Fighting Viruses On Your Computer
July 15, 2008
Viruses can be annoying and they can be extremely destructive, however they can be fairly easy to prevent. If you have an anti-virus program running at all times on your computer, as well as take great care in opening email attachments, odds are your computer will remain virus free. The majority of viruses are transmitted through emails. Unfortunately it’s not enough to trust emails only from addresses you recognize. Many email viruses actually will email themselves to emails found in your... Read more »
PC Security - Combating Viruses
July 14, 2008
Viruses can be annoying and they can be extremely destructive, however they can be fairly easy to prevent. If you have an anti-virus program running at all times on your computer, as well as take great care in opening email attachments, odds are your computer will remain virus free. The majority of viruses are transmitted through emails. Unfortunately it’s not enough to trust emails only from addresses you recognize. Many email viruses actually will email themselves to emails found in your... Read more »
5 Ways To Speed A Computer
June 30, 2008
In my work I run across a lot of people that have severely neglected their computer for years. Here is a list of the top five tips as a computer tech that I would recommend for any user to help maintain their computer and keep it running great. There is a lot you can do yourself to boost your computers performance but we are going to discuss the basics today. 1. First, Free Up Disk Space - One of the primary ways to make a computer run faster is by freeing up disk space. This will give you more... Read more »
What is Rogue Antivirus and How To Remove It
June 23, 2008
Rogue Anti-virus applications are being produced in ever increasing numbers each week now. Why? This is a scam that works big time! Rogue Anti-Virus scams are able to steal money, credit card numbers and sometimes entire identities. Below you can see the life cycle of a Rogue Anti-Virus scam. 1. You get infected with a Trojan like Virtumonde (via an outdated Java Runtime Environment). 2. The Virtumonde Trojan displays fake system alerts (in the form of system balloon popups), uses popunders and... Read more »
How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
June 20, 2008
There are a number of forms of identity theft. The fraudulent use of another person’s credit card, charging up bills in another’s name and seeking work in someone else’s name are all examples. Unfortunately, the people who are victims of identity theft are often help responsible for debts and other problems created. This is one of the reasons you need to take steps to protect yourself. First, you need to be able to recognize the different types of identity theft and how they occur.... Read more »
What Can You Do To Help Stop The Spread Of Viruses?
June 17, 2008
By now most users are aware of the need to implement antivirus software on individual systems. But a large percentage of the hardware and software used to provide something for those users to use resides outside them. What are they and what can be done to protect them from virus attacks? Viruses can attack servers that run websites, email and other internet functions. They’re not limited to desktop PC’s. Many of these servers are really not that different from a desktop PC. They may... Read more »
Remove Vundo and Virtumonde Using Free Software
June 17, 2008
Virtumonde is a pernicious Adware Trojan that is usually installed into your windows pc (Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista) via an outdated Java Runtime Environment. Vundo, also known as Virtumonde and Virtumondo creates random letter DLL’s in C:windowssystem32 (tyeyavv.dll for example) that inject themselves into the winlogon.exe process as well as the explorer.exe process. Since Vundo injects itself into winlogon.exe removal can be very hard because winlogon.exe is in use almost... Read more »
5 Reasons to Remove Spyware Yourself
June 12, 2008
Removing spyware yourself can at first seem intimidating, but it’s actually deceivingly easy. All you have to do is try a free scan from a spyware removal tool, scan for problems and then let the anti-spyware tool do its job. Here are 5 reasons to remove spyware yourself. 1. You can’t be without your computer for days If you’re like most people, you are dependent on your computer to answer emails, prepare documents, keep in touch with friends, listen to music and watch movies. If... Read more »
If These Problems Sound Familiar, You Might Have A Spyware Problem
June 12, 2008
In today’s world, it’s very common to have a computer that doesn’t perform quite as well as it used to. In fact, it’s even more common for a computer to not perform even half as well as it used to. Usually, this can be chalked up to a major spyware problem. If any of the following problems sounds familiar, it’s very likely that you have a spyware problem. 1. Internet Explorer/Firefox won’t open One of the ways that spyware causes problems on your computer is by... Read more »
Is It Smart To Remove Spyware On My Own?
June 12, 2008
In short, YES! It’s a great idea to remove spyware on your own for several reasons. Yes, you can take your computer to your local Best Buy or Circuit City, but why go through the hassle of doing that when you can fix your spyware problems on your own. 1. Can you afford to be without your computer for several days? Chances are, if you take your computer to a big electronics store to get fixed, it can take several days, depending on the severity of your problem, how busy they are and how many... Read more »
