Is Your Computer Sick?
Viruses and spyware usually show up on your computer one of two ways.
Either they invade your system with a frontal assault like the Huns attacking the Romans, or they sneak in a back door like a cat burglar.
Either way, once a virus or piece of spyware gets on your system, getting it off can rate harder than curing a severe case of trench foot! Viruses, malicious programs designed to disrupt normal computing, and spyware, programs intended to literally "spy" on your activities, can enter your computer a number of ways.
Most commonly they enter your system through an email attachment, by sharing files with an infected computer by disk, as a "ride along" with a 3rd party program you install, or through a "back door" port in your computer. Regardless of how they get on your system, once in place, they cause no end of headaches and frustration.
The following represent typical signs you may suffer from infection by a virus or piece of spyware.
Your computer starts acting oddly by doing things it never did previously. Your modem starts trying to dial out to the Internet without you initiating a surfing session.
You notice that files start disappearing, the system stalls, runs slowly, or even crashes frequently.
Your computer takes progressively longer to boot up every time you start it or you notice that your available hard drive space has disappeared.
Strange popup windows appear, even when you're not surfing the web, or you delete a program and it "magically" reappears next time you boot the system. If you suspect you a virus or a piece of spyware has invaded your computer, follow these steps to first identify and then delete the offending code: Step 1 - Back up your important files, but remember to scan these files for viruses before reinstalling to avoid accidentally re-infecting your system. Step 2 - Update your anti-virus definitions and perform a scan of your hard drive.
If you don't carry virus protection, or you suspect your anti-virus software got corrupted somehow, then log on to www.pandasoftware.com and use the free Panda Active Scan service to check your hard drive for viruses.
Follow the instructions for quarantining and removing the offending files.
Step 3 - Scan your hard drive with an adware, scumware, or spyware detection and removal tool like Adaware www.lavasoft.de/support/download/ or Spybot http://spybot.safer-networking.de/. Step 4 - In many cases, when the virus or spyware program gets installed with a free utility or game you download from the Web, you must usually uninstall the utility or game to finally get rid of the problem once and for all. Step 5 - Avoid re-infection by keeping your anti-virus and firewall up-to-date at all times. As a last resort, if you run into a program you simply can't get rid of, but can figure out the offending file's name, do a search for the file name on Google.com. Often you will find you're not the first victim and may get valuable advice for cleaning up your system.
However, be very careful of the information you find and think twice before modifying any system files..
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Fort Lee, NJ (ContentDesk) June 29, 2005 -- Antivirus Email, a consumer products company offering subscription e-mail and ISP services, is now including Spyware Slayer in its suite of privacy protection software that is free to users with a monthly subscription to Antivirus Email.Antivirus Email understands that there is a real threat online from unscrupulous marketers who secretly install Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Worms & Viruses on a PC, all which can contribute to:- Damaging and corrupting a hard drive- Stealing passwords, credit card & banking information- Recording everything said in emails & chats- Sending personal information to ad companies that send pop-ups & spam- Allowing hackers to take over a computerAntivirus Email with free Spyware Slayer software helps protect users' personal computers from these risks and keeps them from slowing down and crashing from unwanted toolbars and pop-ads being unknowingly delivered and downloaded to the PC.A standard monthly Antivirus Email...
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Reclaim Your PC from the Internet Spies
Viruses are, however, not the only malicious software programs out there. The newest addition to the evil software family is the 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 the 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.
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Spyware ? What Is It? Why Should You Care?
Copyright 2006 Stephen Wright
Not many disagree that the expansion of the internet and technology related to advances with the various aspects of interacting on the internet continues to accelerate at a dizzying pace. As with most advances, with the good side, also comes a not so good ? dark side. More than ever, the criminal element continues to make great strides in finding ways to perpetrate mischief, mayhem, and mal-intended scams.
One of the latest growing ways criminals have employed to profit at the expense of unsuspecting internet users is the spread of spyware viruses. Spyware and adware quickly are becoming all too prevalent for anyone.
It has become vitally important that everyone take precautions to protect themselves from the malicious effects through the use of virus protection software.
Spyware: What Is It?
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New Wall Mural Photo Software Improves Real Estate
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (ContentDesk) November 2, 2005 -- Kneson Software has developed an affordable technology that creates home wall murals from personal photographs or any digital image. Limited choices exist for constructing high quality wall murals from photos and most homeowners cannot afford them.
Meanwhile, thousands of homeowners are searching for wall mural options.
YottaPrint is the first solution to fill this rising demand.Before YottaPrint there were four basic wall covering options:
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YottaPrint gives homeowners new options for covering large wall spaces with pictures or photos that have deep personal meaning.Kneson Software has used YottaPrint to construct test wall murals that are giant...
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Reason to Clean the Registry
There are many things that can slow down the operating system of a computer. The cramming of the registry is only one of the most common things of the lot. The other things that contribute to the system slow down is spy ware and adware that is downloaded from the Internet without the user even knowing it. These enter the registry and play havoc. There are many programs such as ActiveX controls that download automatically and lodge in the CLASID section of the Registry and begin to slow down the system more and more each day.
The only way out is to clean the registry regularly with registry software cleaner.
The Role Of The Registry
So, what is this thing we constantly refer to as the system registry? In the beginning when Windows was still in the evolvement stage Microsoft had to incorporate a way that the operating system could keep track of the file and user information so that the OS could locate them easily. This was initially located in the INI...
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Snoops Don't Need Physical Access to Your PC to Spy On You
SpyCop today announced that a large majority of computer users are at much greater risk of being spied upon than they originally thought. Many popular commercial surveillance packages including keyloggers and screen recorders are advertising "Remote Deployment".
Like a trojan, this type of spy software can be slipped into a user's PC via email, greeting card or web site. Unlike a trojan the surveillance program does not destroy data, rather it silently steals personal information.
Many users feel that, without physical access to their PC, a surveillance program can not be installed.
In fact, remote deployment of surveillance spyware is sharply on the rise.Remote Deployment works in one of three major ways including email, web site or greeting card: - The email method involves an attachment which, like a virus, looks like a screensaver or other useful program. The user installs this trojan program and within seconds, they're bugged.
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Nsauditor - network security scanner and auditor
July 29, 2006 (Nsasoft) -- Major new features of
Nsauditor Version 1.3.7 include firewall system that allows to stop internet threats and block unwanted network connections. With Nsauditor Network Security Auditor, Systems Administrators are able to gather a wide range of information from all the computers in the network without installing server-side applications on these computers. It is a multi-purpose tool designed to scan networks and hosts for vulnerabilities, and to provide security alerts.
Nsauditor Network Security Auditor significantly reduces the total cost of network management in enterprise environments by enabling IT personnel to audit and monitor remote network computers for possible vulnerabilities.
The software network auditor module checks network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it, discovers network services and checks them for vulnerabilities.
Nsauditor is a complete networking utilities package...
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It’s Valentine’s Day... Got Fruit Punch
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Indiana VoIP Seminars Will Explain Voice over IP
Two Voice over IP (VoIP) seminars have been scheduled in Indiana by CompStar Technologies, Inc., to answer the most common Voice over IP questions. The briefings will be held in Indianapolis and Mishawaka (South Bend), IN, and will help business owners and key managers understand what VoIP is and how it can both cut communications costs while improving customer service and flexibility.CompStar is an authorized Covad...
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