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Whether it’s remnants of that bag of Fritos you ate three years ago lodged in your keyboard or a registry full of broken entries, that old PC of yours could use a little cleaning up. Over time it’s easy for Windows to accumulate cruft—like programs you never use but that automatically start up anyway, temporary […]
Everyone gets that one last hurrah of the holiday season, and then it’s time for cleanup. Un-trim the tree, start back on that exercise regimen and think about New Year’s resolutions. Why bother with one of those crazy never-gonna-work-anyway diets when we can resolve to do something that will make a difference on a daily […]
Ten ways to protect yourself online:
1 Make sure your operating system’s automatic updates and firewall are turned on.
2 Use security programs, including anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and subscribe to security updates.
3 Run a full system scan at least once a month.
4 Don’t open attachments or click on links in e-mails from people you don’t know.
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With a new year comes new computers, and that means new security problems. Viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers–a fresh machine can be susceptible to the most insidious of plots. Lucky for you, here in the CNET Download.com defense bunker, we’ve devised a list of essential and free top-rated security programs to protect the honor of your […]
If you’re becoming as disenchanted with those expensive, system resource hogging anti-virus programs, why not free yourself from bondage. I did and I’ve no regrets. Consider AVG for anti-virus, Windows Defender for anti-spyware and SPAMfighter for anti spam. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (Google “free AVG’’). AVG is free of charge to home users for the […]
The Dutch telecoms and postal regulator has fined three companies and their two directors €1 million ($1.4 million), for the distribution of unwanted spyware, computer software installed on a personal computer without the user’s knowledge. The Hague, Netherlands-based communications regulator said that the companies, which collectively operated under the name DollarRevenue, had installed software on […]
The Internet offers a convenience that is not available from any other shopping outlet. From the comfort of your home, you can search for items from countless vendors, compare prices with a few simple mouse clicks, and make purchases without waiting in line. However, the Internet is also convenient for attackers, giving them multiple ways […]
The threat of rootkits (define) seems to have faded from public consciousness in recent months, with key loggers and Trojans getting most of the attention. However, a survey by Internet security vendor Prevx finds that quite a few PCs are infected with rootkits. Prevx has a free scanner called Prevx CSI that looks for rootkit […]
Now that you’ve got only what you want on your new PC, it’s time to protect it. Install anti-virus software immediately. Kaspersky Anti-Virus tops PC World’s best list for its effectiveness and price. Coming in second is Symantec Norton AntiVirus and third, BitDefender Antivirus. Don’t forget to also install anti-spyware. Null recommends installing both SpyBot […]
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 came in dead last in our CNET antispyware testing. Other than sporting a new interface, this long-awaited update doesn’t feel much different than earlier versions. What cripples this release most is that Ad-Aware failed to detect half of the test spyware, either actively or on demand, and, unlike nine out of the […]
Most new PCs come with a free trial of Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus. Updates cost around £20 a year when this ends. However, Andrew Ferguson, of Thinkbroadband.com, the specialist website, says that free alternatives such as Grisoft’s AVG, available for download at free.grisoft.com, are adequate. Once virus protection is in place, you must tackle spyware. Microsoft’s […]
