Reclaim Your PC from the Internet SpiesWritten by Jason Frovich
Viruses are, however, not only malicious software programs out there. The newest addition to evil software family is so called Spywares and a good anti-virus program or firewall is not enough to safeguard against these clever programs.Spywares are known by many names such as adware, trojans, malware, browser hijackers etc. The thing they all have in common is that they will transmit your personal information to companies and individuals who have an interest in knowing about your surfing habits, online purchases, credit worthiness, interests, web searchs, chats, birth date and even your credit card number. The list goes on and on, since Spywares are constructed by promotional companies who need to know as much as possible about online consumers to target them effectively. By ewes dropping on you online, these companies hope to be more successful when sending out promotional materials. Spyware usually enter your PC by piggybacking on other software downloads. Every time you use downloaded or otherwise shared files, including Freeware, Shareware or p2p sharing programs, you stand risk of unknowingly infecting your computer with Spyware. Even confirmed virus free music files, films and computer programs can have Spyware stowaways. Once inside your computer, they will hide, monitor all your actions and promptly start telling your secrets to anyone willing to listen.
| | Is your Computer a friend or a Dirty Name?Written by Larry Mc Lemore
I am sitting here laughing and wishing I could hear answers that each of you may have for above question. Sometimes trying to get a computer to do what it is supposed to do, is like trying to nail jello to a tree. You might ask, why would someone want to nail jello to a tree? I don't know, I heard that somewhere and thought it would be fun to use here. At any rate, I am here to defend you against your computer and to also defend your computer against you. We can compare our computer to our bodies. It basis it's function on what we feed it. If you feed your body something bad, then it will feel bad and not function way it is supposed to. Well computer reacts same way, if you feed it something that is not compatible with what is already in it, then it might not function right. How do we know if something is bad for it? Well this is part where I defend you, sometimes there is just no way to tell until after we have already installed it on computer. Most places that you download from will list what operating systems (Windows 98,XP,etc.)that their software will run on, so look for that listing before you download. Of course they have no way of knowing what you already have installed on your computer and there may be a program already on your computer that has a conflict with their's. Even if they knew what was on your computer they might not know that there is going to be a conflict, until you tell them. Then they may be able to come up with a fix for problem. If you find your computer acting funny just after a download, then uninstall it as quickly as possible.
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