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Beware the Latest Online Scareware Threat
Scareware, in case you haven’t come across the term, is a type of malware that tries to make you believe there is a problem with your PC, and that you need to download expensive software from the scareware creators website... (Continue reading)
Spot Unauthorized Login Attempts in Windows Vista
Unless you examine the Windows event logs frequently, you may never know that someone has been trying to surreptitiously access your PC. To help solve that problem, Windows Vista contains a new feature that allows you to view previous login... (Continue reading)
Beware of online drive-by download attacks
Drive-by download attacks are the latest threat to plague web users. The term is used to describe malware and virus infections whereby your PC is infected simply by visiting a malicious webpage, without you actually having to click on any... (Continue reading)
Restrict the hours users can use your PC with Windows XP
A child or grandchild who is constantly on your PC while they should be doing their homework is a recipe for family arguments and strife. Fortunately Windows XP provides a handy technical solution, which allows you to limit the amount... (Continue reading)
Give each PC user their own user account
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 16:54 in Security | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
If more than one person uses your PC, it makes sense to create a separate user account for each user, in order to keep everyone’s documents, settings and web favourites separate. You can set user accounts with different levels of... (Continue reading)
Beware: The Internet Scareware Threat that will Hold Your Files to Ransom
If you’re a heavy Internet user you will no doubt be familiar with fake warning messages that pop up telling you that your PC is infected with all manor of nasties, and the only solution is to download some piece... (Continue reading)
So You Managed to Survive the Great Conficker Panic
If you managed to avoid the great Conficker worm explosion last week you were not alone. Although some security experts predicted the Internet would grind to a halt and that the world would practically come to an end, in the... (Continue reading)
Secure Your PC by Disabling the Shared Documents Folder
Written on 3 Apr, 2009 at 16:54 in Security | viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Just as your My Documents folder is designed to securely store your private documents, your Shared Document folder is intended my Microsoft as a place where you can share files and documents between other users on your PC. If you... (Continue reading)
Security Alert: PDF Documents May Open a Security Backdoor to Windows
PDF documents are great: they allow you to display print quality documents on your computer screen, which mean that many companies now use them to supply manuals and documentation for their products, rather than printing them on paper. PDFs are... (Continue reading)
Disable Autorun to Protect Your PC
You’ve probably heard the recent media hype about the Downadup worm that has been circulating around the Internet. One of the key differences about this worm is the number of different ways that it can infect your PC. One of... (Continue reading)
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