SpywareBlaster Review – How to Run SpywareBlaster

May 22, 2010

SpywareBlaster is a passive internet security program from the folks at Javacool Software. With all the malicious websites just waiting like a venus flytrap for an unsuspecting internet surfer to browse by, everybody needs this program.
SpywareBlaster is primarily free, but they do offer the automatic updates option for a small fee, although there is a [...]

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How to Run FixWin to Repair Common Windows Annoyances in Windows Vista and Windows 7

May 20, 2010

The effects of a spyware infection can cause a variety of Windows issues that may be left behind even after the infection has been removed. If you read the previous post about Dial-a-Fix which is primarily for Windows XP, you will be glad to discover this free jewel called FixWin (for Vista and W7) developed [...]

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Computer Repair – How to Download and Run Dial-a-Fix to Repair Common Windows Problems (98-XP)

May 15, 2010

Dial-a-fix is a portable program for repairing various Windows problems such as Windows Update errors and problems with Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography Service Issues, COM/ActiveX object errors, missing registry entries and much more! It can be downloaded for free at Dial-a-Fix. Dial-a-fix is a collection of known fixes derived [...]

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Malware Removal – How to Install and Remove Malware with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

May 14, 2010

For those of you who want to take a stab at removing malware from your computer yourself, this brief 7 minute video will show you how to download, install and run a quick scan with a free product called Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Assuming you can still access the internet, whether in Normal or Safe Mode with [...]

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Quick Restore Maker – Creating System Restore Points with the Quick Restore Maker

February 12, 2010

Welcome to Quick Restore Maker
If you ever managed to create a manual System Restore point, you know it takes about 7 clicks to do so, because the path to the shortcut is several levels deep, and most people don’t even know how to browse to it. If you do, then you are really going to [...]

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Spyware Prevention Tips that Can Prevent Premature Hard Drive Failure

February 10, 2010

I wrote a short article at EzineArticles about the reasons Hard Drives might fail early in your computer’s life. As it is, around 10 percent of the desktop and laptop computers our customers bring in for virus and spyware removal also have a hard drive that is going bad or already in cardiac [...]

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Heeding Spyware Prevention Tips Don’t Provide 100% Data Safety

February 9, 2010

We All Lost Data at One Time or Another
Even I have a lost a bit of data in the past. I should know better, but I didn’t take the time to back-up my most recent work while I was on the road. Whatever the reason you find yourself in a data recovery situation, DriveSavers has [...]

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What Does Your Online Reputation Say About You?

February 9, 2010

I just wanted to share a page with a video about whether online information affects your reputation?
See what people in the United States and the U.K. say about managing their privacy and online reputation.
http://www.microsoft.com/privacy/dpd/default.aspx

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Google Web Master Tools Site Verification

February 4, 2010

Hopefully your computer has remained spyware free so you can get down to using it for business and pleasure without any headaches. Many of our customers are home and small business owners and some only have “one” computer.  With internet threats on the rise more than ever before, these businesses are very vulnerable by having [...]

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3 Mistakes to Avoid Getting the Koobface Virus in Facebook

January 9, 2010

The Koobface Virus spreading through Facebook is catching Facebook users off-guard by deceiving them into clicking on a message that supposedly contains an embarrassing video of themselves. The message even appears to come from a Facebook friend. Listen to the audio below by Dale Powell about the 3 mistakes to avoid to prevent getting this [...]

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