Attack of the Rogue Security Bots

July 14, 2009
It seems I was attacked by a "rogue security program" and my VIPRE stopped it. It claimed to be windows security notice of some kind saying I was infected with Trojan horses and I needed to download a windows security program. At first I almost thought it was legit - it was rather alarming... [More]

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Secunia Fan

July 14, 2009
Perhaps you should mention another security tool: Secunia PSI. It is the installed version of a program that checks their database and detects out-dated or insecure software installed on the local machine. There is also a web-based version: Secunia OSI. I find it quite helpful. For instance, the Jav... [More]

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Thanks for Looking Out for Us Common Folks

July 14, 2009
My brother put us on to VIPRE protection last year and it's the best investment we've ever made. We aren't real computer savvy, but we know enough to understand that there are nefarious people out there just waiting to wreak their havoc on unsuspecting and unprotected users. The curs! Wh... [More]

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Cybersecurity Responsibility

June 30, 2009
In response to this subject, I think we all have an obligation to fulfill. In reality, we are only responsible for our own cybersecurity. However, I believe we have a moral responsibility to travel the information superhighway with caution. For our own safety as well as everyone else surfing the net... [More]

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Terry in California Asks

June 30, 2009
Why can't a company like yours come up with a computer management system for the novice home computer user? Without the knowledge to properly tune or set up my computer, I need to rely on someone else to make even the simplest changes / corrections. I've gotten some great help from the Sunbe... [More]

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64 Bit & Registry Cleaners

June 23, 2009
Just thought your readers should know that most registry cleaners do NOT handle 64 bit versions of Windows very well. I have tried CCcleaner, Registry Mechanic and others and although they state that they will work on 64 bit PC's they can and will stuff up installations of 64 bit applications. I... [More]

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Faster & Faster

June 23, 2009
I have two computers on which I used Counterspy (CS) and Zone Alarm Security Suite (ZA). One uses Windows 2000 Pro and the other is Win XP. I could no longer use Zone Alarm on the computer with Win 2000 because ZA no longer supports Win 2000. I searched around and found that Sunbelt SW's firewal... [More]

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No Incompatibility Issues

June 16, 2009
Recently, as a complement to CounterSpy (no affront intended), I installed SpyBot. I am happy to report that, so far, there have been no incompatibility issues. Not so on my wife's PC, which has Spy Sweeper installed. After downloading SpyBot to her machine, Spy Sweeper began driving me crazy by... [More]

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Registry Cleaners

June 16, 2009
Yes, I do believe there are bogus registry cleaners out there floating about in the ether. As for myself I use a registry cleaner called registry mechanic from PC tools and I do find this is quite a useful one to have it does have a little popup manager that sits on your taskbar but you do have the ... [More]

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Doesn't Like Security Suites

June 16, 2009
Like most people, I am concerned about Internet security; although not to the point of being paranoid about it. I don't like Internet Security suites because they try to do too much and clog up more computer operations than they help. I've tried most of the big names and they were truly awfu... [More]

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