How Does an Antivirus Program Work to Protect Your Computer?

Most people know that you need some kind of antivirus software to protect from computer viruses. There are millions of computer viruses in the wild, and antivirus software intercepts and protects your computer from infection. You know antivirus software runs in the background, but how does it work?
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How do You Get a Virus and How Combofix Remove This Virus

Most people have some kind of antivirus running on their computers, but what do you do when a virus isn’t detected and evades antivirus defenses? If you don’t update your virus definition files, it’s possible that you could accidentally install malware on your computer. Once you install malware on your computer, you need a way […]
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Documenting Windows Errors With Problem Steps Recorder

When working with a tech support person to resolve an issue with your computer, a screen image can be the most useful tool for showing the actual problem. Being able to show the exact error message goes a long way toward communicating what’s actually happening on your computer. Screen recording software, which can create a […]
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15 Tips for Online Safety & Security

With more and more people gaining access to the Internet every day, the importance of ensuring that you and your information remain secure while using the Internet for personal or business reasons cannot be stressed enough.  Cyber attacks, viruses, malware, and unwanted intrusions into “secure” computing systems occur frequently and these issues cannot be completely […]
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Having Trouble Connecting To Your Home Network? Here Are a Few Tips To Help

Networking on Windows was such a complicated affair 10 or 15 years ago that a network tech could count on a six-figure salary just getting computers to talk to one another. While home networking on Windows works considerably more smoothly now, you can still find that Windows stalls your attempts to connect a home network […]
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Sharing a mouse and keyboard with multiple computers.

Introduction A KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch is a device that allows a user to switch between two or more computers and control them by using a single keyboard, monitor and mouse. KVM switches are usually found in data centers or ITS departments and allow an administrator to switch between different servers with the […]
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An Unexpected Solution for a Common Graphics Card Problem

Graphics card failure is a common problem in personal computers. If your graphics card has failed, it may be because the solder points between components and the board have developed hairline cracks. These cracks can be repaired by heating the card and letting the solder flow back into the joints.
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Want Better Security on the Internet Without the Hard Work? Try DD-WRT

Want Better Security On The Internet Without The Hard Work? You Should Try DD-WRT Each year, computer hardware manufacturers align their designs more closely to the open source technologies. When a piece of hardware is open source, it’s firmware doesn’t need to come from the manufacturer. It can come from an open source firmware project.
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How to Speed Up a Slow Computer,Everyone wants a faster computer

Everyone wants a faster computer, but not everyone can afford to beef up the parts to make it that way. While upgrading the hardware is by far the best way to increase your computer’s speed, there are some things you can do to make it a little quicker without spending a dime or messing with […]
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How to fix:Common Problems During Linux Installation

Adding a Linux operating system to your computer has become much easier and more automated than in the past, whether you intend to use it as your sole operating system or install it in a separate partition as an alternative to a Windows or Mac system. Most versions of Linux now come on CD-ROM, DVD, […]
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Suspect a Malware Infection? Here’s The Right Way To Remove It

Doing everything by the book is no guarantee that you will see there is a malware infection. A virus or Trojan that is sufficiently new can still get in the past all your defenses. How exactly do you go about removing it and setting your computer free again? It’s always a good idea to follow […]
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A Brief Guide to Solving the Most Common Computer Problems

As they become more sophisticated and diverse, computers also present an ever-growing range of issues to frustrate their users. With a practically unending number of possible configurations and hardware combinations, it can be difficult to determine the exact cause of a problem unless you have a very good knowledge of the inner workings of your […]
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How to Remove a Windows 7 Service Permanently

The Services console is a tool that allows Windows 7 users to turn Windows services on or off. It even gives the user the option to prevent selected services from loading every time the computer boots up. This is a very useful tool since some of these services are not essential to the startup process […]
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