Category Archives: Rootkits

Why can’t I use an easy password for my logins?

This question gets asked a lot. As I see it, if your going to pick an easy password you might as well not even have one. Hay! Do I even need a password? I’m going to say yes. It isn’t … Continue reading

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Rootkits

What is it? It is best described by using a definition: A rootkit is a software system that consists of a program or combination of several programs designed to hide or obscure the fact that a system has been compromised. … Continue reading

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Why Do I Get a Different Web site Than The One I Typed In?

Did you ever type in a web site address in the URL space (know as address bar) and you get a totally different site? If you did you may be hijacked. That is to say you may have downloaded a … Continue reading

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Browser information

All browsers are vulnerable to clickjacking I will give you some information but there is quite a bit about this subject already on the Internet. The latest Internet threat cloaks Web links so a wayward click can download malware to … Continue reading

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Spy-ware

This page is spicific to spy-ware. Please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware for a definition. We will be talking more about this and other similar threats. How do I know I have spyware? Mostly you will know when you have spyware. Your computer … Continue reading

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