Whenever your computer starts acting weird and makes it difficult for you to work on, the first thing that comes to you mind is whether a virus has affected your computer. Some of those times, your fears might turn out to be true. Hence it helps to know about these enemies of your computer and [...]
antivirus
Think about these two scenarios: 1. You are on a computer where you do not have administrative rights to install antivirus software. But you need to scan for malware, and 2. You want to double-check your system (or just a single downloaded file) for potential security threats by running it through a spyware scan. I [...]
Norton is a trusted name in the world of antivirus software. With over 21 years of experience in the industry, it’d be a challenge to find a more capable collection of security programs. They are the only vendor to obtain a perfect protection score, two years in a row. Ever-changing and evolving, Norton redefines what [...]
Although Windows 7 is considered to be much more secure than its predecessors, an antivirus tool is still a necessity for your system. Most of the antivirus tools aren’t that effective in immediate detection of new threats, but they do help if something strikes your PC that’s a part of their virus database. There’s no [...]
If you frequently visit websites you are not sure you can trust, use other people’s disks or removable drives or are just plain worried about computer safety, then Spybot Search and Destroy could be a valuable weapon in your arsenal. Safer Networking’s Spybot search and destroy is a popular software that works both actively and [...]
Whenever an external device, like a USB pen drive or CD/DVD is attached/inserted to a PC, Windows pops up auto-play options depending upon the kind of data the device holds. The main Windows file which is responsible for this auto-run feature is called autorun.inf. It is usually advised that one should disable autorun.inf in Windows [...]
