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1. | 5 Steps to Securing Your Windows XP Home Computer
Most people are aware that there are continuous security issues with Microsoft's Windows operating system and other programs. However, what most people do not realize is how easy it is to significantly improve your computer's security and reduce ...
[Added: 20 Jun 2006 Hits: 54 Words: 626]
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2. | The Web Browser is Essential to Your Computer's Security
For most people, the web browser is central to what you do on your computer. Companies are increasingly putting more and more services on the web and are encouraging their customers online. Securing your web browser is a vital part of surfing the web ...
[Added: 07 Jun 2006 Hits: 99 Words: 568]
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3. | How Profits Motivates Virus Creators
The motivation behind hackers has evolved noticeably over the last couple of years. Developing harmful viruses is less about "bragging rights" or satisfying the creator's ego and is becoming more and more about generating profit or commercial return.
The destruction of data on your computer or ...
[Added: 03 May 2006 Hits: 65 Words: 537]
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4. | The Home Computer User's Guide to Spyware
As with the computer virus, spyware can be broken down into a number of different categories. Most users are familiar with the term "adware" which refers to software which serves annoying ads. There are however a number of other spyware variants ...
[Added: 23 Apr 2006 Hits: 58 Words: 607]
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5. | Protect Your Privacy by Erasing Tracks Left on Your Computer
When you browse the web information is continuously collected by the websites you visit and by your own computer. For example, websites at a minimum collect information about the web browser you use the operating system of your computer and the geography ...
[Added: 19 Apr 2006 Hits: 56 Words: 547]
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6. | Where Spyware Lurks on the Internet
Spyware has to be the most talked about PC security threat of 2005. It has now surpassed the computer virus as the No. 1 menace to computer user both at home and in the enterprise. Despite efforts from Microsoft and independent ...
[Added: 06 Apr 2006 Hits: 59 Words: 542]
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7. | How to Reduce Spam in Your Inbox and Enhance Your Email Security
Spam is the internet's equivalent of junk mail. Spam is defined as an e-mail message sent to people without their consent or permission. Addresses of recipients are often harvested from Usenet postings or web pages, obtained from databases, or simply guessed by using common names ...
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8. | How a Personal Firewall Helps to Protect Your Home Computer From Hackers
There are two types of firewall available to the home computer user. A hardware firewall is a device which sits between your computer and the internet. At home for example it could reside on a broadband router which is used to share your internet connection ...
[Added: 16 Mar 2006 Hits: 66 Words: 558]
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9. | How Hackers Take Control of Your Computer
Your PC has many "ports" which are vulnerable to attack from a hacker. These ports are used to communicate internally with your monitor or printer or externally to the internet. For example, Port 25 is used for ...
[Added: 10 Mar 2006 Hits: 65 Words: 480]
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