Top 10 tips for Safe Internet Shopping (26 Jun 2006) Over £5 billion pounds was spent on online shopping in 2004. The Internet was the fastest growing retail sector last year, attracting one in four shoppers. The growth rate for the online market was 27.4 per cent, six times better than for the traditional retail market. This looks set to rise as more and more people look for more convenient ways of shopping. It's easy to search for a product and then purchase it - all at the click of a button and from the comfort of your home. You have a fun time shopping, browsing, reading and gathering information about products, and you don't have to take time out from your busy schedule to fight traffic, crowds and queues to buy the perfect gift for your recipient.
Top Five Online Scams (26 Jun 2006) Look carefully at these five online scams and be aware of what is going on so you won't become a victim.
Top Five Spyware Fighting Tips (26 Jun 2006) Whether you realize it or not, there's a quiet little battle raging on your computer. In one corner you have your faithful PC; in the other are malicious agents such as spyware, adware, malware, viruses, worms, and Trojans. Since the victor of this battle will decide who really controls your computer -- use these 5 'Spyware Fighting' tips to make sure you win the battle!
Top Spyware Removers Considerations (26 Jun 2006) Here are four important points to consider when you are looking for a spyware protection program or want to compare removers.
Traditional Antivirus Programs Useless Against New Unidentified Viruses! (26 Jun 2006) Most traditional antivirus programs relay on their database. Potentially hazardous files are matched against the database to see whether they are to be considered safe or not. Since a new virus can spread world wide within a few hours it can cause sever damage to your computer long before the manufacturer of the antivirus program identifies the virus and updates the database. You also need to go online to import the manufacturers' database
to you antivirus program, which means that your computer will be online totally unprotected.
Types Of Computer Infections (26 Jun 2006) With so much talk about different types of computer viruses, do you really know what to watch out for?
Virus and Adware - Fix them Both! (26 Jun 2006) We all get the odd virus now and then, but sometimes that one virus could cause so many problems. In this article I shall be going though just some of the problems that these virus software programs can do, and how to fix them.
Virus Nightmare..Lessons Learned (26 Jun 2006) I got a virus the other day, Thursday I believe and since then I have been making FRANTIC efforts to save all my info.
Virus Prevention 101 (26 Jun 2006) Blaster, Welchia, Sobig, W32, Backdoor, Trojan, Melissa, Klez, Worm, Loveletter, Nimda… Do these names sound Familiar?
Viruses and Worms, Protection from Disaster (26 Jun 2006) Virus damage estimated at $55 billion in 2003. "SINGAPORE - Trend Micro Inc, the world's third-largest anti-virus software maker, said Friday that computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated $55 billion in damages in 2003, a sum that would rise this year. Companies lost roughly $20 billion to $30 billion in 2002 from the virus attacks, up from about $13 billion in 2001, according to various industry estimates."
Viruses and Worms: The Problems and Their Solutions (26 Jun 2006) Both viruses and worms are big problems for all internet users. So how do you keep your computer virus free? What's the best antivirus software? Find out here!
Viruses, Trojans, and Spyware - Oh My! (26 Jun 2006) Have you ever had to call Symantec or McAfee to ask them how to remove a virus? Or have you spent hours online trying to figure out how to remove spyware, only to find out that you did something wrong and now your computer won't boot? I know your pain and frustration with just trying to use your computer without worry.
Watch Out For That Scam (26 Jun 2006) The IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center) received over 200,000 complaint submissions for 2004, an increase of 66.6% from 2003. The total dollar loss from all referred cases exceeded 68 million dollars, an average loss of $894 per complaint. There are many types of internet frauds that exist including auction, email, foreign investment letters and online dating. Here are some ways to identify a possible scam or fraud that you may have encountered while surfing the internet.
Watching the Watchers: Detection and Removal of Spyware (26 Jun 2006) If spyware were a person and he set himself up in your
house, you are likely going to do one of two things. You'll
kick him out yourself or you'll call someone (such as the
police) to do it for you.
Web Browsing - Collected Information (26 Jun 2006) You may not realize it, but as you are surfing the web all sorts of details are being left behind about your computer and where you have been. Most of this information is used harmlessly in website statistics, but it could also be used to profile you, or identify you as a vulnerable target for an exploit.
