May 16, 2008 - 10:43 am - Posted by admin
Just about everyone in the United States has heard of the leading antivirus vendors Symantec, Mcafee, Computer Associates, and Trend Micro. These companies have market-leading presence in the United States. Microsoft, as well, has plans become a key player in this market.
Microsoft acquired intellectual property and technology from GeCad software in 2003, a company based in Bucharest, Romania. They also acquired Pelican Software, which had a behavior based security as well as Giant Company Software for spyware and Sybari Software, which manages virus, spam, and phishing filtering.
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April 28, 2008 - 7:24 pm - Posted by admin
Sometimes, attaching a file with an e-mail message can’t be helped, especially if the file is too big or if it contains images and graphical representations that would be difficult to view with the standard e-mail. While there are some attachments that are usually harmless, there are also some that contain damaging computer viruses and malicious software.
To make sure you don’t unwittingly become a victim of a virus attack or malware, you should screen all e-mail attachments you receive before downloading. Here’s how:
Use e-mail security software:
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April 28, 2008 - 5:21 pm - Posted by admin
The toughest to fight in any computer is a virus that has already gotten into your system, snooped into your files and multiplied to the point that it hogs your hard disk space and slowly eats at your system. Let’s admit it, we’re scared of these viruses as we should be and we want to get rid of them. Here are very useful tips for protecting your PC:
Making use of the firewall:
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April 28, 2008 - 4:08 pm - Posted by admin
A computer virus could be the end of a wonderful day when in the middle of a computer application, a virus starts eating up your files. Or you slaved all week for a report and when you try to open the file, you can’t find it anywhere. In cases like these, what do you do?
The first thing to do is to unplug the modem wires and don’t connect to another computer. Just re-plug everything once the virus has been eliminated. Second, look for a virus-scan software in your computer and install updates via the Internet. Once installed, you can run the software. If the software can’t remove the virus, there is a possibility that it can identify it.
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