Most internet users are well aware that a firewall and some kind of malware protection software are essential to protect their computers from threats that can potentially harm a computer. But what is the difference between a firewall and a malware protection and removal application? To put it simple; a firewall can be compared to [...]
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Categories: Malware Protection
Internet criminals are getting increasingly clever and are using far more sophisticated methods to steal money from people online than was the case a few years ago. They will infiltrate your system with Trojans, backdoors, spyware, phishing and other methods, all just to get those magical numbers on your credit card so they can drain [...]
Categories: Malware Protection
A botnet is a collaboration of several programs working together across several computers to perform certain tasks. The affected computer is often compromised by a Trojan, which then connects to an IRC channel and awaits commands from the user in control of the program on the infected computer. The most common use of a botnet [...]
Categories: Malware Protection
Bearshare is a peer-to-peer file sharing application that claims to allow users from all over the world to share their files. This is a known a spyware program and gets flagged by several antivirus applications and has received complaints from users worldwide. Because it is spyware it is usually not possible to remove it by [...]
Categories: Malware Protection
Internet Explorer is the browser that comes preinstalled with Windows, and because it comes preinstalled it has a large user base. But that does not mean you should be using this browser to surf the internet. There are a number of reasons for this and aside from being pushed on to unsuspecting Windows user through [...]
Categories: Malware Protection
Many people will say YAY to free software applications and programs found around the internet, but rarely takes into consideration the potential harms this may cause in the future. Fact of the matter is, developing a software application takes a considerable amount of time and obviously the developers want some kind of compensation for their [...]
Categories: Malware Protection
Computer security has come a long way, so has its harmful counterparts, growing more and more sophisticated and pose a big threat to computer and internet users world-wide. Ranging from simple pop-up ads to downright destroying people’s lives. It is important to understand what different types of malware there is, and to have some form [...]
Categories: Malware Protection
