http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56996.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56996DonnaThis is the final part of this series of articles which we will discuss and check the performance of Ad-Aware's Download Guard and SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 8. Ad-Aware’s Download Guard for Internet Explorer If you’ve upgraded from Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition to Ad-Aware 2010 , you are aware that Lavasoft has added another ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56994.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56994DonnaIn Part 1, we described the security protection or add-on by Ad-Aware, SpywareGuard and Internet Explorer v8. In this article, we will check how these add-ons will help your anti-virus in protecting your computer from unsafe files. SpywareGuard’s Real-time Protection SpywareGuard v2.2 by Javacool is to prevent downloading known spyware. It wi...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56993.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:01 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56993DonnaBrowser Helper Object for Internet Explorer is often found in end-users machine. Some are rogue BHO while others will help protect our computer and data in downloading unsafe file or in visiting fraud website. This article will discuss and compare the IE add-ons by Microsoft, Lavasoft & Javacool. Overview Avoiding unwanted websites and maliciou...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56992.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:04:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56992forlandaWant to use names to access one or more of your home servers? Guess what, you can. You simply need to edit your system's hosts file and add IP address-name mapping. Introduction The goal of this article is to help you edit the hosts file. In order to effectively do this, you must know what you are doing and why. To achieve this goal, we wil...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56991.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56991mattisaacReporting spam can be both easy and effective. Learn simple steps to benefit your online experience. Introduction These days you can't use any social networking, email, or messenger service without running into spam. These greedy, heartless and yet seemingly stupid advertisers will pay large sums of money to make sure your inboxes, comments, walls,...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56990.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:01:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56990sategroupWindows Police Pro is a threat to your computer system that shows false and misleading information about computer system infection. The application works by showing fake security alerts and asks you to scan your computer system. The fake report shows threats that have a security kevel from mild to severe. When you click the scan button, the applica...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56983.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:42:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56983srobinsonSocial networks like Facebook are open to phishing, malware and other unwanted problems. While there is no perfect solution, you can change your Facebook settings to increase your security. About the Settings on Facebook The highest security setting for protecting your personal information on Facebook is the “Only Friends” option. Unless you want t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56631.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 21:19:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56631DonnaMany anti-virus vendors are offering advanced protection and that includes e-mail viruses’ scanner. Do you think e-mail scanner is important or unnecessary? Let’s discuss about it. Overview I’m not a fan of e-mail scanner when Norton’s outgoing e-mail scanner has caused my PC to hang or delay downloading or sending my e-mails many y...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56595.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56595anuramnWindows 7 is the new Operating System released by Microsoft. It has a feature called AppLocker and let us look at this feature in detail. Windows 7 AppLocker - an introduction Windows 7 has many excellent features and one of them is Windows 7 AppLocker. This AppLocker feature addresses issues related to software restriction policies that were preva...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56594.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:03:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56594DonnaOnline scanners is similar to on-demand scan by installed application by running a system-wide malware scans but not all free online scanners can disinfect a machind and there are few online scanners offering quarantine feature. Find out which of them have quarantine feature. Overview What is online virus or malware scanner? An online malware scann...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56592.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56592forlandaLooking for your hosts file and now you can't find it? Then this article is for you. Relax, all is not lost. Introduction If you are looking for your hosts file, either you are somewhat technical with computer networks and you use the hosts file and thus familiar with what it is, or you are a typical user and something in your system is tel...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56589.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56589DonnaThis is the final part of comparing MBAM and CounterSpy. In this section, we will discuss the scan, memory and malware detection performance by Sunbelt Software and Malwarebytes.org Memory usage and Scan Performance: Winner – Malwarebytes (Scan Performance)/CounterSpy (Memory Usage) CounterSpy will use up to 3MB of mem...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56588.aspxThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:56:47 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56588DonnaAre you looking for real-time protection by anti-spyware or anti-malware to complement your anti-virus program? I put to test CounterSpy and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware’s real-time protection so read this article to find out. Introduction Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) is a free malware scanner with malware removal and it's quite popular ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56336.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56336mattisaacYou computer has suddenly lost internet connection and you want avoid having to spend hundreds of dollars for professional troubleshooting. What can you do? Introduction You computer has suddenly lost internet connection and you want avoid having to spend hundreds of dollars for professional troubleshooting. What can you do? Follow these simple...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56293.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:17:40 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56293GregoriancantWith all the breathtaking security risks to our computers out there, it’s equally breathtaking that many people don’t bother to scan their computer to see if they’re vulnerable to a hacker or other threats. Yet we can’t always be sure the anti-virus software or firewalls we have running are working right, depending on the type use...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56292.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56292kocherpSpyCatcher is a product of Tenebril Inc. the product has been reviewed as concluded that it is effective in protecting against most spyware and adware threats. Introduction SpyCatcher Express is an advanced antispyware software that is designed to guard all web surfers. The tool protects user PCs against next generation spyware. Moreover, it also w...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/31878.aspxTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:17:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:31878MakuThis article discusses and shows anonymous Web proxy servers, top anonymizer software as well as anonymous Web browsing plus its implementations in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8 and the latest Firefox, dubbed Incognito, InPrivate, Private Browsing and ’Porno-mode’. What is Anonymous Web Browsing? When you surf the Web you norma...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56126.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:23 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56126kocherpCDs and DVDs are the most popular devices for data storage among most. Unfortunately, these are not very reliable mediums of backup. Data Recovery Research concludes that the average life of a factory burnt CD has much higher life as compared to regular burnt CDs that have a life of 2 – 5 years. Other factors that decide and affect the life of a CD...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56124.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:11:16 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56124kocherpPC Tools has acquired Novatix Cyberhawk and incorporated the malware detection technology with Spyware Doctor into ThreatFire. The article reviews the tool. Installation and Removal Rating ThreatFire does not need any configuration. Thus, it can be used easily and speedily. Moreover, unlike other products this tool is free to use. The Pro edition o...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/56123.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:10:14 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56123DonnaThis is the second part of this article comparing Ad-Aware and SUPERAntiSpyware free editions. We’ll be discussing the malware detections for new threats in the wild, support and detection or program updates. Detection Updates: Winner – Both Ad-Aware and SUPERAntiSpyware is updated daily. Manual update for both programs is available...