Have you ever gone to a website to download a specific file only to find out all the download, or most a fake. You have to click on every download link until one of them actually work and you get the file you came for. Some a viruses, some are adware but the majority are just getting you tow download… Read more →
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Motivation behind Computer Crime and Viruses
My job as part entrepreneur part adventurer has taken me all over the world. I have a sense of adventure and was fortunate enough to be born in a Australia where freedom and fiancee met somewhere in the middle and I was able to explore and have the means to travel the world and work from my laptop. Although I have been to more countries than… Read more →
Pop ups removal Townsville
Annoying Pop ups can be one of the most debilitating things affecting your computer. There is nothing worse than when you are trying to do something very basic like, email, Facebook or just surfing the net, when all of the sudden you are bombarded with advertising, sounds and pop ups demanding your attention. What makes it worse is they are… Read more →
Ransomware on your computer
What is Ransomware Ransomware is a type of malicious software put on your computer which basically locks you out of your entire computer or particular functionality until you pay some money (ransom). Ransomware is like a virus and comes under the banner of malicious software and should be treated as so. Most cases of Ransomware will restrict total access to… Read more →
Use AdBlock to hide Ads
The internet is built on the back of advertising. Although most websites seem on the surface to appear on your screen free of charge, most are actually funded by different types of advertising streams. Successful websites aren’t cheap to run. As well as authors putting in large amounts of time to bring you useful and relevant information, there are… Read more →
Firewall vs Antivirus
A lot of people don’t know the difference between an Antivirus program and a firewall and what each actually does. There are some exceptions to the rules but for the sake of simplicity and without getting to technical this article is going to be discussing the differences in general. Indeed you can get antivirus programs with firewalls built in, but… Read more →
BSOD Blue Screen Of Death
The BSOD of Blue Screen of Death is an error screen which display in Microsoft Operating Systems whenever a fatal error occurs in which the computer can not recover from. The blue screen of death was first implemented in Windows operating systems in 1993 with the release of Microsoft Windows NT and has been a very good indicator to end users… Read more →
Spyware Removal Townsville
Computer viruses have been going around for much of the evolution of the modern day computer and now Spyware removal is necessary in Townsville as well. Going back to the late 40’s computer viruses have been infecting peoples computers and still do today. Raving havoc of peoples personal and business computers, doing everything from ruining important files, compromising business operations… Read more →
Another 5 reasons your computer is running slow
1. Conflicting hardware Conflicting hardware usually happens because more than one components in the cover wants to use the same resource at the same time. A lot of the time this can be fixed by making sure you have the latest drives for each device download and installed from the components manufactures website. If you want to see if you… Read more →
5 reasons your computer is running slow
There are few things as annoying as a slow running computer. Whether your trying to watch a movie, listen to music, type an email or writing a document, a slow running computer is a sure sign that something is wrong with your machine. Like a lot of things in life, as a computer ages, the slower it gets due to uncontrollable… Read more →