Posts Tagged anti-virus

Prevent Your Computer From Failing

Let your computer serve you longer by taking care of it. Make sure it does not have unecessary software on it, which take up space and may slow your PC down. If you are sure you don’t need a certain program anymore, you can go to your “Start” menu, to your computer’s “Control Panel”, and then to “Add or Remove Programs”. find that program that is no longer being used and select it to be removed.

Another way to keep your PC healthy, is to protect it from threats. Are you up-to-date on your anti-virus software? The wrong virus can not only slow down your computer, but can stop it dead in its tracks. If you are in the WingSwept or Clever Ducks area, contact them to see how they can help protect your business and extend the life of your technology equipment. Visit their websites today: http://network.wingswept.com and www.cleverducks.com.

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Personal Anti-virus, a new threat to users

Personal Anti-virus (PAV) is becoming one of the newer types of malware that is not being caught by most programs. The trickiest part of this “scareware” is that it starts as a pop-up window that coerces the user to click and accept the installation, which itself looks like a virus scan. The reason many anti-virus programs don’t catch PAV is because it does not act like a typical virus behavior and your anti-virus programs assume that most installations are allowed by the user.

This article claims one of the only defenses you really have is your common sense, which is exactly why we are blogging on this topic. Beware!

WingSwept’s and Clever Ducks’ technicians recommend this reading to help you further understand PAV.

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