This tip I’m going to show you has always worked for me. I know there are countless blogs online that show you how to do it differently, but I personally think this is the easiest and fastest way to remove nasty viruses and spyware from your Windows computers. You may also be surprised that I am writing Windows tutorial since most of our articles are Linux based. Don’t worry once in a while, I will write tips based on Windows systems, but our primary tutorials will still be Linux based.
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Tags: Internet Explorer, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Windows XP
DansGuardian is an open source web content filter which currently runs on Linux systems, including Ubuntu. It allows you to filter content on web pages based on phrases, text and URL. When configured correctly, it will block inappropriate content as well as content not suitable for children.
If you’re looking for a simple content filtering system in Ubuntu, then you may want to take a look at DansGuardian. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install and configure DansGuardian in Ubuntu.
Posted in How-To/Tips, Linux, Security Tags: dansguardian, Linux, Malware, Security, Spyware, Ubuntu
This blog describes how to use system restore in Windows XP to restore your system to previous state and undo harmful changes done to your computer.
If you’re about to install a program or perform changes to your system, Microsoft recommends that you either backup your computer or create a restore point so that when something goes wrong, you’ll be able to restore your system to earlier time.
K9 Web Protection is is a free (for home use only) software that helps protect your children and family from unwanted content online. Because of the nature of the Internet, there are millions of contents online that are not suitable for children. Protecting them from disturbing content is becoming a challenge everyday. But with K9, you can do it easily and for free on your home computers.
K9 also helps stop viruses from infecting your computers by preventing you from going to websites that are known to distribute malware and spyware software. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install and configure K9 on your home computers.
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Avira AntiVir Rescue System is a Linux-based program that allows you to access computers that can’t boot up or having trouble booting up. If your computer is behaving erratically and not booting up fully, you can use Avira AntiVir to repair your system, rescue data and scan for viruses and malware programs.
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Traditional anti-virus programs use signature files and virus fingerprints to identify viruses and harmful programs installed on your computer. With the advanced nature of new threats being created, this method of tracking viruses and malware is becoming obsolete.
ThreatFire on the other hand continuously scans your PC for malicious software behaviors that are not normal and alerts you of these behaviors. This behavioral analysis and real-time protection can help even against zero-day attacks.
Sandboxie is a cool Windows program which lets you run risky programs such web browsers or any program in a virtual sandbox environment. This isolates the vital part of your PC from viruses, Trojans, keyloggers and other malware products which may want to do harm to your computer.
Programs running in that isolated sandbox environment will be prevented from making permanent changes to other programs or data on your computer.
Posted in How-To/Tips, Security, Windows Tags: Malware, Microsoft Windows, Sandboxie, Windows, Windows 7Without the right antivirus or malware protection software, your brand new computer won’t last very long connected to the Internet without someone logging in and stealing your personal information or identity.
So having a better antivirus or malware protection software, the better your sensitive information will be secured.
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