In the course of browsing the internet, you will eventually come across a website that has been infected by some sort of malicious code – trojan viruses, malware, adware, or fake antivirus programs. Collectively, we’ll call these pesky little programs badware. Most modern web browsers have the ability to detect or prevent you from getting [...]
A friend of mine brought over his aunt’s computer not too long ago (running Windows XP Professional). She was complaining about various virus-related problems and not being able to browse the internet because of popup windows. The first thing I noticed when I booted the computer was that her desktop icons were split in half [...]
When people complain about having viruses on their computer, they often don’t know how they got them. They just tell me that they use their computer to play games, browse the internet, or listen to music. But as soon as I see that loveable-looking Bearshare icon on the desktop, I know where the viruses probably [...]