Posted: February 17th, 2009 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: Privacy / Security | Tags: Chris Pirillo, Kim Komando, malware, security, spyware, vista, WinPatrol | No Comments »
Chris Pirillo is offering a software program that efficiently monitors attempted installation of malware and spyware onto the computer. The program, WinPatrol, offers constant surveillance of computer system and alerts when there are any changes. Some of these changes may be legitimate and the computer owner may want to allow the changes. That is easily done. However, an alert may be a warning of a stealth installation of malware that could slow the computer, compromise the confidential data and just cause general havoc.
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Posted: December 8th, 2008 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: Privacy / Security | Tags: Chris Pirillo, computers, malware, recommendation, security, spyware, SUPERAntiSpyware | No Comments »
It is astounding how lax people are about their computer security - until disaster strikes. Some people rationalize not focusing on the security of their computer by saying that there is nothing valuable on their machine. That misses the point completely. We are all connected. An unsecured machine for some user who thinks that there is nothing valuable to steal makes it a bit less secure for others online.
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Posted: December 1st, 2008 | Author: Catherine | Filed under: Privacy / Security | Tags: cyber crime, law enforcement, malware, paradigm, privacy, remote searches, security, spyware | No Comments »
Most people will agree that controlling internet crime needs to be a priority. One of the means of stemming cyber crime may be unsettling:
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