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.
Posted in How-To/Tips, Security, Windows 
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
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.
Posted in How-To/Tips, Security, Windows Tags: K9 Web Protection, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Windows
Without 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.
Posted in How-To/Tips, Security, Windows Tags: Anti-Virus, Avira, Avira security software, Malware, Security, Spyware, Windows
In the simple tutorial I will show you how to use Web of Trust extension in Internet Explorer to spot malicious websites and protect yourself against spyware, malware, spam and other contents you don’t need.
Web of Trust (WOT) extension is a plug-in for Internet Explorer that allows you to spot bad websites before you even click on the links. It like seeing the problem before it happens.
WOT community has rated millions of websites. Use their vast database to protect yourself against programs that may do harm to your computer.
Posted in How-To/Tips, Internet, Security, Web Tags: Internet Explorer, Malware, Spyware, Web of Trust
If you’re among the millions of PC users worldwide whose PCs are infected with viruses designed to steal sensitive information like passwords, and bank accounts and/or serve as a bot, then this tutorial is for you.
Kaspersky Rescue Disk is a free and easy way to get rid of viruses from computers without the risk of getting infected. The problem about most viruses is, they don’t even allow you to boot up the computer to run scans. Viruses destroy computers in such a way that they make it difficult to properly scan the infected computers.
With Kaspersky Rescue Disk, you can boot from a CD/DVD disc and run a complete scan without directly booting into the computer.
There’s nothing more annoying than fake anti-virus software installed on your computer and claiming to be protecting you from the bad guys while stealing your personal data and planting more harmful programs to destroy your computer.
If your computer is little sluggish and you’re getting constant pop-ups about downloading advertised “anti-virus” software because the program claimed to have “scanned” your computer and found number of spyware and malware programs installed, is a sign that your computer has been infected with some of those fake anti-virus software and wanting to steal money.
