BULLDOGS AND ZOMBIES
To protect your computer against spyware and viruses, we have often recommended the free versions of Avast, AVG and Anti-Malware. They were good when they were good, but times have gotten tougher. Free programs catch 40 to 60 percent of known viruses, but new ones come out every day. A group of Russian malware writers reportedly is able to split a million dollars a month for putting viruses on your computer. Some steal identities and others spam people with ridiculous product offers. Worst of all, the malware writers send their viruses and spam out from tens of thousands often millions, of so-called “Zombie” computers. Just what is a Zombie computer? Typically, it’s a computer that has a Zombie virus, which […]
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