Monday, December 27, 2004
Tech advice for all
Aunt Les and Uncle Buck wanted to know what to do about a spyware problem. Here's my solution that I recommend to everyone:
If you are getting pop-up advertisements, wierd web page results, or your computer just starts moving really slow I recommend you use Ad-aware. Ad-aware works like a virus scanner. It updates definitons of spyware and then searches your computer for spyware. You should run a scan and then remove all spyware it finds.
If you are sick and tired of running Ad-aware all of the time, then I suggest that you change your browser from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox. Firefox is a new browser program that is free and way more efficient and secure than Internet Explorer. You will still need to use IE sometimes but for the majority of the time you will be 100% protected from spyware.
Also, if anyone is worried about getting a virus you should run anti-virus software. This software can be purchased in a store. Common names are Norton and McAfee. These programs work very well but I'd opt for a free solution. There are two good free anti-virus programs available on the internet: Avast and AVG. Both of these anti-virus programs work just as well as the pay products but are free.
Hope that helps anyone worried about viruses/spyware. Email me if you have any questions.
If you are getting pop-up advertisements, wierd web page results, or your computer just starts moving really slow I recommend you use Ad-aware. Ad-aware works like a virus scanner. It updates definitons of spyware and then searches your computer for spyware. You should run a scan and then remove all spyware it finds.
If you are sick and tired of running Ad-aware all of the time, then I suggest that you change your browser from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox. Firefox is a new browser program that is free and way more efficient and secure than Internet Explorer. You will still need to use IE sometimes but for the majority of the time you will be 100% protected from spyware.
Also, if anyone is worried about getting a virus you should run anti-virus software. This software can be purchased in a store. Common names are Norton and McAfee. These programs work very well but I'd opt for a free solution. There are two good free anti-virus programs available on the internet: Avast and AVG. Both of these anti-virus programs work just as well as the pay products but are free.
Hope that helps anyone worried about viruses/spyware. Email me if you have any questions.
# posted by Brando @ 7:39 PM 
