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Christian InTech Articles - Computers
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An Easy way to Deal with Email Viruses and Worms
If you feel intimidated when someone tries to teach you something new on the computer, this article is for you!
In the course of my career, I’ve worked with many people who I knew were smart but were convinced that they couldn’t learn how to...
Computers and the Internet are Inspiring Us to Create
Computers and Internet are not deadening our heads; they are inspiring us to create!
The Internet is sometimes criticized (usually by parents who think their kids need to be outdoors more often) as leading people to be sitting in front of their...
How To Manage Your Username And Password The Easy And Secure Way
Have been an Internet user for more than 9 years, I have 100's of logins and passwords to keep. I'm paranoid. I'm now even more paranoid after I joined YMMSS because I use online payment systems on weekly basis if not daily.
I used to use...
Stop Your Computer From Getting A Virus
Stop Your Computer From Getting the Flu
Computer viruses have been plaguing computers since they were
first created in the 1970's. The problem is new viruses are
being created everyday. Not only are our computers more
susceptible to being...
Why Is The Malicious Software Removal Tool Needed..?
It has been estimated that only one third of home users have an up to date anti virus product installed on their PC's. The many home users without an up to date anti virus program installed, are helping in the spreading of today's viruses, Trojans...
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Protecting Your Computer from Adware and Spyware
Recently, while checking our company web site statistics, we noticed a number of referrals from gambling and pornography sites. Since we are certain these types of sites would not house links to us, we investigated further and determined that some of our faithful visitors may be the victims of adware or spyware.
What is adware?
Adware, in it's most sinister incarnation, is a program that runs on your computer (like a virus) and occassionally pops up ads or redirects your browser to websites you had not chosen to visit.
What is spyware?
Spyware is software that collects personal information from you without your knowledge or permission. The information spyware collects can range from all the web sites you visit to sensitive information including user names and passwords.
How can I make sure I don't get these on my computer?
* Never download programs or files from a website you don't know and trust.
* Never open email
attachments unless you know what they are. If you receive an email from a friend, but the text is strange and you don't know what the attachment is do not open it. Write to your friend and make sure they sent the email.
* Keep an antivirus program running on your computer at all times. You may also want to download Microsoft's Spyware program which can be found free here: http://www.microsoft.com/
More comprehensive articles on adware and spyware may be found here:
http://cexx.org/problem.htm
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars?72460
http://www.adware.info/
About the Author
An authority on integrated web databases, Amanda Huber is co-owner of Vulcan Creative Labs, LLC (www.vulcancreative.com) and DeadFred.com, an online genealogy photo archive. She occasionally contributes articles for Dead Fred's e-newsletter Relatively Speaking which help genealogy researchers with more technical aspects of their online tasks.
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