There are a number of reasons why your computer could be freezing on a regular basis. While the reasons are numbered, there are quite a few common problems that are generally the root cause of many computer mishaps that I’ll cover in this article. If your computer is running slowly and would like to find out some easy fixes to the problem, keep on reading.

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Has your PC been infected by a malware or spyware? If you browse the internet regularly, there is a good chance that it would happen sooner or later, no matter how secure your PC may be. So, how do you plan to remove it? There are two ways in which you can bid adieu to the malicious program. The first one is very easy, whereas the second one is a bit complicated. Here we go.

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Here is a step by step guide and some tips on how to approach your computer if it is infected:

• Disable your computer’s Internet connection.
• Disconnect the computer from a Local Area Network to avoid further infection of other computers.
• Boot the computer from the boot disk or restart it using the Safe Mode if an error occurs during startup.
• Create backups of all your important data and save the information in an external drive (such as floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, flash drives, or external hard drives).
• Procure reputable antivirus software and install according to the instructions. Read the rest of this entry »
  

Do you often browse through websites on the internet? Then you should be extra careful not to let adware from websites to infect your PC. An adware is a malicious software program that gets installed on your PC, often with your inadvertent consent. When you browse through websites, you may come across lots of pop up windows showing advertisements of different products. These windows often have hidden codes or scripts running in the background. You cannot see these scripts or even guess the existence of those by looking at the windows. However, when you click on the window, the script will run and the embedded adware will get installed on your PC, ironically, with your consent.

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Linux is an Operating System, much like Windows; except that it’s not. To answer this question we need to take a step back and ask what is a computer?

Computers are a collection of software and hardware components that receive an input, process data and produce an output. PCs and laptops are just one variety of ‘Computers’. A washing machine employs a ‘computer’ (or maybe ‘computer mechanism’) that gets an input (program selection) processes data (pour water, turn drum, get soap) to produce an output (washed clothes). Scientists across the world use computers to try and solve problems ranging from how to combat the common cold to driving a very cool six-wheeler across Mars in search of life.

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A malicious program is a piece of code intended to do damage to a system or the information it contains. Malicious programs are separated into different groups: hacker utilities, worms, Trojans, viruses, rootkits and other unwanted software. These programs are typically created to impede the behaviour of computer systems.

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Have you ever used Froogle to look up a product that you wanted to purchase or submit products to Froogle? Froogle is a search engine powered by Google, focused solely on online shopping. When you search for a particular product on Froogle, it shows you a list of products that match your search terms. The list is based on relevance; the products which most closely resemble your search terms will be displayed towards the top of the list.

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