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If               you               are               in               need               of               help               with               today's               high               tech               computer               security               issues,               you               are               not               alone.

With               all               the               new               things               going               on               in               internet               security               and               the               talk               of               viruses,               adware,               spyware,               trojans,               and               all               the               other               things               you               don't               understand,               it's               no               wonder               people               are               frustrated               with               their               computer.

I'll               give               you               some               easy               to               understand               help               with               your               computer               regarding               these               threats               and               how               to               counter               them,               whether               you're               new               to               the               computer               or               just               don't               understand               what               all               the               talk               is               about.

In               this               article               I               have               some               links               to               web               sites               that               I               use               for               information,               a               link               is               a               short               set               of               letters               and               characters               used               to               a               get               to               a               website.

If               you               are               reading               this               article               on               your               computer,               the               link               is               highlighted               in               a               different               color               than               the               rest               of               the               text.

Click               on               the               link               and               your               browser,               the               program               that               you               use               to               search               the               internet,               will               come               up               with               the               website               from               the               link.

You               can               type               the               link               into               your               browsers               address               bar,               they               start               off               with               http://,               to               go               to               the               website.

They               need               to               be               typed               in               exactly               how               they               are               shown.

I               will               put               all               the               characters               you               need               to               type               in               between               the               two               brackets               [].

Or               use               a               search               engine               to               search               the               topic               I               have               underlined,               such               as               Google;               a               website               that               searches               the               internet               for               the               most               likely               thing               you               are               searching               for.

Or               use               the               search               line               on               Internet               Explorer               for               the               word               that               I               have               underlined               to               find               out               more               information               about               it.
               First               I               will               give               some               definitions               to               help               you               understand               what               all               the               fuss               is               about               and               then               what               you               can               do               to               protect               yourself.
               Adware.

Simply               put,               adware               are               banners               or               advertisements               put               into               programs               to               advertise               something.

You've               probably               seen               these               yourself               on               websites,               an               ad               on               the               top               to               get               your               attention.

But               the               adware               we               are               talking               about               is               hidden               from               you               until               you               use               the               program               or               file.

It               is               downloaded               with               the               file,               picture               or               program               and               pops               up               in               front               of               or               behind               everything               else               and               is               very               annoying               when               you               are               trying               to               do               something.

There               are               many               programs               and               things               we               download               for               free               on               the               internet               that               are               paid               for               by               this               advertising.

Those               cute               pictures,               emoticons;               icons               with               cute               faces,               screensavers               and               such               are               paid               for               somehow,               usually               with               ads.
               Spyware.

Small               programs               used               to               track               what               you               do,               or               where               you               go               on               the               internet.

This               may               also               be               used               to               get               information               from               your               computer.

Just               like               the               part               of               Windows               that               is               used               to               get               information               that               a               technician               might               need               to               help               you               fix               your               computer,               someone               else               can               get               information               from               your               computer               through               these.
               Some               of               the               biggest               culprits               of               these               are               pornographic               sites.

They               have               tracking               cookies               that               download               with               the               images               and               keep               track               of               sites               you               visit.

Cookies               are               small               bits               of               information               downloaded               from               sites               that               contain               information               about               that               website.

Tracking               cookies               collect               information               from               your               computer               and               share               it               with               others,               which               can               include               your               surfing               habits               and               personal               information               you               have               on               your               computer.
               Another               one               is               game               sites               that               give               out               cheats               and               fixes               for               computer               games               that               are               not               authorized               by               the               game               manufacturer.


               If               you               have               ever               visited               a               web               site               that               seemed               to               take               a               long               time               doing               things               and               afterwards               your               computer               seems               to               be               much               slower               than               before,               the               chances               are               you               have               tracking               software               on               your               computer.
               Computer               Virus.

Computer               viruses               are               programs               that               do               something               to               your               computer               that               you               don't               want               it               to,               usually               they               are               self               copying.

Many               times               you               can               pass               these               on               with               your               email,               that               is               were               the               self               copying               comes               in.

It               doesn't               really               matter               what               it               does,               just               that               you               don't               want               it               and               you               don't               need               it.

An               anti-virus               program               will               not               only               block               these               things               but               get               rid               of               them               in               many               cases.

A               lot               of               the               problems               people               face               today               are               due               to               viruses.
               Trojans,               Adbots,               Malware,               Hijacker,               Scumware,               Data               miners,               Foistware               and               many               more.

If               you               have               heard               of               these               others,               they               are               not               going               to               be               defined               because,               you               don't               need               to               know               exactly               what               they               are.

What               you               do               need               to               know               is               how               to               prevent               or               get               rid               of               them.

They               are               a               growing               group               of               malicious               programs               that               the               following               tools               are               all               designed               to               help               get               rid               of.
               Separately,               each               program               here               is               good               at               getting               rid               of               or               protecting               you               from               the               various               things               added               on               to               your               computer               without               your               approval.

Together,               they               are               an               indispensable               set               of               tools               to               protect               your               computer.
               Now               into               combating               these               things               in               ways               that               you               can               understand               and               will               not               cost               you               much.
               First               you               need               a               good               anti-virus               program.

This               is               the               one               thing               you               are               probably               going               to               have               to               pay               for.

You               can               click               on               Google,               [http://www.google.com/],               and               type               in               free               anti-virus               and               see               for               yourself               some               of               the               free               ones               available.

But               this               is               where               an               ounce               of               prevention               comes               in.

If               you               pay               for               a               good               internet               security               suite               such               as               one               from               TREND               MICRO,               [http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/enterprise.htm],               you               will               thank               yourself               later               for               money               well               spent.

They               have               some               easy               to               use               and               worry               free               security               programs               that               are               rather               low               cost               compared               to               what               you               are               getting.

Their               site               also               has               a               free               virus               scan               with               no               obligations,               called               housecall,[http://housecall.trendmicro.com/].

I               use               Trend               Micro's               Internet               Security               Suite               2005               because               of               it's               ease               of               use               and               hassle               free               updating.
               Whatever               you               choose               you               will               need               to               make               sure               it               gets               updated               regularly.

An               anti-virus               program               uses               patterns               to               recognize               a               virus               program               and               you               need               to               have               the               latest               patterns               for               your               program               to               work               the               best.

An               anti-virus               program               that               updates               automatically               is               the               best,               it               will               update               when               ever               you               go               onto               the               internet,               in               the               case               of               dial               up               or               the               slower               modem               type               internet               hook               ups.

Or               if               you               have               a               connection               that               is               always               on,               DSL               or               cable,               it               will               update               whenever               the               company               sends               out               a               new               pattern               file.
               If               you               don't               necessarily               trust               someone               who               is               plugging               a               certain               program               just               trust               those               around               you.

Ask               friends,               neighbors               and               relatives               what               they               use.

If               you               work               somewhere               that               uses               computers               ask               the               administrator               about               it.

See               if               they               have               problems               and               how               much               time               they               have               to               spend               using               whatever               it               is               they               use.

The               big               point               here               is               that               you               can               find               out               from               several               sources,               even               the               internet.
               CNet,[http://www.cnet.com/               is               a               large               website               dealing               with               computers               and               technology               that               is               a               great               source               for               computer               related               questions               and               answers.

They               have               reviews               of               programs               and               download               free               programs               dealing               with               security               issues.

They               review               the               programs               and               post               their               findings               about               what               they               found               and               how               easy               the               programs               are               to               use.

They               also               have               a               great               sister               site               that               has               free               downloads               for               other               security               issues               that               I               will               be               getting               into.

They               even               have               peoples               opinions               about               the               products               they               review               for               you               to               read.
               On               the               same               idea               is               another               site               that               is               great               to               help               you               find               out               what               people               think               about               certain               programs,               epinions,[http://www.epinions.com/].

They               have               a               section               on               software               where               you               can               lookup               the               various               anti-virus               programs               and               find               peoples               opinions               of               them.

The               people               telling               you               their               opinions               are               just               ones               that               want               to               share               their               thoughts               about               the               products,               they               are               not               getting               paid               to               do               this.

It               is               free               and               is               helpful               in               finding               out               about               what               people               think               of               many               products.
               Whatever               you               use               you               need               to               follow               the               manufacturers               guidelines               in               using               the               software.

Along               with               these               programs               should               be               help               for               how               to               get               rid               of               the               viruses               when               and               if               you               get               one.

The               important               part               about               a               paid               for               program               is               the               support               you               receive               after               buying               it.

If               you               call               and               have               to               wait               for               a               technician               to               help               you               out,               that               is               not               much               help               to               you.

That               is               were               the               cost               of               the               software               comes               in.

That               and               the               updating.

Some               companies               are               better               at               this               than               others.
               To               find               out               more,               call               the               companies               technical               support               from               their               website               and               find               out               for               yourself,               a               few               minutes               call               is               worth               it               to               find               out               if               they               answer               their               own               help               lines               or               if               you               are               put               on               hold               from               the               start.

Do               not               call               their               sales               area,               call               their               support               number               for               the               product               you               are               thinking               about               purchasing               and               see               if               you               get               a               real               live               person               to               help               you.

They               should               be               happy               to               answer               any               questions               about               their               product.

If               not,               maybe               you               should               think               about               another               company.

Also               ask               others               if               they               have               called               and               how               the               call               went.

It               can               be               an               important               part               of               how               you               buy               a               program.


               The               removal               part               depends               on               what               is               found               and               how               the               program               responds               to               it.

In               some,               it               is               all               automatic               and               others               it               has               to               be               done               by               yourself.

This               is               also               when               it               is               nice               to               be               with               a               company               that               you               can               get               a               hold               of               someone               in               person               and               get               a               quick               response               from.
               Now               on               to               some               things               for               the               rest               of               the               security               issues               of               your               computer,               adware               and               spy               ware.

Along               with               the               programs               you               can               buy               for               anti-virus,               there               are               many               you               can               get               for               adware               and               spyware               blocking.

This               is               one               reason               I               use               Trend               Micro.

Their               suites               have               programs               to               help               combat               these,               as               well.

Along               those               lines               you               can               check               websites               such               as               CNET               about               the               best               programs               to               buy.

They               will               also               recommend               some               free               ones               for               you               to               use               that               you               can               download               from               them.
               I               have               two               computers               that               are               regularly               hooked               up               to               the               internet.

On               them               I               have               Internet               Security               Suite               from               Trend               Micro               along               with               six               free               programs               for               adware               and               spyware               security.

The               first               five               are               easy               to               use               and               free.

The               last,               WinPatrol               is               free               but               is               a               little               more               difficult               to               use               than               the               others.

The               reason               I               use               so               many               that               would               seem               to               do               the               same               thing               is               that               the               programs               search               for               the               things               you               want               to               get               rid               of               in               different               ways.

They               together,               can               catch               most               if               not               all               of               the               offending               things               in               your               computer               together.
               1.

Ad-Aware,               from               Lavasoft,               is               an               easy               to               use               adware               detection               and               removal               tool.

[http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/]               
               You               just               download               it               from               the               internet               and               follow               the               on               screen               instructions               to               use.

It               is               quick               and               simple.

It               will               automatically               update               regularly               for               you.

It               checks               and               deletes               many               of               the               things               you               need               to               worry               about               for               your               computer,               "Ad-Aware               is               designed               to               provide               advanced               protection               from               known               Data-mining,               aggressive               advertising,               Parasites,               Scumware,               selected               traditional               Trojans,               Dialers,               Malware,               Browser               hijackers,               and               tracking               components.

With               the               release               of               Ad-Aware               SE               Personal               edition,               Lavasoft               takes               the               fight               against               Spyware               to               the               next               level."               They               offer               the               free               version               along               with               one               that               has               advanced               features.
               
               2.

Bazooka,               from               Kephyr,               is               another               spyware               and               adware               removal               tool.

[http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit]."Bazooka™               Adware               and               Spyware               Scanner               detects               a               multitude               of               spyware,               adware,               trojan,               keylogger,               foistware               and               trackware               components;               sources               of               irritation               that               antivirus               software               does               not               deal               with."               Go               down               the               page               a               little               to               the               download               section               and               follow               the               instructions.

Do               not               be               daunted               by               the               length               of               the               page               that               my               link               leads               you               to.

You               don't               need               to               get               into               the               technical               part               of               it,               just               do               what               it               says               and               don't               worry.

It               gets               some               of               the               larger               spyware               and               adware               programs               that               you               may               get               and               is               very               fast.

It               is               also               very               easy               to               use               and               updates               automatically.
               3.

Spy-Bot               search               and               destroy.

[http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html]               "If               you               see               new               toolbars               in               your               Internet               Explorer               that               you               didn't               intentionally               install,               if               your               browser               crashes,               or               if               you               browser               start               page               has               changed               without               your               knowing,               you               most               probably               have               spyware."               This               great               free               program               is               also               easy               and               updates               by               itself.

They               plug               donating               to               them               which               is               your               choice,               but               the               program               is               free               and               contains               no               other               ads.
               4.Tweak-Now               RegCleaner.

[http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html].

This               free               and               easy               to               use               program               checks               your               registry,               where               your               computer               keeps               all               its               information               that               it               uses               about               how               your               computer               is               set               up.

When               you               install               a               program               it               uses               the               registry               to               save               information               about               the               program               and               about               your               computer               for               use               by               those               programs.

If               another               program               is               changing               information               in               your               registry,               things               can               go               wrong               with               your               computer.

"The               Registry               is               a               heart               and               soul               of               any               Windows               system.

It               contains               information               that               controls               how               your               Windows               appears               and               how               it               behaves."
               5.

Spyware               Blaster.[http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/].


               "Spyware,               adware,               browser               hijackers,               and               dialers               are               some               of               the               fastest-growing               threats               on               the               Internet               today.

By               simply               browsing               to               a               web               page,               you               could               find               your               computer               to               be               the               brand-new               host               of               one               of               these               unwanted               fiends!"               It               simply               stops               the               download               of               these               threats               from               your               computer               before               they               are               downloaded.

It               does               not               run               in               the               background               so               does               not               take               up               resources               of               your               computer               from               you.
               6.

WinPatrol.

[http://www.winpatrol.com/startup.html]               
               "WinPatrol's               top               feature               is               how               it               monitors               and               allows               you               to               review               the               programs               that               automatically               launch               when               you               start               Windows.

Any               type               of               program               determined               to               infect               your               system               will               most               likely               appear               on               Startup               Programs               list.

This               list               is               essential               to               detecting               nasty               software               such               as               trojans,               worms,               spyware,               adware               or               other               programs               that               may               insert               themselves               into               your               PC's               auto-startup               locations.

"
               WinPatrol               is               a               little               different               than               the               others               I               have               mentioned,               it               requires               a               little               more               knowledge               and               is               a               little               harder               to               use.

It               allows               you               to               know               when               something               hijacks               or               is               added               to               your               startup               program.

Your               startup               program               is               the               list               of               things               your               computer               does               after               you               have               turned               on               power               to               it.

These               things               are               how               your               computer               operates               and               what               goes               on               that               you               don't               see.

If               you               feel               you               do               not               have               the               necessary               skills               or               do               not               want               to               mess               with               this               program,               that's               okay.

I               mention               it               because               it               is               a               good               program               and               you               can               start               to               learn               about               how               your               computer               works               with               it.
               These               programs               all               are               easy               to               use               and               are               an               important               part               of               how               I               keep               my               computer               safe               and               free               of               annoyances.
               To               use               them               you               simply               click               on               each               link               to               download               them               from               each               website.

I               use               a               single               file               on               my               computer,               call               it               something               like               computer               files.

When               you               right               click               on               the               desktop,               one               of               the               options               is               new,               go               to               that               and               select               folder.

A               new               folder               will               pop               up               and               you               will               have               the               option               to               name               it.

Name               it               something               and               download               the               zip               files               there.

Click               on               each               and               follow               the               instructions               to               install               them.
               I               usually               use               them               at               least               once               a               week,               sometimes               more               often.

You               can               schedule               a               certain               time               of               the               week               for               all               of               this,               especially               your               virus               detection,               which               should               be               done               automatically               once               a               week               on               your               whole               computer.


               When               you               are               having               problems,               such               as               slower               response               times               from               programs               or               websites,               run               the               ones               that               check               for               spy               and               adware               and               get               rid               of               it.
               Also               a               few               things               that               may               be               happening               that               result               in               a               slower               computer               are               the               following:
               1.

Recycle               bin               is               too               full,               empty               it.
               2.

Browser               history,               files,               and               temp               folders               are               too               full,               delete               temp               files.

Go               to               your               browser               tools;               in               Internet               Explorer,               the               top               of               the               window,               Tools,               then               Internet               Options,               then               press               delete               cookies,               delete               files,               clear               history.

This               clears               out               the               three               files               that               could               be               slowing               your               computer.
               3.

If               your               internet               mail               provider               has               a               file               that               stores               your               mail               before               it               is               downloaded               on               your               computer,               it               may               be               full               and               slowing               down               your               mail               being               delivered               to               your               computer.

Ask               your               provider               about               this.

Some               providers               have               this               and               some               don't.

They               should               be               able               to               explain               this               to               you               and               help               you               with               any               problems               with               your               mail.
               Enjoy               a               cleaner,               faster               computer.






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