SPAM FLU

Spammers and hackers are taking advantage of Swine flu fears by sending out viruses and scams. Be careful when clicking on anything in your email… Read more

THE CONFICKER WORM TURNS

If you were spooked by the “60 Minutes” TV show that raised worldwide anxiety about the “Conficker worm,” go to eeye.com for a free scan to… Read more

IDENTITY THEFT GROWS

If you were worried about things before, wait till you read this. It’s about stalking and other consequences of the new information age. Did you… Read more

ANOTHER KIND OF BUBBLE

ZoneAlarm’s new “ForceField” software wraps you in a virtual bubble of invisibility while you surf the web. Since you’re invisible, you can bank… Read more

YOGGIE AND MORE

We dive once more into the murky waters of virus protection. Most security programs are very intrusive. They put such effort into checking… Read more

FREE ANTI-VIRUS SCANS

A free service at VirusTotal.com will take any PC file that is ten megabytes or less and put it through a rigorous scan by 32 of the best… Read more

WHAT’S THE PASSWORD?

Like 63 percent of everybody, we use one simple password for most of our online transactions. This is dangerous. If you’re at a coffee shop using a… Read more

GOT THAT OLD MOJO WORKING

Mojo is an old African term for a talisman with magic powers. Now it’s digital. This digital Mojo lets you put any program onto any hard… Read more

FREE SPYCATCHER

SpyBot Search and Destroy is out in a new version that adds a spy shield to block incoming bad guys and keep the decks clear. And as before, it’s… Read more

FREE STUFF

You can get a nice packet of free software at http://pack.google.com. It’s called Google Pack, and it works with Windows XP or Vista. The latest… Read more