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PC security

Vispa 0.5.4

September 3, 2009

By Bart van Klaveren, Thursday, September 3, 2009 10:42 By Bart van Klaveren, Thursday, September 3, 2009 10:42 Source: Vispa, views: 1544 Source: Vispa, views: 1544 Jan T. Jan T. Sott on Tuesday released a new version of Vispa, the Windows Vista equivalent of xpy. Sott on Tuesday released a new version of Vispa, the [...]

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PC makers to offer China Internet filter

August 28, 2009

Several PC makers said on Friday they were voluntarily including China’s controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing’s decision to postpone making it mandatory.
The government had been set to introduce the Chinese-made filtering programme — called the “Green Dam Youth Escort” — but announced the delay hours before its implementation on July 1.

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5 minutes tutorial: to Protect Your PC From Spyware

March 1, 2009

Spyware is any application that collects information about your computer activities and then sends that information to another individual or company without your knowledge or permission. Spyware comes in many flavors including: Adware Adware is advertising-supported software that displays pop-up advertisements whenever the program is running. Adware Cookies Cookies are pieces of information that are [...]

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Lock your Computer to Prevent Data Theft – How To

March 1, 2009

Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screensaver. To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer: 1. Right-click the desktop. 2. Point to New, and then click Shortcut. 3. The Create Shortcut [...]

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Norton Internet Security 2009

December 9, 2008

Norton Internet Security (NIS) is one of the best- known names in anti-virus and security software. However,we’ve often heard complaints from users who have been annoyed by the fact that it was prone to slowing down the computer when running its scans,and bythe messages that pop up offering warnings or advice. So for the new [...]

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McAfee Consumer Security Suites 2009

November 24, 2008

McAfee’s new lineup – McAfee 2009 security suites, including McAfee Total Protection, McAfee Internet Security, and McAfee VirusScan Plus suites, is here to strike the perfect balance between the need to be protected from ever evolving threats with a fast computing experience.

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Norton 360 Version 2 security – return of the all-round security software

August 26, 2008

In recent years, some users have found that Nortons security products take a considerable toll on PC performance.The new edition of Norton 360, Symantec’s all-round security software,attempts to alleviate this while maintaining a high level of protection for the computer.

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