Monthly Archives: November 2008
Common Sense Tips to Avoid Malware Infections
The Internet is a huge resource for those of us who are curious. It provides us with the vehicle we need to satisfy our nosiness, our inquisitiveness, as well as our curiosity. Using the Internet we can snoop, probe, pry; … Continue reading
Personal Defender 2009 – Removal Instructions
Personal Defender 2009 is one more, in a long line of rogue security applications currently circulating on the Internet, seeking out unaware users in order to steal their money. Like all rogue security applications, Personal Defender 2009 is a master … Continue reading
Slow Windows Startup? – Speedup with Free Startup Tuner 2
One of the things that I find really annoying when I install a new application is that program’s decision that it is so essential to system operation, that it automatically triggers an auto-start command on system start up. So that … Continue reading
Caution – Trend Micro’s HouseCall Spoofed
The Internet is increasingly like the Wild West – at least the Wild West we’re use to seeing portrayed in the movies. The strong, fast with a six shooter, secure tough hombres (read – informed), survive; while the weak, the … Continue reading
Hard Drive Problem? – Free Tools to Diagnose/Maintain/Clean
Arguably, the Hard Drive is the most important element in a personal computer because it holds, in many cases, an accumulation of information that is of real and perhaps irreplaceable value: documents, digital photos, email messages, personal and business related … Continue reading
Remove Ultra Antivirus 2009 – Free Removal Applications
There seems to be no end to the release of new Rogue Security threats. Cyber crooks are continuing to develop and distribute “rogue security software”, at a furious pace. There are literally thousands of variants of this type of malware … Continue reading
Virus Trigger (VirusTrigger) – Removal Instructions
Lets play clone the clone. That’s what the cyber-criminals behind Virus Trigger have just done. Virus Trigger (VirusTrigger), is a new rogue security application which is essentially a clone of VirusResponse Lab 2009, which, in fact, was cloned from Antivirus … Continue reading
Porn Surfing – Put a Software Condom on Your Computer!
OK, for the purists out there, maybe I should have used the word “prophylactic”, rather than condom. After all, the classical definition of a prophylactic is – a device that acts to defend against, or prevent something from occurring. Online … Continue reading
NEW – Protect Your Email with WOT (Web of Trust)
Regular readers of this Blog know that I’m a big fan of the Internet Browser security add-on, WOT. Well now there’s another reason to make sure that you add this potent security add-on to your Internet Browser, both IE and … Continue reading
