Viruses:
- Viruses – A virus is a small piece of software that replicates itself. A virus might attach itself to a program such as a spreadsheet program. Each time the spreadsheet program runs, the virus runs, too, and it has the chance to reproduce (by attaching to other programs) or wreak havoc.
- E-mail viruses – An e-mail virus moves around in e-mail messages, and usually replicates itself by automatically mailing itself to dozens of people in the victim’s e-mail address book.
- Worms – A worm is a small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has a specific security hole. It copies itself to the new machine using the security hole, and then starts replicating from there, as well.
- Trojan horses – A Trojan horse is simply a computer program. The program claims to do one thing (it may claim to be a game, or a “free” piece of software) but instead does damage when you run it (it may erase your hard disk). Trojan horses have no way to replicate automatically. They are called Trojan horses because they are sometimes disguised as normal computer programs.
Spyware:
Spyware is defined as any software that covertly gathers user information through the user’s Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet; however, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers.
Spyware often causes “pop-up” advertisements to appear on the user’s screen, without the user’s knowledge or consent. These pop-ups can be quite a headache, and spyware itself often slows down computers to a slow crawl.
Because spyware exists as independent executable programs, they have the ability to monitor keystrokes, scan files on the hard drive, snoop other applications, such as chat programs or word processors, install other spyware programs, read cookies, change the default home page on the Web browser, consistently relaying this information back to the spyware author who will either use it for advertising/marketing purposes or sell the information to another party. When the home page of your web browser changes without your knowledge or consent, this is referred to a home-page hijacking.
Sometimes, a computer is so badly infected with viruses and spyware that the harmful software cannot be removed without completely formatting the hard drive (deleting all files) and reinstalling the operating system. Now is when you contact your computer repair store. Ask for the computer virus repair technician. The tech will offer a data backup solution and note which programs you had installed, and then perform a BFR (Backup, Format, Reinstall, Restore) on your system. When the virus and spyware removal is completed, ask for instructions on how to run the programs that were installed to prevent viruses and spyware from compromising your system in the future.
This article was prepared and written by Jeff Atto of Concise Computer Consulting, LLC, located at 2150 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Please contact us for any question about your home computer or laptop. 248-745-8255 My email address is info@concisePC.com and our website is http://www.concisePC.com
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How to hack into another computer on the same wireless network?My old computer recently died, but was the main computer hooked up to my internet router. My router and everything is fine, but I would like to retrieve info off my old computer from my new computer. The only problem is my old computer won't show up on my wireless network on my new computer. Is there a way I can get my old computer to appear on my new one (it is still connected to the wi-fi network) to get those files off there? If so, how?
I leave my desktop on 24-7. The weakest part of any computer typically is the power supply. Leaving the computer on saves the power supply from the stress that occurs to power supply components during the in-rush of current when starting up. While I'm no computer expert I have been an electronics technician for 30 years and have repaired my share of electronic devices.
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if you've already deleted them they might still be in the recycle bin. empty your recycle bin. or you can go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup to clear temporary files and compress old files. after disk cleanup choose Disk Defragment to further clean your system. this will take a while so close any running programs.
Compared to an aeronautical, mechanical and electrical engineer, no.
No idea about the military's policies.
The industry "standard" answer on that question is 3 years.
Technology seems to hit a new high in about that time frame.
However, from a practical standpoint, that could get expensive; you are buying the "latest" technology.
Five years is probably more the norm and besides if you wait a bit, all of the beta bugs and glitches will be worked out and all of the updates will be in one handy "service package."
Actually, if your computer is 10 years old, still working well, and your computing needs have not expanded, I wouldn't upgrade at all.
If you want to use the very latest software, or play the latest games, then, of course, your needs have expanded and you'll need to upgrade.
Hope this helps…..JT
PS—I would re-post this question in Entertainment and Music, sub category Polls and Surveys.
I think you'll get more responses there than here. Don't ask me why Yahoo in all their wisdom; HID Polls and Surveys under the Entertainment and Music category…go figure.
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Your cell phone has an email address. It varies by carrier (calling their customer support would be a good idea). You can email the pictures from your computer to your cell phone's email address and you will receive the picture as a picture message on your cell phone. You will want to make sure that you compress the picture size so that your phone can get it. You will be charged for an incoming picture message (assuming you don't have a message plan).
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To pricey, building is definently better. If you want a desktop instead of a laptop then -
AMD or Intel processor – Dual core might be fine since its gaming and school, but go with quad core processor if you have the money.
Motherboard – Make sure it matches the brand of the processor you bought, and make sure it has PCI-Express 2.0 x16 in at least one slot.
Memory – DDR2 or DDR3, just make sure it fits. 4 gig+
Hard drive – Bigger the better, but it can get expensive. 1 Terabyte if you need a ton of stuff stored, but 500 gigs should do.
Video Card – Mainly better for the gaming, ATI or Nvidia (I find both are good so it doesnt really matter which brand you pick). Just make sure the card is PCI-Express 2.0 x16. Most are now though.
Power/Cooling – Not very good on these since my purchases normally come with power and a fan/heatsink.
Optical drive – Just your DVD Rom/CD Rom
OS – Vista most likely
I wonder if it is cheaper to buy all the lego parts and build it or to just buy a decent case? Id still pick the lego one lol
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I don't know what is a good program for that. I made the mistake of downloading them a long time ago and I got nothing but malware, spyware and I believe, a virus, too, and that was from a 'free' emoticons site, though I forget the exact name of it. Just be VERY careful where you download programs from, whether they be wallpapers for your desktop, emoticons, mouse cursors, antispyware, etc. The ONLY site I trust to download anything from is cnet.com. They may have something on there regarding mouse pointers – couldn't hurt to check it out, eh? Hope this helps.
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