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There is a simple way to test to see if your computer is infected with the conficker worm. If you can visit http://www.symantec.com/ then your computer is not infected. Conficker has blocked internet browsers from going to security sites such as Symantec, the maker of Norton security products. Please keep your Windows operating system up [...]

InfoWorld’s Roger Grimes Computer Crime Gets Worse,  Patching is still Trouble -The article about Computer Crime is truly revealing about 2009 and beyond. Roger also wrote a great article about home PC security. NetworkWorld’s Andreas M. Antonopoulos On botnets, encryption and mega-worms Interesting point about the escalated need for security while budgets are shrinking. PC [...]

Sort your start menu programs alphabetically on Windows XP. View: StartMenuSort

Problem: Bluemountain.com won’t allow you to log in. The error message says you must allow cookies. But you have checked your security settings and everything seems OK. Solution: This problem typically occurs because spyware prevention programs can block sites it has determines are exhibiting bad behavior. Programs such as the highly recommended “Spybot Search and [...]

To Clear Java Cache Mouse Click the following: Start Menu > Control Panel > Jave > General Tab > Settings Button > Delete Files Button > OK > OK When would I need this? For example: You play solitaire on AOL/POGO website. There are times when the Java based solitaire game will not load. If [...]