The origin of Computer Viruses is unknown, but it was there from the beginning of the Internet. Computer Viruses are nothing but special program created to harm a group of Computer Systems, which are infected by them. Like natural Viruses, these Computer Viruses are created with the capability of infecting other computers, which are connected to the infected machine.

There are many variants of Viruses such as Worms, Trojan horse, Email Viruses etc. Damage caused by these Viruses varies from Virus to Virus. Trojan horse viruses are capable to transmitting your personal information to another system. Let us review some tips to enhance your computer security. Read the rest of this entry »

“Would you leave thousands of dollars in cash out on the dinning room table when company is coming over. Most likely not. So why would you leave your computer unprotected on the internet. Learn how to protect your computer below.

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer.
• Free Anti-Virus software.
• internet. Read the rest of this entry »

“Cleaning your computer and your computer components and peripherals helps keep the components and computer in good working condition and helps keep the computers from spreading germs. To the right is an example image of how dirty the inside of your computer case can get. This example is a dirty computer case fan.Depending on the environment that your computer operates in determines how often you should clean your computer case. The below list is our recommendation and may change depending upon your computer’s environment.

• User who does not smoke and has no pets - Clean the computer every five months.
• User who does not smoke and has pets - Clean the computer every four months.
• User who smokes but has no pets - Clean the computer every three months.
• User who smokes and has pets - Clean the computer every two months. Read the rest of this entry »

“It turns out that your computer keyboard could put a host of potentially harmful bacteria — including E. coli and staph — quite literally at your fingertips.

Sure, it may sound like a hypochondriac’s excuse to stay away from the office. But a growing body of research suggests that computer mice and keyboards are, in fact, prime real estate for germs.

It’s a phenomenon most recently illustrated by tests at a typical office environment in the United Kingdom. A consumer advocacy group commissioned the tests in which British microbiologist James Francis took a swab to 33 keyboards, a toilet seat and a toilet door handle at the publication’s London office in January.

Francis then tested the swabs to see what nasty germs he managed to pick up. He found that four of the keyboards tested were potential health hazards — and one had levels of germs five times higher than that found on the toilet seat.

While the results of this simple test cannot necessarily be applied to the rest of the computer keyboards in the United Kingdom — or in this country, for that matter — the findings are in line with a considerable body of research suggesting that our daily routines put us in near constant contact with potentially dangerous germs. Read the rest of this entry »

Consider this: Before students attend school they must be immunized against several diseases that they could otherwise contract from other students. Likewise, before computers are connected to a network they must be immunized against computer viruses, spyware, and adware that can infect other computers.

College Computers

Desktop computers are configured by the Information Technology Services (ITS) Department to be protected against computer viruses, spyware, and adware. It’s strongly advised to avoid downloading inoffensive looking programs from the internet. Many of these programs are bundled with computer viruses, spyware, and/or malware. Please be aware that if your computer becomes infected, ITS will have to quarantine and service the desktop computer. You may be left with out a computer for a few days as we attempt to disinfect it. Read the rest of this entry »