Security and You: dgoslings Place : AV

So You Think Your PC Is Secure...Is It?

Dorothy Gosling — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:14:00 GMT

So you search, you surf, you chat, you play games, and you visit websites at random and one day your computer slows down, getting slower and slower by the hour until it is impossible to do any of the things that you could do a few days ago. You can’t understand why, you know all of your protection is up-to-date, so you couldn’t possibly have a malware infection, could you? ...(read more)

Check My Sidebar For New Links To Secure Your PC

Dorothy Gosling — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:31:00 GMT

Please have a look at the new links I have added to the sidebar of my blog, to decide if the websites and programs may be useful to you, my readers. I am hopeful that these quick links to online information will help you keep your computers safe and healthy:...(read more)

Santa Brought You A New PC ... 30+ Days and the Clock Is Ticking...

Dorothy Gosling — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:56:00 GMT

Included with your new computer are the OS (most likely Windows XP or Windows Vista), some Proprietary software from the manufacturer and some Trial software.........The operative word here is TRIAL, meaning that this software expires after 30, 60 or 90 days and on that date it becomes totally useless! ...(read more)

Your Home Is As Secure As Your PC...Right?....WRONG!!

Dorothy Gosling — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:42:00 GMT

Is your home as secure as your computer? If your answer is "Yes it is", then you are WRONG. ...(read more)

But My OS is Linux, I don't need security! ...or do I?

Dorothy Gosling — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:30:00 GMT

Those people who use Linux as an Operating System, often say they don't need to protect their computer from Malware,Spyware, Adware, Identity Theft etc etc. because they believe Linux is not at risk partly because it is not the main target of the scumware writers. Well they are wrong. The Malware writers are increasingly aiming at the alternate OS's with their scumware because it is more of a challenge now than Windows. Every hacker/cracker writes scumware for Windows, not every hacker/cracker writes for Linux. BUT the day is coming folks when Linux will be as heavily infected as a Windows OS. Many of the Security recommendations are the same as they are for Windows, but there are also unique ...(read more)