Spyware is more dangerous than a virus. It can steal personal data and track your internet habits. It might be concealed in a free screen saver or other software that you download. Computer safety expert Leif Wheeler advises us to be aware of any offer of free software. Many times, spyware is hidden in legitimate [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Protect Yourself From Hackers
Your PC has many “ports” which are vulnerable to attack from a hacker. These ports are used to communicate internally with your monitor or printer or externally to the internet. For example, Port 25 is used for receiving incoming email and Port 80 is used to connect to the internet.
In addition you have a unique [...]
Improve Your Computer’s Performance
The registry is a central hierarchical database used in Microsoft Windows to store information necessary to configure the system for one or more users, applications and hardware devices. Data is stored in binary files.
The registry contains information that Windows continually references during operation. The registry stores profiles for each user, the applications installed on the [...]
Conficker worm is being activated
The Conficker worm is slowly being activated after being dismissed as a false alarm, security experts said. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is turning thousands of computers into spambots and installing spyware. The worm started spreading last year, infecting millions of computers and turning them into “bots” that respond to commands sent from [...]
Computer Spyware Defined
Spyware is defined as any program that secretly gathers information about you (or your computer use) through your Internet connection. Once installed, spyware programs monitor your activity on the Internet and give this information to interested parties, such as marketing firms. Spyware can also cause problems with your computer’s performance. A computer infected with spyware [...]
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Step-by-step tutorial on how to set up a MySQL database. I have used cPanel to create the database. Includes screenshots for every step.
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