What’s the Difference between Malware, Viruses and Spyware?

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The word malware is a combination of two words “malicious” and “software”. It is a generic term used to describe any hostile and intrusive software/programs including adware, spyware, worms, Trojans, and viruses normally targeted by software like Kaspersky, McAfee, and AVG. While all these infections harm our computers, they are not the same. Malware is … Read more

Should you use cloud back up?

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Cloud backup refers to backing up of data in a remote, online-based server. In essence, the server keeps copies of your hard drive on an online based location and for added security; the files will likely be encrypted rather than storing the data locally on a physical disk, such as a hard disk or physical optical media. … Read more

Why Update Your Apps?

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Software is constantly evolving. If you check on your computer at any point in time some amount of your applications will need updating. For instance, the popular web browser, Mozilla Firefox is at their 27th version (that may change while this is being typed). So why does software constantly change? Why are there software updates? … Read more

10 steps to remove programs completely

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I found this link from a Danish tech site that talks about how to use Mirekusoft Install Monitor to remove unwanted programs. Remove programs complete – Datatid – Windows test computer Here’s the Google Translate link: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_dd&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.altomdata.dk%2Fdatatid%2Ffjern-programmerne-komplet%2F1