Good Anti-Spyware Programs

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You know you need security from spyware.  But what brand of protection should you get? There are numerous extremely helpful anti-spyware programs out there.  Take a peak at a few of them:

1. Windows Defender

Windows defender is an anti-spyware program you can use for free. It  protects your computer against slow performance, annoying pop-ups, and other threats brought about by spyware. With its “Real Time Protection,” Windows Defender can check and suggest actions that remove spyware. It even has a new interface that cuts down the interruption and makes user time more productive. Read more . . .

Encryption: Security Tool For The Internet

Web site security is a complex and perhaps even controversial topic. On one side, there are persons who regard themselves as the freedom fighters of the technology and information era; on the other side there are those who view this as a form of modern terrorism. Whatever the case and  without question,  breaking into a computer system without consent is a crime.

It is convention to use a protected connection when compiling sensitive data such as the personal information of a visitor of a Web site. The security levels of those secured connections currently in popular use are “none”, 40-bit, 56-bit, and 128-bit listed from lowest to highest level of page security. Read more . . .

Computer Viruses: Overview

Computers have amazing capabilities.  They can accomplish great tasks, make things move, communicate clearly, and think beyond human measure.  Computers have become like humans in nearly every imaginable manner, so it’s no surprise that computers can also get sick.

The computer revolution first began gaining speed in the late 1980s.  Since then, it has evolved to be a vital element in our society, our personal and our corporate lives.  Computers have become part and parcel to virtually all things we do day in, and day out. But with all good comes a little not good.  Some users have maliciously created computer viruses that have ill effects.  The range of computer viruses existing in our modern networks has a magnificent prominence in our lives, because of all the ways we depend on computers.  Despite our need for dependable computers, some people have nothing better to do but exercise their computer knowledge in a disastrous way, creating computer viruses. Read more . . .

Computer Virus

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Who can forget the way the world was frozen with the damage of the “Millennium Bug”?  While people around the world should have been counting down to a phenomenal celebration, we were too busy preparing for certain doom and gloom beset by a computer virus.  But then, the clock struck twelve on January 1, 2000 and a new millennium quietly began, bug-free.

Those unfortunate enough to have had to deal with a computer virus knows all too well the threat that can be done.  From taking on annoying quirks, to completely obliterating computers or entire systems, to erasing files,  the Read more . . .

Take Care To Block Spyware

The Internet has brought about brand new security threats, and spyware is one of the most common.  If you use the Internet you need to take immediate action to counter the spyware that poses a serious threat to your privacy.

There are four ways to block spyware.  Each should be used to keep prying eyes out of your computer files.

You are facing a battle that must be waged at two levels. First, you’ll have to detect and eliminate the spyware that has already entered the computer system without your knowledge. Second, you need to make sure that the steps that you have taken will prevent new spyware from infiltrating your system.  Read more . . .