Your computer is a very sophisticated piece of equipment. At its core (Binary) 1s and 0’s, your computer turns on (1) and odd (0) many times per second. You have your computer hardware which is the physical components like hard drive and memory and you have your operating system like Linux, Windows and OSX which help you and your programs… Read more →
Tag: malware
PUP Potentially Unwanted Programs
There are a lot of computer threats out there these days and lots of ways criminals can hurt you, destroy your data or spy on what you are doing. Some of them just advertise you and are more of a nuisance than a real threat and others can cause real damage and full loss of both physical components and software,… Read more →
Which is the best Antivirus for you
People ask me all the time which is the best antivirus program for their Microsoft Windows computer. This is probably the hardest question to answer, as there is no one shoe fits all strategy here. There is a clear difference in what anti-viruses corporate businesses should use who host web sites, servers and data sets. But when it comes to… Read more →
Fruitfly Apple Mac Virus
Apple Computers Do Get Viruses The common belief is Apple Mac computer do not get viruses. Yes, Apple Macs are built on top of a foundation which viruses find it hard to infect, but the truth is Apple computers desktops and Macbook’s do in fact get viruses as well. There is a much smaller market share for Apple computers so… Read more →
Adblockers – Best Way to Defend Against Viruses
Anyone who follows my blog will know I am not a great fan of antivirus programs. It’s just I see dozens of computers every month with viruses and they all have some sort of Anti-virus Malware type protection on them. I don’t think they are anywhere as good as they should be and all my customers are certainly under the… Read more →
Ubuntu Security Patches
The great thing about Linux and my personal flavour Ubuntu, is the security and piece of mind you get with this type of open source operating system. People ask me all the time, “Is it true, Macs don’t get viruses?” And the answer is no. Less people use Macs so there are a lot less viruses out there which attack it… Read more →
Bitdefender Virus Scanner for Mac
A lot of Apple Mac users will tell you they don’t need Antivirus programs on their computers and laptops because Mac computers don’t get viruses. This simply isn’t true and even Apple denied Macs get viruses until recently. Apple operating systems are designed on a very old stable system called Unix. Unix is incredibly versatile and secure, but not impenetrable.… Read more →
Computer News for the Week – 30/04/16
One Drive Less Storage Space I don’t use OneDrive. I jumped into Dropbox when it was first release and have bene using it ever since. I don’t use a lot of space on it, mostly just files I use on the run and files I need to sync with my laptop, and phone. Storing files in the cloud is also an… Read more →
Difference between Firewall and Antivirus
It is important to tick a lot of box’s on your computer when it comes to security. Living in Australia we come under attack from all sorts of technical threats, not from only people who want to hurt you, but from those who want to make money from you also. With so much computer jargon and security terminology it can… Read more →
Fake AusPost Scam is Ransomware
This year (2016), I am already seeing a lot of Phishing Scams coming under the guise of being from Australia Post. Phishing Scams are scams which attempt to try and get personal information from you by tricking you some way, usually by gaining your trust. There have been a lot of Phishing Scam attempts performed by criminals pretending to be… Read more →