My system was attacked by a horrible trojan a couple of weeks back and I has to format my PC in order to get rid of it. But when I tell the story to one of my friend, he asked what is the difference between a virus and a trojan. Well, here is what I [...]
I was writing about the challenge plugin for Wordpress a few days back in my other blog. I used it in all of my blogs and it deed reduce the number of spam comments reaching the comment box. But it could not stop all the comment spams and I was still receiving many spams everyday. [...]
Ok, just in my previous post I was talking about some of the software I have used and here I have come up with something that you will love to know about. Here I found a website which is giving Norton antivirus for free. Remember, Norton is not a free Antivirus if you go to [...]
Credit Cards are becoming an inseparable daily-use item in almost every sphere of our life today. From day shopping to online ordering, from ticket booking to Restaurant bill, you see credit card being accepted everywhere. The use of credit card has simplified our life to a great extend. But with more freedom, we become more [...]
Spam email now has a new and more frightening variant, it’s called phishing and it has been made by criminals and hackers who aim at getting unwitting consumers to reveal account numbers and passwords.
Phishing is when someone creates false email that pretends to be from a bank or other authority, but which is actually designed [...]
Computers are all the rage today for people of all ages including children. There are many different types of software that you can choose from when it comes to picking something for your children to enjoy on the computer. Depending on the age bracket of your children you’ll have to take some time to choose [...]
Now that spyware has far exceeded the threats of viruses Microsoft has released their version of a beta spyware scanner, remover and blocker. Spyware infects users with Internet Explorer with an endless build up of threats that run on computers and gather personal and usage information. Consequences of spyware can be browser crashes and start [...]
Spam is annoying. Period. Why people would want to send all of us stupid messages about buying prescription drugs or getting some outrageously good mortgage rate is beyond me. Well, not really.
You might ignore those emails. But not everyone does. And that’s why they’re sent. Emails cost so little (or nothing) to send. So sending [...]
Why do you need a registry cleaner? Registry cleaners are important because it protects your PC from harmful processes. Is your computer slowing down for no apparent reason? Are you having errors that are not solved by your anti-virus or anti-spyware program? Your PC might be affected by applications that are running without your knowledge. [...]
In order to fully understand network security, one must first understand what exactly a network is. A network is a group of computers that are connected. Computers can be connected in a variety of ways. Some of these ways include a USB port, phone line connection, Ethernet connection, or a wireless connection. The Internet is [...]
