This is old news, but and now many peoples have a question: “How to remove CWS Hijacker from my pc ?“. Read below. CWS is a trojan that hijacks Internet Explorer start and search settings to one of several different web sites (see below). Most of these web sites appear to have an affiliate relationship
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Spyware: WebHancer – How to remove
The majority of users running WebHancer are not aware they are running it, unless they have noticed system side-effects or unusual data transfers from their machine. WebHancer, like “Comet Curse”, falls into the category of “everything-installs-it-can’t-get-rid-of-it” foistware, with completely unrelated software secretly installing the WebHancer product on the user’s system. (Given this, I think the
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International Computer Security Day — November 30
Here are just a few suggestions on what you can you do: — Change your password(s) to strong passwords. At minimum, mix upper case and lower case letters, numbers, and special symbols. Thelonger the better! — < *cough*> Remove the “sticky” from under your keyboard that has all your passwords written on it! — Update
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Autoruns – Hunt down autostart programs wherever they hide
Upon installation, many applications configure themselves to start automatically when you log on. Applications do this so that they can automatically check for updates, because they use system tray icons to interact with users, or because they add functionality to Windows components such as Windows Explorer. However, most such applications don’t ask permission before inserting
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MVPS Hosts File – You can use a HOSTS file to block ads, banners, cookies, web bugs, and even most hijackers
The MVPS Hosts file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. You can use it to block ads, banners, cookies, web bugs, and even most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the Server that supplies these little gems. Example – the following entry 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net blocks all files supplied by the DoubleClick Server
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How to detect keylogger on my computer ?
Why Keyloggers Threaten Your Privacy 1. Surveillance software is very common nowadays. A Google search on keyloggers yields 39,000+ results. 2. Software mentioned in (1) has a bunch of features to record your activity in every possible way. See some features here. 3. Due to their “good purpose”, keyloggers and other types of surveillance software
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The Importance of Firewalls
It is often suggested to perform regular virus and spyware scans. I couldn’t agree more to this, but in many cases the importance of having a quality firewall is not mentioned. Probably, the most important thing you could have on your computer to protect your privacy is a firewall! Another thing many people don’t realize
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Attention Online Shoppers: Identity Theft and Computer Security Hazards at Risk of Increasing During Holiday Season
For those who think shopping malls are scary places during the holiday season, the threats you can’t see while shopping on the Internet can be far more prevalent. Online shopping is predicted to increase by 25% this holiday season, according to Forrester Research, including 2.5 million new households that will purchase online for the first
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What is “Internet Zone” ? How to use “Internet Zone Settings” ?
Most of the Internet Explorer settings that we’ll be configuring apply to the Internet zone. The Internet zone is the default zone that all web sites fall into unless the user explicitly adds them to another zone (e.g., the Trusted sites zone or the Restricted sites zone). It’s important to lock down the Internet zone
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Protecting kids from spyware, adware and malware
If your kids surf the Internet, chances are they’re going to want to download games, music, and other programs that may expose your computer to spyware or other unwanted software. Spyware is a general term used for software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer,
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