Sunday, May 23, 2010

Antivirus firewall software are two different method to secure your laptop against being compromised. A firewall blocks access to your machine, while an antivirus scans your machine for signs of a virulent disease and deletes them. A third quite product is an anti-spyware that is specifically targeted to stop unwanted ads and examine your laptop activity. Antivirus firewall software is incorporated during a comprehensive security suite. An epidemic can arrive gain access to your computer either by exploiting a flaw on your system or by being activated by the user by imagine to be one thing else.
You will have come back here as a result of you think that that your laptop is already suffering with a pandemic as it\’s running slowly or showing popups once you browse the net, it may be instead that you\’re infected with spyware, have a examine fixing spyware infection.
It\’s important to possess antivirus firewall software otherwise you pc may be taken over. Once your laptop is compromised during this method then the intruder has the flexibility to strive and do anything they wish along together with your machine, this includes reading all your emails, making you see popup adverts constantly, identifying your passwords, reading all your documents, sending out spam email from your machine doubtless infecting your friends computers, copying illegal files to your machine etc.
Windows seven comes with its own firewall since service pack 2. If you\’ve got not already then enable windows update then it might be prudent to attempt to to thus currently, note though that initial build sure that your laptop has enough free space. then go start-> control panel -> system -> automatic updates, and check it\’s on automatic. Once it\’s put in you must see a protect in your system tray (bottom right), click on this to work out if the firewall is active, if it is not then activate it.

Monday, May 10, 2010


Spyware is really a big security threat people are facing now a days. The nasty programs are capable of draining every single bit information from your PC. They make your PC accessible to anyone. Adware are Spyware that monitors the user’s activity on the Internet and the type of software the user uses on the computer. These Spyware do affect the smooth operation of the computer by slowing down the system. They can be removed with Anti-Adware or Anti-Spyware in addition the registry must also be cleaned.

Step: 1 Click the "Start" menu button to open the Start menu.
Step: 2 Click "Run."

Step: 3 Type "regedit" into the text field and press "Enter."

Step: 4 Access the many different entries in your Windows XP registry. It is separated into primary sections: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS and HKEY_CURRENT CONFIG. Each section contains a different set of entries related to different aspects of Windows XP operation.

Step: 5 Click on one of the plus-signs (+) next to one of the root directories, opening a more detailed list. This second level will have more directories to choose from, and will make it easier for you to find entries you need to clean the registry.

Step: 6 Delete entries in the registry that you know are either causing conflicts or are no longer necessary. Do this by pressing the "Delete" key, or by right-clicking on your mouse and choosing "Delete entry."

Step: 7 Invest in a third-party registry application to help you clean your Windows XP registry. Several programs are available that do the dirty work for you. Some even include backup capabilities to retrace their steps in the event of a critical error.

Step: 8 Clean your boot records by changing which programs load themselves at startup. Click through both the LOCAL_MACHINE and CURRENT_USER directories until you reach Software/Microsoft/Windows/Run and RunOnce. From here, you can clean out registry entries that are causing certain programs to run on startup.

Thursday, May 6, 2010


Symantec a leading Antivirus and Antispyware company reported that there are more than 12000 malware detected every day.

What actually malware means? Malware is a short name for malicious software they are designed to infiltrate your PC without your consent.

The best-known types of malware, viruses and worms, are known for the manner in which they spread, rather than any other particular behavior. The term computer virus is used for a program that has infected some executable software and that causes that software, when run, to spread the virus to other executable software. Viruses may also contain a payload that performs other actions, often malicious. A worm, on the other hand, is a program that actively transmits itself over a network to infect other computers. It too may carry a payload.

How do they infringe even though we have a firewall? The question is still unanswered. Is there any solution for this fatal ruthless infringement? Some would say that keep your anti-virus software updated and do a system run now and then, scan the external hardrive before using it and keep a back up of all the important information you have in your system. The saddest part is that, there are some malware that could even affect the anti-virus application.

One way to keep a check on malware is by changing the extension of the executable file of the antivirus software. But we have to make sure that the program runs with no problems what so ever. Expert technocrats suggest that one can change the extension of the executable to .com from .exe. One can also check the “hide the known extension file types” in the folder option under tools in Microsoft Windows Operating System. Although this is not the only solution to all the malware attacks one can try to keep a check on such nasty malwares.