Pop-Up Ads and Spyware Security
News, articles and information to protect your computer from intrusive pop-up advertising and potentially harmful spyware and adware.
5 Steps To Protect Yourself From Spyware
5 quick and easy steps you can follow to proactively protect yourself from spyware and adware as well as how to detect and remove it once it's on your system.
5 quick and easy steps you can follow to proactively protect yourself from spyware and adware as well as how to detect and remove it once it's on your system.
Annoying Windows Messenger Service Pop-Up Spam
An article on Windows Messenger Service pop-up spam by your Guide, Tony Bradley
An article on Windows Messenger Service pop-up spam by your Guide, Tony Bradley
Don't Close That Pop-Up Window!
Pop-Up windows often appear to look like normal message windows. Users may feel that simply clicking "No" or "Close" or clicking on the "X" in the upper corner of the box are sufficient to make it go away. But, doing so may unwittingly download the very malware you are trying to avoid.
Pop-Up windows often appear to look like normal message windows. Users may feel that simply clicking "No" or "Close" or clicking on the "X" in the upper corner of the box are sufficient to make it go away. But, doing so may unwittingly download the very malware you are trying to avoid.
Free Pop-Up Ad and Messenger Service Spam Blocking Software
Free software and utilities to block pop-up advertising including blocking the Windows Messenger Service spam that pops up even when you are not browsing the Web.
Free software and utilities to block pop-up advertising including blocking the Windows Messenger Service spam that pops up even when you are not browsing the Web.
Free Spyware and Adware Detection and Removal Tools
Free spyware removal tools and utilities to help you block, or at least detect and remove spyware and adware that can infest your computer and bog it down severely and may even perform malicious functions like capturing your passwords.
Free spyware removal tools and utilities to help you block, or at least detect and remove spyware and adware that can infest your computer and bog it down severely and may even perform malicious functions like capturing your passwords.
How To Analyze HijackThis Logs
HijackThis is a free and powerful tool you can use to analyze your computers Registry and files on the hard drive to identify components of spyware or browser hijackers. This How To, which is the official tutorial from the HijackThis web site (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html), will show you how to interpret the information generated in the HijackThis log file.
HijackThis is a free and powerful tool you can use to analyze your computers Registry and files on the hard drive to identify components of spyware or browser hijackers. This How To, which is the official tutorial from the HijackThis web site (http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html), will show you how to interpret the information generated in the HijackThis log file.
Stop Pop-Ups
Tips and tools to help you block pop-up ads while browsing the Web. Using these techniques can help you to reduce or eliminate pop-up ads and other Web-surfing annoyances.
Tips and tools to help you block pop-up ads while browsing the Web. Using these techniques can help you to reduce or eliminate pop-up ads and other Web-surfing annoyances.
Top Spyware Detection, Blocking and Removal Programs
Spyware and adware have quickly rocketed to the top of many users' security concerns. To augment my article, How To Protect Yourself From Spyware in 5 Easy Steps, and the Free Spyware and Adware Removal Utilities section of the site I have created this Top Picks list to highlight what I feel are the best spyware / adware detection and removal tools
Spyware and adware have quickly rocketed to the top of many users' security concerns. To augment my article, How To Protect Yourself From Spyware in 5 Easy Steps, and the Free Spyware and Adware Removal Utilities section of the site I have created this Top Picks list to highlight what I feel are the best spyware / adware detection and removal tools