virus on their system. If you choose not to click and install their “antivirus” it will [...]
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The Internet influences our lives in many ways. Its benefits are endless and keep expanding with time. Up-to-date antivirus software provides the industry-standard security, but this is not enough to protect a computer system from hackers and malwares While the combination of antivirus software and the computer firewall provide better system security, a computer can [...]
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Microsoft Windows has been in the news a lot lately and not for good reasons. Computer security is once again in the forefront of Windows-bashing commercials and other negative propaganda. Conficker is the latest in the wave upon wave of viruses and malware devastating the PC community. Just how can normal people protect themselves if [...]
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Malware and Viruses can difficult to remove if your PC gets infected. There are a few basic things users should be doing when trying to remove a known infection. Sometimes this technique will work, but occasionally more advanced tactics will need to be done in order to remove malicious code. A lot of experts will [...]
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