| Computer Safety Section |
| Free AVG Anti-virus Program Note: as with most anti-virus programs, after you download any file from the internet to your hard drive, you can open Windows Explorer, right click on the file name and in the menu you should see "scan with AVG free" The January 2009 Maximum PC magazine rates the paid anti-virus programs as better than AVG free - especially the Norton and ESET products. Please come into the store to see the article and comparison chart. |
| MalwareBytes - Free anti-spyware Program Note: click on "Download Now (3.86MB)" (as of 2009Sept19) |
| Freeware Download SuperAntiSpyware Note: click on Download button beside "SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition" |
| Safer Internet browsing with OpenDNS "OpenDNS is the single best solution for parents seeking to protect their kids from inappropriate Web content." Rick Broida, PC World - and it's free. |
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| Speed up your Windows XP Computer Note: at home.comcast.net website Scroll Down to "Step 1 - Malware Removal" |
| ASTRA32 This program provides detailed information on your computer hardware. For example, use it to determine the kind and speed of RAM your computer has / requires. You can print the astra32 screen using the print screen key on your keyboard. Google "how to print screen in windows" for how to use print screen. |
| 10 Most Popular Software Downloads from PC World Magazine website |
| Freeware DVD / CD burner - DeepBurner Note: click on blue Download button beside "DeepBurner Free 1.9" (as of 2009May5) Free version doesn't copy disks easily, see imgburn below. |
| imgburn for copying disks and more Under the blue Download bar look for Mirror 8 for the best download experience with less advertising. |
| VLC = Freeware Video / Audio Player |
| Download Winzip version 12.0 |
| Download Adobe-Reader version 9.1 The original program for opening files with .PDF extension. |
| Foxit PDF file reader A quicker faster way to read PDF files than the larger slower loading Adobe reader. |
| Download free MicrosSoft Powerpoint (Viewer only) 2007 |
| Microsoft Office file format converters. This add on for MS Office 2000 and 2003 Office suites lets the older Office Suites open and save the newer Office 2007 file formats. Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the Open XML file formats which were introduced to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint beginning with Office 2007. |
| Open Office Software Suite Compatible with MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint (even the Office 2007 file formats) |
| Internet radio websites Icebergradio paradiseradio streamtuner |
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| Description of Malware |
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| * Adware Adware (or spyware) is a small program that is designed to show advertisements (in various form and degrees of intrusiveness) on your computer. It often reports personal information back to its owners. As a result your sense of privacy can be violated. |
| * Backdoor A backdoor is a small malicious program that is used to gain access to a computer by bypassing the computer access security mechanisms. It gives the attacker almost unlimited rights. While it can be used to spy on a user, it is mainly used to install other malware on the system. |
| * Heuristic A technique designed to detect malware by empirical means without having the specific data. Used to detect very new malware that hasn't been entered into the anti-virus database yet. |
| * Malware A generic name for all types of malicious programs: adware, backdoors, rogues, trojans, viruses and worms. |
| * Rogue A rogue program is a malicious program that is disguised, for instance, as trustworthy anti-spyware programs or registry cleaners. But these programs are only put on the market to scare you into buying these programs because they make exaggerated claims about the safety of your computer or, worse still, give erroneous scan results or put their own malware in your system. |
| * Virus A virus is a small malicious program that multiplies and is capable to attach itself to other programs after being executed. It then causes an infection and causes various degrees of damage to your computer. |
| * Worm A worm is often characterized as a malicious application that will use a host machine to infect other machines. Therefore worms can create enormous damage on networks with multiple computers. |
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