Tag: antivirus

How to Secure is Your PC?

August 01, 2008 by Jason

PC starts with an assessment of the risks. The of your depends on the you are running. If you are running one of ’s versions, then you are probably familiar with the issues of earlier versions. With the increased use of the , has become an even more important issue. As such, it is no surprise that regular updates and patches to XP and Vista are still released.

Obviously there is more to than just the . Every PC that is connected to the requires a to keep out undesired . Next to that, a good is essential to keeping your PC safe.

But where do you start if you want to find out how secure your system is? You may think that you have all the required PC in place, but how can you be sure? Well one of the first steps is to check the baseline and has a great free tool that enables you to check your system . Read More»

10 Computer Security Tips

July 08, 2008 by Jason

These days, becomes a to more and more people. I am not talking about terrorism as we all know it, but you can consider this a form of terrorism too, because viruses are surely a tool of terror. Why do I say this? Well, the less you know about , the more likely you’ll get frightened when your will detect “something,” or when your will display messages. Since is power, today I’ll provide you some valuable advice, because that’s what you need, before anything else.

While most of you are probably using , most of these tips apply to other operating systems, and some of them are also useful in real life situations, like interacting with people your don’t know if you can trust or not. All right, these being said, let’s see today’s 10 tips, shall we? Read More»

Windows Vista and Malware Immunity

May 21, 2008 by Jason

At the beginning of May, company PC Tools revealed that Vista “is not so immune.” And in this attempt to wrap the obvious together with statistics from a limited pool of users and serve the result as a revelation, the outfit went on to claim that “ Vista is more susceptible to than the eight year old 2000 , and only 37% more secure than XP”. Apparently, PC Tolls had detected 639 unique per 1,000 Vista machines, in comparison to just 586 for 2000, 478 for Server 2003, and 1,021 for XP. The conclusion is, of course, nothing short of obvious and was stated as clear as possible, with a challenge to Vista’s immunity.

Now, the fact is that citing data from over 450 million computers, in respect to PC Tools’ just 1.4 million machines, disputed the findings, and continued to claim that Vista is the safest on the market. has repeated this refrain since Vista was launched, and provided ample proof, from the data collected through the Tool to vulnerability counting games involving the main platforms. Read More»

Windows XP and Vista: The Benchmark Rundown

March 04, 2008 by Jason

Is Vista Faster Than XP?
Our Vista coverage began with a hands-on diary by MobilityGuru’s Barry Gerber, followed by an assessment of gameplay under Vistaby graphics presidente Darren Polkowski, as well as a complete feature of Vista. Barry took the new and its look & feel with a grain of salt, while Darren was disappointed because OpenGL support was dropped along the way, meaning that Vista currently offers horrible for graphics applications utilizing the .

We are sure that mainstream users will appreciate the improved of Vista, and the average office/multimedia user will likely never notice the lack of OpenGL. However, a chapter on the overall of Vista requires more dedication. In particular, two things require an in-depth : Read More»

Optimize your computer for peak performance

February 01, 2008 by Jason

The following tips can help improve your ’s . These examples use XP. Some of the screens may differ from version to version, but overall you’ll find these tips work for all versions of , including 95, 98, Millennium Edition (Me), NT, 2000, XP, and Vista.

By the way, in no way can you blow up your or files with any of these procedures. These tasks use utilities provided within the operating systems to aid you in achieving the best system . This article does not address tinkering with the registry files. Read More»

Top Security Software of 2007

December 31, 2007 by Jason

2007 has been a busy year when it comes to , with all kinds of aiming to be deployed on people’s computers. Trojan horses, , viruses, and hack attacks, they have all joined their forces to break into our systems. Because of that, companies from all over the world struggled to build new solutions or to update the existing ones, just to prove the consumers that, somewhere beyond these attacks, there’s someone who can protect them.

Many people think that installing an application is enough to protect the , but it has been proved several times that a simple Trojan horse can easily invade your system and access your sensitive information. All they need is a vulnerability, which could be used for connecting to the and executing a file. From this point, it’s all up to the attacker. Read More»

Simple Tips for a Safe Christmas

December 25, 2007 by Jason

has always been one of the top concerns for us no matter if we’re talking about viruses, , Trojan horses, credit card fraud or hack attacks. They’re all dangerous and capable of causing important damages or financial losses, so it’s extremely important to apply the most powerful measures as soon as possible. Christmas is not only that time of the year when you finally get the chance to spend some time with family and friends, but it’s also one of the busiest periods when it comes to . Although we’re all expecting Santa and his nice gifts, don’t be too surprised if you get only Viagra, watches and drugs as messages have always been so generous. Read More»

Top 9 Windows Antivirus

July 22, 2007 by Jason

is must-have protection. This review picks the best based on its virus detection abilities, features, and breadth of protection. Whether you’re seeking total system coverage or an ala carte solution, each of the following products provides superb virus protection for -based PCs. Because every system is unique, evaluate several of these products to find the best suited for your PC and your level of experience.
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