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In the early days, malware originated quite innocently from programming code written for a good intention. However, gradually this code was misused with darker intentions. Earlier, most malware were viruses and were written as a prank and also for programmers to show off their programming skills.
From an exercise ruled over by the pride and ego of a programmer, malware has now turned into a tool to make big money.
Malware artists now concentrate on capturing passwords through key loggers. Spywares (more…)

Most of us have been led to believe that having a strong password, installing an anti-virus, anti-malware and spyware together with a firewall are enough precautions to take to keep our PCs from being attacked. That is a myth!
The truth is that despite anti-virus software and a firewall, our computers can never be 100 safe. The reason is that the code used by virus creators are so advanced, that an anti-virus application will not be immediately able to (more…)

The absolutely most unnerving and annoying computer issue is the presence of malware, spyware or adware. Viruses used to be number one in computer problems, now the infections caused by malware have taken the spot at the top.
Malware stands for “Malicious software”, and the term covers spyware and adware too. This nasty software can come into your machine through an email, web site download, photo download, executable program and many other ways. It will shut down systems, record key strokes, invade privacy, and prove a mess to get rid of. (more…)