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What’s a Malware?

There are many dangerous threats are the internet. Here’s how to stay safe and prevent viruses.

In order not to be the next victim of the online fraudsters or hackers, this article is a must read by everybody who makes use fo the internet. Happy readership.

In a vicious twist, "malicious developers" recently preyed on users of the social networking site facebook’s fear of computer viruses to herd unsuspecting users to infected sites. They managed to do this by poisoning Google search results in a black hat SEO operation. The Facebook application in question, Fan Check, has since been defended by its developer Janakan Arulkumarasan and declared clean by facebook. But not before the damage was done.

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One does not need to commit a crime deliberately in order to break the law. Sometimes by not taking the necessary precautions we can do harm and we can break the law. If you are using a computer and the internet, you might be committing crimes, or providing the means for others to do so.

Anti-virus company Panda warns users for a new type of malware blocking your PC. If you get infected with the so-called ransomware, your PC will refuse to boot. After booting your PC, you get to see a window containing a Russian message.

A worm has occupied the administrators of Twitter for quite some time. Because of some malicious code, the worm could spread itself rapidly all over the service, ensuring a lot of nuisance of course.

Avoiding viruses, malware, spyware, and software that bog down your computer is quite simple. An anti-virus works great, but you never know when something will just leak in. Read more to see simple ways to ensure you are safe from Internet viruses and to speed up your computer.