Category Archives: Malware Protection
How Your Computer Can Badly Affect Your Broadband Internet
Many people worry over the type of broadband Internet they choose. After a long period of worries and troubles, they end up choosing one which they perceive the best. When the Internet installation is done and they are up with the Internet on their computer, not too long after do […]
Quick Q & A: 2
Here are some quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, and search queries. You can find Part 1 of this segment in the Quick Q & A category. How much physical RAM can I add to my Windows 7 computer? The amount of RAM (and type of RAM […]
Posted in: Malware Protection, Quick Q & A, Web Browsers, Windows
Tagged: Chrome, download, email, Feeling Lucky, Firefox, Google, malware, motherboard, operating system, Quick Q & A, RAM, Task Manager, web, web browser, Windows 7
Quick Q & A: 1
In this new segment, I’ll offer quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, or search queries. Can I install AVG Free 2011 over 9.0? You do not need to uninstall AVG 9.0 before beginning to install AVG 2011. During the installation, version 9.0 will be removed automatically before […]
Posted in: General Apps, Malware Protection, Office, Quick Q & A, Web Browsers, Windows
Tagged: Adobe, anti-virus, application, AVG, ipconfig, MAC address, networking, operating system, PDF, PrimoPDF, print, Quick Q & A, services.msc, web, web browser, Windows 7, Windows XP
“Secured By AVG LinkScanner” In Facebook Posts
The recent update to AVG Anti-virus Free 2011 also included an update to their LinkScanner tool, which you may have noticed if you’ve since posted a web address on Facebook. The text is automatically posted with your shared link and doesn’t display until you click the Share button. To some, […]
Installing AVG Free 2011
On September 28th, AVG Technologies released the latest version of their anti-virus client AVG Anti-virus 2011 (a.k.a. AVG version 10 as it’s called on the program’s About window). It comes in three editions: Internet Security, Anti-virus, and Anti-virus Free. For those that use a different anti-virus client, you can still […]
Disable Drive Autorun
Most people have seen these autorun windows after inserting a CD/DVD into the disk drive or a Flash Drive into the USB port. They can be real helpful to startup the media’s installation wizard or load your favorite media player to watch a DVD. This autorun behavior works because of […]
Posted in: Malware Protection, Windows
Tagged: autoplay, autorun, disable, drive, flash drive, Group Policy, malware, media, operating system, USB, virus, Windows XP
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