Thursday, January 3, 2008

Protect laptops from spyware' attacks

Laptops' virus is threat that most known by all people, and daunted for laptops users that linked with internet network, there are many gaps that make laptops attacked by virus, one of the causes laptops easy attacked by virus at the (time) of tied on internet network is spyware.


Spyware is wicked program with a certain purpose and very irresponsible because there is a spyware that expressly made to steal its victim property individual data. Important data like name, password, credit card number and others can be stolen for irresponsible needs, spyware will be more very dangerous because it is usually made to look for money by bad side that have designs on and allow all manner kind to get profit.


Phenomenon that emerged in laptop computers, moment to turning on need long time in order to become normal and proper to be used. At the (time) of use to work, all processes feel so heavy and slow impressing laptops experience aging time. When it get connected to internet, several sites can not be accessed and there is also when accessing our certain site, we be aimed to another site which has weird page, advertisements spring up at monitor suddenly, very disturbing and demote performance of laptop computers itself so that harm the user.


If laptops computer have gotten a spyware, so the spyware will invite another kind of spywares to get into the laptops computer, by the causes of spyware's behavior that quietly do process downloads application another spywares into laptop computers.


Generally or majority, spyware assaults laptop computers that use windows operating system and wear administrative right of the owner of laptop computers to does modification in laptop computers itself, software installation for example. Although it makes easy, this administrative right is make used by spyware to turn on components into undetected system by user. Microsoft has repaired that troubleshoot by its newest operating system Windows Vista. There is also another operating system for example Linux or Apple Macintosh both has also administrative right for the user.


What will you do to avoid laptop computers from spyware that potentially to import that virus?


  • Use original Microsoft Windows, yes that is one of vital importance because with operating system your official windows gets update windows service. At the (time) of Microsoft Windows update will repair the potential disgraces that will import spyware and virus.

Activate windows automatic update via control panel and if his windows has been updated to be XP service pack 2, activate windows firewall.

  • Use anti-virus and anti-spyware, ascertain anti-virus and anti-spyware always been updated so it can know virus definition file with definition file spyware. Schedule for to do scan routinely every one or two weeks.

Wish you have a great work, hope your daily activities be fluently and be useful for the sake of yourself.

By : Frans de Rozari

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