Subscriber Fran wrote recently about a problem she was having: When i go to control panel. Then i click on network internet connections. It just flickers. I can’t change any of the settings,or my home page. Also when i click on tools then i click internet option. It just flickers. what can i do to [...]
An Unanswerable Question – It Doesn’t Work
I like to receive questions from subscribers — it’s fun to figure out the answer, it helps them, and it gives me an easy way to write newsletter articles. As anyone who has ever written a newsletter can tell you, the hardest thing about writing the newsletter is coming up with the topics for the [...]
Anti-Virus Programs – Big & Brassy or Small & Efficient
In my newsletter article Anti-Virus, Firewall and CD-Burning Questions, I mentioned that I use and recommend the NOD32 antivirus program.
Anti-Virus Programs | Online Scanners
Viruses, worms and trojan horses still attack computers &mdash they come in emails, they arrive completely unexpectedly in unpatched Windows hole, and they arrive via "drive-by downloads." Anti-virus programs continue to battle viruses. They now attack worms, trojan horses and phishing attacks, too. It is actually amazing in today’s world, but there are still people [...]
A Quick Look at ESET Smart Security 4 Suite
I’ve been using ESET’s Smart Security 4.0 on my main notebook for a couple of days. Regular readers will know that, although I have a couple desktop computers and a Dell Mini-10 netbook, my 5-year-old Dell Inspiron 8600 continues to be my main workhorse. I have’t given up on Sunbelt VIPRE Antivirus+Antispyware, Sunbelt Personal Firewall [...]
Another Look at Windows Defender
Subscriber and reader Harold wrote about his experiences with the newly renamed Windows Defender (beta 2, the program formerly known as Microsoft Antispyware): I recently downloaded WD and tried using it. It said that my definitions were 22 days old. I tried several things but could never get it to update the definition file. I [...]
NOD32 Review – NOD32 Anti-Virus Review – A Look at NOD32
Product: NOD32 Class: Anti-virus for Windows License: Commercial product. Free 30 day test drive. Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/ME/XP/NT/2000/2003/Vista Version Reviewed: v2.7 I’ve written about NOD32 in my Security Software Recommendations article in each issue. It’s the anti-virus program that I use on all my Windows computers. I began using it in 2003 after becoming dissatisfied [...]
A Look at ESET Smart Security 4 | ESET Smart Security 4 Review
A number of my subscribers have asked me which security suite I would recommend. As I discuss in my "My Computer Security Software Recommendations" article in each newsletter, my own preference is to use the individual security products (antivirus/antispyware, firewall, antispam) that I think serve me best. However, I know that a number of people [...]
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