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Many people get freaked out when you mention the expression “computer internet security”. They instantaneously leap towards the assumption that it could only be completed by somebody well-versed in computer expertise or you must spend big money on computer Internet security software. This fear is totally unfounded and in fact there are many simple, good judgment things that anybody, with even a tiny understanding of computers, can do to help preserve their computer Internet security.

Never use your own name, birthday, street address or other personal information as a password. Anyone who knows you or has access even to common information about you can easily figure these out. There are even resources employed by expert computer hackers which will crack dictionary-generated passwords. The very best password usually consists of no less than eight characters, a mixture of upper and  lower case lettering, numbers and symbols each and every one randomly chosen. Although these types of passwords are difficult for you to remember, they are much more difficult for the hacker to crack as well. A method for you to remember these special passwords is to generate an acronoym using each of the numbers, letters and symbols applied. Identical idea as using the word “HOMES” to remember each of the Great Lakes- Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. In addition there are software programs available which will randomly create passwords for you. The key thing is you have to discover one way to remember them whether doing it manually yourself or with a program do it automatically.  Read more... (912 words, 1 image, estimated 3:39 mins reading time)

The speed of your computer in relation to the day you purchased it is a good indicator of the health of your PC system. If your computer starts to slow down, then something on your system is going wrong. A slow PC might mean a virus; corrupted programs or a host of other errors could be the cause. I reckon that at some point in time all PC users will go through rage issues relating to slow computer problems. But you don’t need to turn into the Incredible Hulk, and start throwing cars at buildings in slow computer induced rage, because this article discusses how to clean up your system to make it faster. Let me emphasis that if you have a slow computer problem cleaning your system could have prevented it. The old adage prevention is better than a cure rings true. Computers amass files upon files over time and these files take up space and memory slowing down your system. If you take the time to remove old and unnecessary files on your system you should notice your PC performs better. Additionally a clean system is more reliable and less likely to give you a headache. It requires a little bit of work on your part but you can get your computer to perform as fast as they day you purchased it and sometimes even faster. A few signs you should clean your system:  Read more... (351 words, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

You probably already know that it not very clever to go online without some decent computer protection software installed. It is imperative that you run an updated antivirus program to block new threats.

In this day and age, where computers are being used for chatting, online banking, e-commerce or investing, it is essential to keep your computer protection software up to date all of the time.

Hackers more than likely will not actively target your PC while you are just surfing the net for information or checking your e-mail. Most, so called “real” hackers are just interested in breaking in to the servers of large corporations. They enjoy the kick of testing and displaying their computer skills, while not really interested in stealing data.

Cyber-criminals on the other hand, usually work in groups and are actively looking for personal credentials or information which they then later can sell online. Maybe you don’t consider yourself to be that important or rich enough to attract the attention of cyber-criminals.

That might be so, but your compromised computer is still of great use to them. They could use your e-mail credentials to start spamming other people and so on…  Read more... (387 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

In my own experience I have scanned with almost all the programs i.e. registry clean software available in the market but most of them only just claim to be the best registry clean software or fixer. The story is just opposite and the program does not change much performance rather sometime it may create a problem to the computer system if it is not well tested or if the registry clean software removes any such entry that might be of use for windows. Thus please be aware of the fact that if buy any such program that is indeed the best registry clean software or it’s just an advertisement only?

A best practice we can follow while altering a registry value if it is needed by manually or with the help of any registry program, just take a backup before doing anything with it. Taking backup of registry will always be a best practice and safer in all the way. If in case any value gets changed, you may restore it just by double clicking on the back up you have created and it will be restored and overlap/revert the changes you have made or your registry clean software has made. I call it a safer way always.  Read more... (506 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

If you are are a computer user of any type, recreational surfer, gamer, or internet marketer, the risk of a computer virus attack should not be totally new to you. Computer internet security is big business these days as evidenced by the many internet security products or internet security systems currently available to help protect your computer and/or network. With anywhere from 100-500 new computer viruses being discovered daily, this is a very profitable niche to be in at this time. Ideally most readers of this article will have some kind of computer internet security installed as most commercially sold computers do come with some sort of antivirus security pre-install and operating systems such as Window XP and Vista do have at least basic onboard programs running that will detect many common viruses, Unfortunately these “free” antivirus whether part of your computer O/S, pre-loaded on your computer or available as a download can only provide you with a basic level of protection. Certainly this not the best internet security available, but obviously much better than no virus protection at all. Any type of an antivirus computer internet security system will provide you with some sort of virus infection warning. Most often some sort of a scanning log that tells the computer user what was discovered and steps taken to deal with the virus threat. Unfortunately you with respect to antivirus programs, so the quality of the computer internet security software you have installed will determine just how many viruses types will be identified, (providing you do regular updates), and effectively dealt with. Unfortunately it is very possible that you may have viruses on your computer that your current antivirus program, or lack of one, may not even identify as being present. Despite the huge numbers of viruses lurking in cyberspace or hidden in infected software, there are some common characteristics that will give us strong clues that we have an unwanted visitor residing inside our computer. These clues include:  Read more... (500 words, 1 image, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)