Trojans found on computers were named for the famous wooden Trojan horse that the Greek army gave to the city of Troy as a peace offering during the Greek and Trojan war. The people of Troy took the horse inside the city walls. Greek soldiers were hiding in the belly of the horse and emerged […]
February 11th, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | ContinuedPC Security
How To Stop and Remove Adware
What is Adware?
There are two basic kinds of adware…harmless and malicious. The harmless variety is called adware. The malicious variety is called spyware. The terms adware and spyware tend to be used interchangeably. However, they are not the same thing. Adware is usually a marketing tool. Spyware’s primary intent is getting your personal information such […]
Why You Should Run McAfee Antivirus
The Internet is a great source of information and knowledge to people of all ages. All you have to do is connect via your favorite web browser, enter your search in Google, Yahoo, MSN (or any other search engine) and you have access to literally billions of pages where you will be shown websites offering […]
January 4th, 2008 | admin | Comments Off | Continued