SpyBot.Com (SpyBot Search & Destroy Version 1.4) by Darren Miller
What Is Spyware, Adware, Grayware and Malware? ------------ SpyBot.com - To put it simply; spyware, adware, greyware, and malware, are files and programs, typically installed on your computer without your consent, and range from annoying to quite dangerous. ... ------------ SpyBot - Search and Destroy (SpyBot.Com), is a free product that can locate, identify, and destroy some of the most common and most dangerous spyware and adware. ... This free software can detect over 24,000 types of problems, is easy to install, easy to use, and quite frankly, is something you should not be...

Spyware Detection and Removal Options by Kriss Standke
Spyware is a brand new word and is now being used widely. Spyware is a relatively new problem for PC users. Spyware is a troubling threat to Internet users. Simply put, Spyware is a program that watches what you do on your computer and then sends this information about you over the Internet. ... There is a great deal of information on the Internet about free Spyware Removal Software and Free Online Spyware Scanners. ... Some other popular Spyware Scanning and Removal Software includes LavaSoft's Ad-Aware, it's a great FREE software program to help in identification and removal of Spyware...

How To Start A Computer Support Business by Bill Nadraszky
Starting a computer support business is something that with some experience and training almost anyone can do. As a person owning an independent computer support business as well as a website to help others that support home users I thought it would be nice to point out the steps needed to start... When you get a customer set up with anti virus pick a favorite like Norton or McAfee instead of a free virus scanner so that the user does not have you to blame if they get reinfected by viruses. ... Virus knowledge Keep up with the latest viruses and how they are affecting computers.

Is Your Computer Acting Weird? by Eva Gibson
Is your computer just plain acting weird? Have you been having trouble surfing the internet and doing general work on your computer? Do popups appear every few minutes to irritate you with their sales pitches and silly “surveys?” Does your computer crash, freeze, shut down, or otherwise abandon... Malware can take the form of a virus, worm, Trojan, piece of spyware, or piece of adware, and can cause plenty of trouble is it’s not discovered, quarantined, and removed from the computer it’s infecting.

Computer Courtesy by Thea Westra
The tips that follow should help you to write e-mail that will be well received every time Pay attention to punctuation, spelling, grammar and capitals. It shows that you value us and that you’ve thought about what you’ve written rather than an off-the-cuff rushed message in the heat of the... Your virus scanner might not protect against Spyware and Adware. ... Good quality free tools are: ~ http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 ~ http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ ~ http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm ~ Remember to set your email service to scan viruses for...

What is Spyware? Are You Being Watched? by Julian Pereira
Find out why Spyware Removal from computers is important and how adware infestations affect your computer, your privacy and your family. Internet users worldwide spend several hours to several days each week browsing or searching the net. This activity has encouraged advertisers and promotional... You can get a free spyware scanner at http://www.deletespyware.net Find out if you are being watched now. ... The various anti-virus and firewall programs do not work with these nasty internet worms as these worms crawl into a system in a very stealth manner and often times piggyback on very...

Understanding, Diagnosing, Recovering and Preventing Data Loss by Paul Korber
Data loss is a serious issue, which most businesses and individuals will encounter at some point in their digital lives. It can cripple businesses, ruin careers and generally cause a great deal of unnecessary stress. This article will attempt to generalize a strategy for dealing with such... It is quintessential to have a trusted virus scanner and firewall operational on your system. ... Free evaluation versions are freely available on the web and are often a good way to test the capability of a product, if you are satisfied with the job performed by the product you can purchase it and...

Guide to Norton Antivirus 2007 by Cedric Price
Norton Antivirus 2007, or shortly NAV 2k7, is the latest product to come from Symantec, the industry leader in the field of security software. Norton Antivirus is well known to pc users around the world and it’s designed to protect computers against spyware, adware, worms, viruses and other... And even if you do have a virus scanner, keep your eyes open all the time. ... According to the definition given by Wikipedia.org, a computer virus is a 'program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user.' This self-reproduction is now made even easier...

Windows Stability by Bruce Hammerich
A few words about MS Windows stability. To those with home computers this may be less of an issue but for people whose livelihoods depend on their PC’s and the programs that run on them, there are some lessons to be learned. I would like to point out a few of the most important things you can do... The first is a virus scanner. ... (Make sure you have ServicePack 2 installed, which insures it is properly implemented) For those of you with previous versions of Windows there are software programs you can either download for free or purchase that will accomplish the same thing.

Keep Your Computer Healthy By Repairing Windows Registry by Wayne Wu
Windows Registry is a database used by Windows operating system to store hardware and software configuration information. Computer problems are often caused by invalid key entries in the registry. Anyone with Administrator privileges can edit the Registry by using the registry editor... By default, registry cleaner scans the registry for all types of errors. ... In view of this, there are many third-party registry cleaner utilities that are dedicated to scanning and repairing the registry. ... Most experienced technicians tend to stay away from the registry unless there are no other...