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1: Protect Yourself Against Viruses
These days it is a must to have a good, reliable virus protection program. There happens to be a many good free virus protection software packages out on the internet today.

2: Finding The Right Browser
IE is a very good browser in many respects, but the bad guys just love to hack at it and bombard you with nasty bugs. However, there is a better browser available that's not subject to all these viruses and attacks.

3: Spyware And Spycheckers
What is Spyware? Spyware refers to an extensive class of malicious software designed to seize control of a user?s computer without permission or informed consent, in order to benefit a third party such as an advertisement agency. Spyware can collect different kinds of user information and track what types of websites are visited, launch popup advertisements etc. In the process, spyware can drain the computer's resources, adversely affect Internet connection speed, and even...

4: Computer Viruses, Worms And Trojans Explained
Fighting viruses and getting rid of them is big business right now. The first step is knowing just what the enemy is. THE ENEMY - Hackers and Crackers Computer geeks say that there is a difference between hackers and crackers. Crackers do damage to systems they break into while hackers just want to see how everything works. We'll use the more common term of hacker. Originally the term hacker was someone who made furniture with the use of an axe. A virus is "malware" ...

5: How To Tighten Up Your Email Security
These days email is a necessary part of communication. However, this also means that email is one of the most popular ways for a virus to infect your computer. You need to protect yourself from the threat of fraud and infection. Viruses Email attachments often contain viruses so you need to be careful whenever you open any type of attachment even if you know the sender. There are some viruses that can infiltrate your address book and then send email that is infected to ...

6: Identity Theft - You Can Prevent It
By now everybody has heard of some horror story about identity theft from TV shows or magazine articles. In the popular culture, references of identity theft are found in the novels and movies, notably Frederick Forsyth's novel, ?The day of the Jackal? and the 1995 movie ?The Net.? In real life, the Identity Theft Resource Center (http://www.idtheftcenter.org) reports 8.9 millions identity theft victims in 2006. So, what is an identity theft? An identity theft occurs when...

7: You Got To Protect Your Computer
These days it is a must to have a good, reliable virus protection program. There happens to be a many good free virus protection software packages out on the internet today. The only way to protect our pc today is using software that acts like a antidote to the disease. By using this software you can take preventive measures of stopping the disease before it infects the system. Removable media such as cds, floppy disks, usb keys that are infected and used in another system...

8: Know Your Internet Browser
IE is a very good browser in many respects, but the bad guys just love to hack at it and bombard you with nasty bugs. However, there is a better browser available that's not subject to all these viruses and attacks. Internet Explorer is the most popular browser that is used for surfing the net today. Users need a secure and reliable internet browser that will not let harmful viruses and spyware invade computers when browsing the interent. The most widely accepted browser as f...

9: Do You Have Spyware Installed On Your PC
Spyware removal software is just what it sounds like it is, a software program that will go through your computer and get rid of spyware and other programs you do not want to have on your machine.

10: What Are Anti Virus Software, Anti Spyware Software & Computer Firewalls & What Can They Do For You?
Now that most people use the internet these days, it is a very good idea to make sure that you have good quality computer security software installed and protecting your computer. Anti virus software, anti spyware software and having a hardware or software firewall are now essential for everyone using a computer and here is an explanation why this is so. Anti Virus software protects your computer from virus threats that can contaminate your computer and can slow down your ...


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