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Excerpt: Home Business PC Security for Dummies. The Internet is a powerful tool for home-based businesses. If used effectively, it can be your best friend; but if you don’t secure your computer, it can be your worst enemy. I’m sure you’ve had your fill of warnings about the latest killer computer virus. So I’m not going to harp on about the latest threat, or the potential for damage. What I WILL do is provide some protection tips and links for the layperson. (And now for the obligatory disclaimer: I’m no tech-head – I’m an advertising copywriter and website copywriter. So this…

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Excerpt: There are many websites online that offer free screensavers for download. The question remains though, are those screensavers safe? By downloading and installing these so called free screensavers will any harm come to your computer? This is a legitimate concern, which needs to be addressed before any user even thinks about installing a free screensaver. There are several malicious programs which can come bundled with a free screensaver. These will mainly be viruses, spyware, adware, and toolbars. There are a few variations within these programs, but in the main they are considered undesirable, unless the user specifically requests them. And out…

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Excerpt: SmitFraud is a type of spyware application that is capable of installing itself in your computer through an adware. It has the technical name W32/SmitFraud.A. Since SmitFraud is classified as a spyware program, it can intercept and even have direct control over your interaction with your computer. Aside from this, it can also monitor your computing activities without your consent. You can acquire SmitFraud via the installation of a codec that has been obtained from an unsafe source. You can also get the SmitFraud spyware from certain programs and from files that you have downloaded through torrents and peer-to-peer applications….