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Securing Your Computer From Online Threats

January 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Security

Unless you are a computer security researcher, you probably do not have any ideal how many threats are released on the internet per day. Ever since the bad guys have found out that there is a lot of money to be made on the internet through exploits, they have come up with new and unique [...]

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Computer Viruses and Malware – What Are They?

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Security

I often get asked what is a computer virus, how does it differ from a worm or Trojan and how do they get into my computer? Please find below my article, giving you a brief explanation of these terms and how easily they can infect your system. What is a Computer Virus? Computer viruses are [...]

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Five “DO NOTS” to Keep Your Computer Healthy

October 20th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Keep Secure, Security

There is a lot of advice around about what you can do to keep your computer running as sweetly and efficiently as when you first purchased it, however it is not very often that you will get advice on what NOT to do, so here are 5 tips that will help you to avoid a [...]

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The Different Types of Computer Viruses

October 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Security

The reason that viruses are constantly floating around the Internet is their ability to replicate themselves. They can make copies of themselves in various types of data files. A virus may start harming your computer the moment that the file that it has corrupted is executed. This can cause serious damage to your computer although [...]

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How to Protect Your Computer From Viruses and Worms

October 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Security

Viruses and worms are programmed by disgruntled or malicious software programmers. It is because of these people that worms and viruses are such a big threat to computer users all over the world. These programmers enjoy sending out their malicious software to unsuspecting computer users. They can cause a massive amount of damage to computers [...]

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Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Computer Files Safe

October 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Security

As more and more things we value get stored on our computers, such as digital photos and Quicken financial data, the consequences of losing files have dramatically increased. Here are some simple ways you can make sure you never lose your important files. 1. Make sure your files are backed up using online data backup [...]

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What is a Hybrid Virus?

June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Security

Sometimes referred to as a multipartite virus, the hybrid virus is one of the more difficult types of computer virus to bring under control. Essentially, the hybrid virus will combine elements of other virus programs in a new combination that will often slip past protections that would stop the original component viruses. Generally, a hybrid [...]

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What Is a Polymorphic Virus?

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Security

A polymorphic virus is a computer virus which is capable of mutating itself when it replicates, making it more difficult to identify with ordinary antivirus software. To effectively find such viruses, antivirus software needs to have more complex algorithms available to help it identify distinctive patterns which can betray the presence of a virus even [...]

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