Every year, millions of computers around the world are infected by all sorts of malware, most often categorized as “viruses” by many average computer users. In this post, we give you a brief description of what a malware is and its common forms. We hope that this post will be a useful reference for our
The number of malware is growing everyday and the newest kid on the block so far is the type called ransomware. If you haven’t heard of it at this time, that’s probably because this type of malware has only become relatively popular these past few years. As its name suggests, ransomware makes your computer hostage
Malware infection can take many forms and even those that practice every conceivable strategies to avoid them can still fall victims from time to time. If you think your PC may be infected by a virus, our suggestions below may help. Keep in mind that the most effective way to fix a malware infection is
There’s a simple and easy way to remove malware or viruses from your Windows machine. If you are new to computing, or if you don’t have any third party security software, you can use Microsoft’s Windows Defender program to keep your PC clean at all times. Before we proceed to the main topic though, we
As of this writing, Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities are the biggest security flaws dominating the headlines worldwide. That’s because they are potentially present in devices that use processors from major manufacturers like ARM, AMD, and Intel. These three giant processor makers supply the entire processors demand for almost all things computing around the world. If
The current threats brought about by the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities lately has shaken the tech world. Such threats are just another reminder of how computers can be exploited. Although Windows computers are generally protected, there can be instances wherein it’s the user itself that becomes the weak link in the security chain. It’s
Security firms and researchers have found some ways to stop the WannaCry ransomware that hit thousands of computers across the globe and thanks to them, the spread of the malware is on a decline. That’s good news for all PC owners that haven’t been affected yet, however, for users whose data and files have already
That Macs are more secure than Windows is a myth. Experts know that and so are a lot of end-users. Still, despite the fact that more and more people now know how to protect their machines from vulnerabilities, there’s a huge number of Mac users that still fall victim to ad pop-ups, adware, and browser
Any one who has used a computer for a few years now must have heard of Flash or Adobe Flash or Adobe Flash Player. In computing, all three can be used interchangeably. Flash has been around so millions of computer users must have come across it one way or another. If you happen to encounter