There are tips for everything none the least is for computer protection.  Tips can save you time, money, and unnecessary problems.  I will list some of the best computer virus tips that you will hear from this post.  Sure you’ve heard these before and maybe you haven’t but repetition begs you to take these gems of advice as second nature.  Getting a computer virus on your system is no fun to get rid of and with the growing number of people that are going online taking a proactive approach to protecting your PC becomes more important as time goes on. Read more »

This post will be information that you should take and do the opposite.  It will save you a lot of grief and havoc for the future.  Knowing what to look for in emails is paramount in protecting yourself from viruses.  But if you want to know how to get a computer virus well then here goes. Read more »

There are many types of computer antivirus software on the market today.  The problem is that when people buy a computer, especially their first computer, they assume that computer antivirus software is a default on the system.  It is not.  These days it’s a little better where manufacturers allow to have a trial software version of some kind of antivirus available on the PC that they purchased.  But in the past a majority of the PCs sold did not have any type of antivirus software. Read more »

There are many ways where our computers can be adversely affected by viruses.  A computer worm is one of the worst type viruses that can infect our computers because of the consequences that can be imagined.  These computer worm scripts are the most deadliest of all because they can perform their attacks without human aid.  Certainly these type viruses can be considered malicious in nature because these programs do not care what data that they corrupt. Read more »

The concerns of clickjacking has come to meet the public.  What is clickjacking and what can you do about it?  My last post identified that clickjacking is the intrusion interface that is not visibly noticeable on a website where you think you are clicking a legitimate dialog panel when in reality it is a redirect to a rogue web page.

How do you protect yourself against clicking on this type of invisible panel?

One of the more common defenses against clickjacking is the modification of a browser with the noscript add on element activated.  You can modify this in Firefox browser but yet Microsoft Internet Explorer browser still needs to address this matter with a permanent fix.  Browsers associated with Apple and Google are still mum on what can be done to circumvent this latest security threat.

More than likely by the time you read this post a security patch will have been created and another patch successfully thwarting this security breach.  Nonetheless companies have to stay vigilant in the various ways that hackers exploit pc’s, browsers and the like.

Because clickjacking can be associated with GUI type of attacks new and ingenious ways are always being tested by hackers as new software rolls out on the internet on a regular basis.  Because of this security analysis is a constant battle to insure that browsers and data is not compromised on any home pc or network of computers that contains senstitive information.

How the mindset of these hackers are directed is beyond anyones comprehension because one day the very scripts that they are writing to make another network of computers compromised may affect them personally.

The penalty for these hackers should be as bad as the intention of the impact that they are expecting.  Meaning that they should pay a monetary fine and also be part of a special band of people to write software that blocks out any type of malicious software that comes out on the net.

In the meantime, the best that we can do to protect ourselves is to disable scripting and plugins such as flash on our browsers.  That should be a first line defense against clickjacking and also to insure that you have a top quality antivirus software that you regularly keep updated and running scans frequently.

How we relate modern day computer viruses with a Trojan Horse virus is quite amazing.  The term originally started in medieval times when the enemy used a wooden horse as a means to gain entry into a fortified castle.  The enemy came bearing fruits when actually they came prepared to fight lodging themselves within the Trojan horse itself. Read more »

So however you got a computer virus inside your computer because you can’t explain what’s happening.  Backups are taken unexpectedly.  Your system boots whenever it wants.  Your files are lost.  On and on the list goes on what can happen when a computer virus enters your system.  How do I fix my computer is a common theme amongst a lot of people still to this day will not protect themselves when any type of antivirus software. Read more »

Considering that we live in a world of acronyms understanding what a computer virus definition is in order.  Actually the word “virus” is interpreted as “vital information and resources under siege”.  This sounds like world war III has besieged us and in some cases it may feel like that. Read more »

Computer viruses and spam can be talked about in the same sentence.  SPAM is unwarranted, uncalled for email messages that can contain viruses so my definition of a virus is directly in line with SPAM.  So for history buffs the first known recognizable email marketing message that was sent unwarranted to hundreds of email accounts was recorded on May 3, 1978.  Whether or not this particular email contained a virus is not really the point of it because if we take the mindset that all uncalled for email contains viruses then we can eliminate a lot of virus penetration into our own computers. Read more »

This post will alert you to some simple precautions that you can do right now to protect yourself against unwanted virus.  These actions or tips can be a lifesaver for you if and when the time comes.  If you don’t protect yourself or become at least proactive in the matter of computer viruses, you will eventually be a victim.  No one drives a car to get into an accident, so don’t go online on the computer with the intention of contracting a virus.  In either case you will spend a long time trying to make things right.

Preventing a computer virus is a whole lot easier than try to extricate one from your computer so here are some common simple tips to protect yourself. Read more »