If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!While Trend Micro is fairly inexpensive and effective at protecting you from spam, a lot of users report having trouble with installation and uninstallation. And easier setup would be a huge plus. And online support isn’t always [...]

Spybot Search and Destroy is one of the most well known free antispyware programs available today. Despite it’s well known name and array of features it’s also been known to have some bugs, making it lower on the recommendation list for many people.
Spybot Search & Destroy does have a fairly detailed list of adware [...]

The quickest and easiest way to see if you have spyware on your computer is to get a spyware detecting program and run it. Most of the time, you will have no idea that you even have this stuff on your computer.
The fist clue might be when something doesn’t look or feel right and/or something stops working [...]

With all the time I spend online I have that constant feeling that I am attracting spyware and much more. I have had the unfortunate experience of having my computer wiped out on not one but two occassions… lucky me.
I was shopping at my favorite store, Amazon and after reading the positive reviews decided [...]

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Spyware can be more than an annoyance. Poorly programmed spyware can interfere with other programs and can even cause system instability. Privacy issues are at stake as well.
This type of software is often installed without a user’s consent and often can’t be uninstalled without special tools. When distributors use tricks and deception to install uninvited [...]

Along with spam advertisements hawking prescription medicines, ‘cheap’ mortgage rates and online gambling sites, there are a number of common scams whose sole goal is to separate you from your money.
One well-known example, circulating for years now, is the Nigerian bank scam. The sender, allegedly the wife or relative of a former dictator or government [...]