If your computer has been experiencing performance problems lately, you are likely wondering if your computer has been infected by a worm or a virus. Self-education is a great way to start when you are troubleshooting your computer. Once you understand what the possible causes of your performance problems are, you are that much better equipped to repair things and get on with your computing life.

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There is no doubt that technology affects most people who live anywhere other than third-world countries. It is difficult to go through a day without the need to put some type of technology to work. The most common and powerful piece of technology for most people is the personal computer that they use at home and at work. Because people and businesses are now so dependent on their computers, it is essential that they make sure to have effective antispyware software installed and running on their systems.

Like just every type of advancement made throughout time, there are associated positives and negatives. When it comes to the technological advancements that surround us today and which are so much a part of our lives, there is no difference.

In many ways, technology is a two edged sword, bringing about conveniences and expanding capabilities in ways many people had never dreamed of, yet at the same time bringing with it some alarming and numerous internet threats to every person who uses a computer to access the internet.
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To keep your computer free from spyware, you have to install anti-spyware software. This has to be installed in addition to an anti-virus and a firewall for maximum protection. There are both free and paid versions of anti-spyware software. If security is the main consideration, it is always better to opt for a paid solution. However, there are some free versions that are equally good.

The main difference between paid and free anti-spyware solutions is that paid solutions identify newer spyware faster and release updates more often. Many update spyware definitions almost on a daily basis to ensure that their software is always up to date and effective against all the newly discovered threats. Paid solutions may also offer better customer support services.
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Anyone that has ever owned a computer has either heard about or experienced a computer virus. Livescience.com recently reported that “before the month is even done, April has set a record for virus emails.”

Gone are the days when new computer users were told about the rarity of viruses and that there was no need to worry. Countless news reports have since validated the worry over computer viruses, but what exactly is a virus?

Basically a computer virus is a software program designed to destroy or steal data. These viruses are most often sent through email attachments, software downloads, and some types of advanced web scripting. Different viruses cause different types of damage to your computer; Trojan horses destroy data, bombs explode through your system, and worms duplicate themselves, destroying or corrupting data as they go. These viruses can be combined into even more deadly forms but they can usually be identified by their location on your computer.
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What is a Trojan Horse I hear you ask, well let me take you back in time to the days of the trojan war where the Greeks and trojans fought for the city of Troy.

After lots of failed attempts by the Greeks to take over the city, a Greek king decided it might be a good idea to build a huge wooden horse big enough for a group of soldiers to hide in.

The Greek army then appeared to surrender and retreat leaving a horse as a gift for the god Athena, so as not to upset the god the trojans decided to take the horse within the city wall and have a good old victory party.

Once they had all fell asleep after a night of frivolity the Greek soldiers emerged from the wooden horse and killed the trojans guarding the wall and in entered the rest of the Greek army to win the war.
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In the world of Popup Blocker Software there used to only be a few available. Today, this popup blocker software is everywhere. Many of the major Internet based companies have a proprietary version of a popup blocker program or an IE 7 or Firefox browser plug-in (usually a toolbar creator like Google uses) that often has at least one feature the others don’t. Amongst the many popup blockers available are Stopzilla, safari, Comcast, Mirar, IE 7, CID and a plethora of private label brands for thousands of different software companies.

Many of the popup blocker software programs work the same, after all there are a finite list of ways to create popups there for there are a finite list of ways to block them. Popup Blocker Software is however getting more sophisticated due to the popup marketers getting cleaver with their code and methods. In some cases they actually get around the Popup Blocker Software by tricking you into installing an adware or malware program that locks onto known popup blocker software programs and deactivates them. You won’t often know it happened until you get popups that are un-blockable.
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