As you probably know, modern day malware comes in many forms.
Some varieties, such as adware, are often merely annoying.
But more malicious forms of malware can actually wreck your Windows installation and help hackers steal your identity and/or your valuable financial information.
A high-quality anti-virus program such as Avast can help keep your computer free of malware, but a special class of malware known as rootkits often goes undetected by regular virus scans.
Rootkits load into your computer’s memory before Windows even boots up, and that makes them especially difficult to find. [Read more…]
As you probably know, Windows computers tend to slow down over time due to junk build-up on the hard drive, malware infections and various other reasons.
The proliferation of smartphones has transformed our world in a multitude of ways, and most of them are generally for the better.
It seems like a new scam pops up on Facebook every day, and others seem to come and go in cycles.
Security firm Kaspersky (the makers of Kaspersky Antivirus products)