Tag: VIRUS SCANNER

There are plenty of malicious programs that can do plenty of nasty things to plenty of computers, but, far and away, the most common type of attack results in what is known as a zombie. A zombie is a hijacked computer that can be remote-controlled by the attacker and made to do his or her bidding. According to a recent study by security firm McAffee, there were 50-percent more zombie computers ...

Netbooks are tiny laptops that offer the inarguably tempting combination of low price and light weight. Because of that, they've become hugely popular over the past year; after all, a fully-functional portable computer that costs between $300 and $400 is within impulse-buy territory for many. But, with thousands of people picking them up on a whim, some security experts worry that they're ...

Whether you're trying to keep goons out of your bank account or off of your wireless network, safe computing isn't as easy as it used to be. Even if your network and accounts are on tight lock down, there's always the specter of the evil computer virus. The threat of virtual infections dates back to the earliest days of computing when viruses spread from machine to machine via floppy disks. But, ...