Removing Adware and Spyware by Mike Mendenhall
What is Spyware If your computer runs slower than normal, or you are constantly bombarded with popup ads, then your system probably has spyware installed. Spyware is a software that runs on your computer, and can do many types of things. Spyware can come in the form of a tracking cookie that... Sometimes the removal instructions will require you to boot your computer into safe mode so that only required system resources start up with the computer, which may enable you to remove the spyware programs that will not remove with a normal scan because those spyware files were in use during a...

Reloading Windows XP by Bill Nadraszky
If you have been running Windows XP for a couple of years or more you may find that it is not running quite as quickly and smoothly as it was when you did your first install. I am constantly 'evaluating' software and uninstalling and reinstalling beta software on my computer and have always... In the install of Windows you will need to have at least 2 gigs of free space so make sure that you have freed up enough space to do the install When I am deleting folders I am most interested in deleting the” Documents and Settings” and “Windows” folders, as this is where you will find user...

10 Things To Do For A Healthy & Secure PC by Darren Miller
Many who read this article may find these recommendations to be old news. However, think about the number family, friends, and associates that ask you for help fixing their PC and I believe you will understand why I chose to write this article.. This list of recommendations for a healthy &... One thing I suggest is to purchase a registry cleaner. ... For instance, I can’t tell you how many people I know whose computer has contracted a serious virus because of just one minor but very important task.

Hard Drive Crash? The Essential Data Recovery Report by Greg Duffield
Your worst nightmare just became a horrifying reality. You keep hearing that little voice in your head mockingly shout "you should have backed that stuff up" The voice keeps echoing throughout your head as you perform a quick inventory all of the important information that you just lost…..your... Most reputable data recovery companies will evaluate standard IDE drives free of charge; so don't let the word "free" this or "free" that stop you. ... The data recovery market is quickly becoming saturated, and a company does not necessarily cheapen itself or lack expertise by offering free...

Computer Safety for Kids by Rob Pirozzi
Start With the Basics - Protect Your PC Guarding Access to Your PC - Get a Firewall Beginning in the Zhou Dynasty, which was in the 11th century BC, construction was begun on what was to become the Great Wall of China. For 2,700 years, culminating in the mid-1600s, construction continued on... Free products, such as AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, provide the updates at no cost. ... Most of what you receive unsolicited is designed to scam you out of money, to trick you into divulging private information, to install spyware and adware on your computer, or to install viruses on your computer.

How Do Spammers Harvest Email Addresses? by Sandeep Kautish
Introduction It is often difficult or impossible to tell how a spammer acquired a user's e-mail address. Is it a result of some activity the user engaged in? Did the user give his/her e-mail address to the wrong person? Is the user randomly targeted? ... By having access to the same computer.If a spammer has an access to a computer, he can usually get a list of valid usernames (and therefore email addresses) on that computer.On UNIX computers the users file (/etc/passwd) is commonly world readable, and the list of currently logged-in users is listed via the 'who' command.