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Being a PC addict, you're coming face to face with some of the most malicious programs on the internet every day. You want to be secure. Most of the programs you'll be downloading will be malicious, so how can you tell if the program will be working against you or for you?
This guide will be looking at the scanning of malicious files, as well as a guide to anti-viruses & firewalls and a brief introduction to sandboxing and anonymity. So yep, you're in for quite a bit of reading. Grab a drink, maybe a cigarette.
Being secure is important. Just because you call yourself a hacker, it doesn't mean you're immune to attacks towards your computer. Without my anti-virus, I doubt I'd actually be typing this now - I'd probably be searching through my registries and screaming like a chicken on speed. I'm like that.
Not all anti-viruses work the same way. Some anti-virus programs are bad; some are good, and some are just plain useless. We'll be looking at which ones are the best of the best, and which ones are just plain fail.
Being infected with something can also put your friends and family at risk, other users of your computer could be having their login & credit card details stolen without any knowledge of it. Worms can also spread to your email contacts and friends on popular websites such as Facebook.
Some varieties of unexpected things that are usually found on a personal computer are cache files, internet temporary files, unwanted installed programs as well as programs that come with harmful code like spyware or trojans. There are programs that need to be clicked on to function, while others can run on auto-pilot when triggered by a particular activity.
Removing unnecessary things from your own PC is often very useful to improve its general performance. In the following paragraphs you will see several kinds of these unexpected stuff that should be recognized before conducting any action. Simply put, this article is about hints to find them.
There are generally two sorts of such items: those that are available in the form of data files and those that are classified as executable programs. The unwanted software may be either totally set up in the normal way employing some sort of installer or simply saved in a common folder.
Many people find it convenient to just walk into a store selling branded computers and purchase one. These computers offer both quality and service at a fairly reasonable price. But they generally have at least one component that is under-specs or outdated. For example, the amount of system memory would be too low, or the hard drive capacity would be less, or perhaps they won't offer an option with a video card suitable for gaming. As such, more-and-more people today prefer to build their own PC from scratch. This gives them complete control over the customization.
How to Choose Components?
Selection of components depends upon your specific requirements from the computer you're planning to build.
Being a PC addict, you're coming face to face with some of the most malicious programs on the internet every day. You want to be secure. Most of the programs you'll be downloading will be malicious, so how can you tell if the program will be working against you or for you?
