Computer Virus
In 1983, Fred Cohen coined the term “computer virus”, postulating a virus was "a program that can ‘infect’ other programs by modifying them to include a possibly evolved copy of itself.” The term virus is actually an acronym for Vital Information Resources Under Seize. Mr. Cohen expanded his definition a year later in his [...]
The Adware Threat
When your computer slows down and behaves strangely, chances are you have adware installed. You didn’t ask for it, but neither did you ask for new toolbars, websites you don’t recognize, continuous popups! Read on to know just how annoying and dangerous adware can be.
Adware doesn’t let your computer respond quickly to your commands. When [...]
Staying Safe From Computer Virus
If you’ve purchased a computer, or are just learning about using email and the internet, you may be faced with the problem of abnormal function of PC or system hanging problem very soon.
Somewhere down the line, there will be problems with your computer (adware, spyware, viruses, good software gone bad, etc,). Obviously, you should use [...]
Computer Virus History, 2 of 4
A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user.
Elk Cloner is credited with being the first computer virus to appear “in the wild” — outside the single computer or lab where it was created. Written in 1982 by Rich Skrenta, [...]
Bayesian Spam Filters - How Do They Work?
Bayesian spam filters, which are a type of scoring content-based spam filters, analyze the contents of the mail, and calculate the probability of the message being spam. It builds up a list of characteristics of elements that are typically spam as well as good emails. The advantage of the Bayesian spam filters is that they [...]
The Amongst Best - Xp Registry Cleaner
XP registry cleaner is an advanced registry cleaner software that helps a user clean up his computer registry from unnecessary adware and spyware. Most users keep adding unwanted information to the registry, by using the computer a lot, where the entire information in a computer is stored. The registry is the most vital part of [...]
