11. Worm Viruses, Deadliest Of All [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 556 ] Of the three most common types of malware (malware is short for malicious software, i.e. designed to harm) - viruses, Trojans and worms - the latter is the most harmful because only worms can function without human intervention.
12. Trojan Horse Viruses, Not A Myth [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 652 ] Most people are familiar with the legend of the Trojan horse. During the siege of Troy, the Greeks left a large wooden horse outside the gates, allegedly as a peace offering. The Trojans brought the horse inside the city walls only to discover it was full of Greek soldiers who quickly sacked the city.
13. Combating Viruses, Beyond The PC [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 665 ] By now most users are aware of the need to implement antivirus software on individual systems. But a large percentage of the hardware and software used to provide something for those users to use resides outside them.
14. Virus Hoaxes, As Bad As The Real Thing? [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 582 ] Computer viruses cause real damage to systems or lead to data theft. The consequences are lost time, broken programs and sometimes real money stolen.
15. Combating Spyware [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 599 ] Spyware can be more than an annoyance. Poorly programmed spyware can interfere with other programs and can even cause system instability. Privacy issues are at stake as well.
16. Pop-ups [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 495 ] Pop-ups are those annoying advertisements that - as the name says - pop up on your monitor as you surf the Internet. Their main purpose is to attract visitors to advertisers' web sites or to collect e-mail addresses.
17. Parental Control Software [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 576 ] The Internet gives us the world at our fingertips. Unfortunately, sometimes those fingers belong to a child. While innocently surfing 'the net', children can be exposed to inappropriate material.
18. Data Backups - Why Bother? [ Date Added: April 10, 2007 - Words: 567 ] For many people, computers have become a daily necessity. We use them for work, for correspondence and for entertainment. Many of the files are important documents and losing them would cost us time and money.
19. What Is Spam? [ Date Added: April 9, 2007 - Words: 537 ] Almost anyone with a passing acquaintance with the Internet is familiar with spam. Just as junk mail is the demon of the Postal Service, spam is the scourge of e-mail.
20. Common Spam Scams [ Date Added: April 9, 2007 - Words: 562 ] Along with spam advertisements hawking prescription medicines, 'cheap' mortgage rates and online gambling sites, there are a number of common scams whose sole goal is to separate you from your money.
