As soon as the personal computers hit the market back in the late 1980s, a special category of programs called the computer virus also emerged as a serious threat for the PC. The problem has got only worse with time as newer and much more dangerous malware is now threatening the disruption of computers users Read More …
Nobody can tell when malicious software makes home in your computer. And before you realize, it has already done some serious damage to your computer and data. Depending on the type of malware, it can steal your financial information, it can encrypt your data for ransom, it can turn your computer into a zombie (part Read More …
When your computer gets infected by malware, first you get panicked and then you try to handle the matter yourself by downloading and installing anti-malware software like SuperAntispyware, HitmanPro or Malwarebytes’ AntiMalware on your computer. Using these tools is always a hit and miss – they can readily remove the malware or can completely miss Read More …
When malware infection takes place in your computer, it can end up corrupting your files and damaging Windows settings such as services or Registry entries. Sometimes, malware infection also disassociates file extensions with common programs and disables some internal tools such as Registry Editor. In such a system, you won’t be able to do anything Read More …
Smadav Antivirus is a relatively new security software that is being offered in two versions – free version and paid pro version. The free version, as expected, is limited in the level of protection that it offers. The paid pro version offers everything from scanning to stay-resident protection. After the installation Smadav places its icon Read More …
Sometimes, the security vendors forget that people buy computers to work or play games and not just to run the antivirus software. They design large and bloated antivirus software that takes up 50% of the system RAM and makes the computer very slow for any kind of useful work. Sure the system is protected from Read More …
These days all computers are always online and therefore are always at a risk of malware attacks. Malware infection not only causes loss of your invaluable data and precious time, but it can also lead to loss of money for example, in the case of ransomware attacks. It is because of the always present risk Read More …
If malware infection has made home in your computer and is making it impossible to run any anti-malware tools then you have to use a bootable rescue disk offered by many antivirus firms such a Comodo Rescue Disk. The advantage of using a rescue disk like the one offered by Comodo is that you run Read More …
German security firm G Data offers a bootable ISO image that you can use to create a bootable media such as USB pen drive, CD or DVD and then it can be used to remove malware from a computer that is already infected by malware to such an extent that it is unable to boot Read More …
Auslogics Anti-Malware is a security solution for Windows computers that specializes in providing protection against a myriad of malware threats. Just like all the other software from Auslogics, this security software is also distinguished by a very modern and clear interface. The user interface is divided into several tabs providing you easy access to many Read More …