The Best Free Software by Bob Rankin
Software Wants to Be Free... ...but users want it to be safe. Free software is everywhere, which makes it incredibly difficult these days to find the best of any particular kind. And then there's the fact that "freeware" is not always free. Some freeware is just poorly written and may cause your... Free Anti-Virus Protection: Get inoculations without the pain of paying -- it's becoming more commonplace for ISP's such as AOL to provide free anti-virus protection. ... Practice Safe Computing Here's some advice to keep in mind when looking for good freeware downloads: Research before you...

Fighting off Viruses: Advancements in Antivirus Software Suites by Carmel Whittle
Protecting your computer from a virus is getting harder and harder each day, making it very difficult to fight off viruses attacks. While it may border on the paranoid, it goes without saying that you can’t leave your guard down for one second. Even corporate giant Microsoft has found its own... BitDefender 9 Standard provides antivirus protection, as well as Peer-2-Peer Applications protection, full email protection, and heuristics in a virtual environment. ... Also it takes only 8 seconds for a hacker, spyware, adware or any other malicious attack to enter your computer.

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... Adware and spyware removal software, or anti-spyware software, is software that is installed on your computer to combat the threats of adware and spyware. ... Find more information on anti-spyware packages here Find more information on free anti-spyware packages here To prevent adware and...

Clean It Up! by Theresa Cahill
Sometimes it pays to get back to basics. No, in this case I'm not talking about marketing, but the "let's take care of the equipment that takes care of us" basics. The longer I'm online, and living in this little town, the more convinced I am that many do not know of, or neglect to take care... A good spy-ware stopper My personal choice is Ad-Aware - not to be confused with "adware" which IS spyware - Ad-Aware is a program that searches out all those nasty little spying tidbits "they" sneak onto your computer as you travel around the net.

Learn 5 Ways Of Saving And Protecting Your Hard Drive by Gary Hendricks
Soon your computer doesn't reboot properly, and you hear that ugly grinding sound that means all of your precious data has been wiped out. What did you to protect hard drive data? It's too late to think about it after the fact. Here are 5 ways to save and protect your hard drive and ensure it... These programs reside on your computer and consume precious resources-until you remove them with a spyware or adware busting program. ... Password Protection Password protection and data encryption are one of the most basic ways that users can protect hard drive contents.

Windows Vista Just a False Sense of Security by Omkar Joshi
Microsoft has endowed Vista's kernel with highly restricted access, in a bid to improve security in its new operating system. This extra security has succeeded in locking out hackers, malware purveyors and has apparently locked out security software as well. ... Webroot also stated that Microsoft's additional charge to Vista users for antivirus protection through a subscription service, is a potential weakness in security, as consumers may be unwilling to make that purchase. ... These threats included adware, potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), system monitors, key loggers and Trojans.

13 Comparisons of Vista vs Tiger by Paul W Wilson
Competitive and fast are two terms that are applicable to the world of computers. Constantly changing and evolving computer systems bring many advantages to the users and techies alike. The race for supremacy between the yet to be launched Vista (scheduled for 2006) and Mac OSX Tiger began in... Security in Vista includes inbuilt protection against rogue attacks, malware, spyware, adware and so on. ... 9. ... User accounts and log ins are safer in the Tiger system and Microsoft plans to incorporate similar systems in Vista to strengthen security.

How FOSS Might Benefit Your Small Business by Charles Trumpess
Starting a small business or working from home takes time and costs money. After you have done all the groundwork, such as a business plan, marketing strategy and finances, you will probably start thinking about the cost of PCs and software licenses. ... Assuming your using a Windows operating system, your computer will need to protect itself from viruses, hackers, spyware and adware. ... Microsoft Windows Defender (Beta 2): www.microsoft.com Lavasoft Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy offer genuinely free downloads of their popular and effective anti-adware and anti-spyware products...