“The term bot is short for robot. Criminals distribute malicious software (also known as malware) that can turn your computer into a bot (also known as a zombie). When this occurs, your computer can perform automated tasks over the Internet, without you knowing it. Criminals typically use bots to infect large numbers of computers. These computers form a… Read More »
One thing we always recommend (and badger you to death about) is that you have a good backup plan. Most of us don’t though. We’re too used to getting up in the morning and firing up the PC and it works – so what me worry? Catastrophic computer problems usually happen in the same manner that catastrophic health… Read More »
We’ve received several emails from readers who, like TC, use LastPass. It’s true that LastPass experienced a problem and a hacker or hackers may have breached some user files. Since LastPass is a cloud-based application, this is a serious matter. But in this era of the 24-hour news cycle, when we really looked into this breach, we discovered… Read More »
You all know, by now, when you delete a file in Windows: a. It’s not really deleted. b. It goes to the Recycle Bin and can be easily recovered from there. And you might know that if you accidentally delete a file, you can bring it back immediately by using the Ctrl + Z keys. But what if… Read More »
If you’re an Internet Explorer user and you’re happy with it, that’s great. But it’s always good to experiment with new things. Why? Because you learn when you experiment. It may well be if you experiment with other browsers you might come running back to Internet Explorer and be glad you’re “home”. Or it just might be that… Read More »
Sandy wonders if she has too much security I recently started using Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) on a new Dell computer XPS9100. I’m also using Windows Live Mail and running IE9. My problem is: almost every time I try to open a link to/from a website on IE9 or WLM, I get this message “there was a… Read More »