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INF/Autorun Viruses: What You Need to Know

Autorun is the Microsoft’s longest standing un-patched problem which it specifies as a feature and not a trouble.

What is Grayware?

Here’s all you want to know about grayware including tips for preventing becoming a victim of greyware, potentially unwanted programs such as adware or spyware which, in contrast to malware, can relatively easy be removed as explained in this article.

What Is a Bloodhound Virus?

Yet another colorful name for a virus is the Bloodhound virus? So what is a bloodhound virus exactly, and how do you remove a bloodhound virus? Let's take a look and discover why it's called that and what you can do to protect yourself or remove the virus if you have been infected.

What is a Backdoor?

In this article you will learn what a backdoor is. We look at vendor backdoors as well as backdoors found in malware such as rootkits, and how you can protect your computer or your business from these security risks and threats.

Conficker Eye Chart: The Easiest Way To Check for Conficker Infections

Do you think you're infected with the Conficker virus, but aren't sure? Do you have a friend with out-of-date, or even no anti-virus protection and need to check if they've been infected with Conficker? The Conficker Eye Chart can help. Let's see how.

What is Ransomware?

In this article you find Ransomware, a rising form of cybercrime, explained including recent examples. Additionally will you be shown how to protect from Ransomware and what to do should you become a victim of extorting malware or data kidnapping.

Intrusion Defense - Part 6

Defending against malicious software is the topic of this installment in the Intrusion Defense series. We begin with definitions of different types of malware, how to prevent enduser device or network infestation, and finish with a section on using personal firewalls to prevent infection and malware activities if infection wasn't prevented.

What is the Difference Between Malware and Spyware?

"Malware" and "Spyware" are terms that are often interchanged. But they both mean different things. Check it out!