computer safety

Hi Last night I was watching a TV show and the cops were struggling with getting access to the data on the computer because they couldn't get past the password. How many times have we seen that scene? I boot into computers all the time using my Ubuntu USB drive, bypassing the pass word...

I have a GA-K8NXP-SLI motherboard bought to me by a friend as it needs a windows upgrade because it is still using Windows XP. I plugged the computer in yesterday and when i turned it on a box came on the screen asking for a floppy disk with the latest BIOS on it, but i didn't ask the computer...

Hi My friend Paul has a message keep popping up in the lower right hand corner of his monitor saying that it is Windows Security Essentials and that it has found a virus that needs to be removed. The thing is it doesn't look quite right to me, the window is yellow and doesn't look like...

That's right: It keeps setting all these Microsoft programs to the "allowed" list. I don't use them, I don't need them, and I have half a mind to destroy their respective directories, because windows seems to want to hang on to them for some ungodly reason. Every time I update windows, a...

We've recently been having problems with redirects when clicking the links of search results in our browsers (IE and Firefox). We tried a few different virus scans and nothing was able to find it. However, we did realize that Microsoft Security Essentials would not run when we clicked the...

Why is CCleaner trying to delete some of my important programs? Like Google earth, Skype, MS Anti malware which is program for the safty of my computer, and a dozen more important programs.

Alright so I just did a clean install of Windows 7 and want to keep my Link Removed (I am very obsessive about keeping my laptop as clean as possible). As seen in the title I use programs such as CCleaner, Remove Empty Directories (it is a program), and Glary Utilities to achieve this...I also...

* I'm using adsl2+ directly connected to the laptop or pc by ethernet cable. i don't plan on using wi-fi 1. Out of those, which is best suited for online banking? Basically which had the least and which will provide more protection for banking online? 2. If i buy an laptop or pc from the...

Once you're sure the PC is free of malware, create standard user accounts for each user and install an arsenal of free security programs and activity monitors to enhance the machine's as virus-resistance. Originally posted at How To More...

hi all new to the forums and need help. I am tired of my son downloading programs on my computer on his account so I disabled the admin privileges on his account. It was working cause he would call me down when the pop up box asking for my admin password and if I felt it was okay I would enter...

Hi i'm paranoid i got a keylogger or malicious software in my computer for something i did, but the Antivirus did not detect anything wrong, also got recently Zemana antilogger just to be safe and seems everything is okay my question is: found two processes i don't know what they are or what...

Hi I have purchased my share of utilities,tune up and maintance software since i got my windows 7 home premium 64bit.And i must be a slow learner,because every single time,i has ended very suddenly with:re-install windows because of errors in OS.I forgot to mention one type of software:Driver...

I am using Windows 7 and would like to know how I can set the PC to lock when not in use after say 10 minutes

Looks like a brand new Worm called Morto is using RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and port 3389 (default listening port) as an attack vector to infect some machines and subsequently using some type of brute force password guessing mechanism to further compromise these computers. A good reason why...

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Again!?? According to Microsoft's July issue newsletter (Security for home computer users), it seems that we've got more scareware products on the horizon. We've probably all seen them before in one version or another while browsing the web, you get a pop up warning that some form of malicious...

I would like to know what the purpose of the "drive wiper" on CCleaner is for and whether it is safe to use? Your comments will be most appreciated

IDG News Service - The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. In fact, about one out of every 14 programs downloaded by Windows users turns out to be malicious, Link Removed...

If you’ve been looking for just the right motivation or evidence to convince your company’s IT department to upgrade to Windows 7, this may be it. The National Security Agency (NSA) issued a datasheet of best practices for keeping your computer and network safe and secure, and one of the...

Use the built-in Parental Controls in Windows 7 to restrict access to certain programs and games on your computer from your child (or other user). In addition, you can also restrict the amount of time your child users the computer making sure they are not online all the time. Link Removed