SYMPTOMS After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or upgrade to Windows XP with SP2, you experience slow computer performance. For example, you experience the following symptoms: # If you browse the Internet, the performance is slow. # If you try to download newsgroup e-mail messages, some or all of the messages

Gooood news for us 🙂 Microsoft says “Rootkits have a clearly negative impact on not only the security, but also the reliability and performance of their systems” “and have determined that in order to help protect our customers we will add a detection and removal signature for the rootkit component of the XCP software”.

If your PC is already infested with spyware and adware, you can download and run one (or both) of these free anti-spyware scanners and remove whatever spyware and adware it finds. Ad-aware Personal Edition Spybot Search & Destroy

In previous tips, I have explained that I feel like Spybot is probably one of the best free programs out there for spyware/adware removal. However, there are cases where one anti-spy program will not do the trick. Sometimes, you get some spyware/adware that keeps coming back. If you’re sure you have your current spyware application

Keeping your computer and personal information secure is very important. This past week I received an email that was apparently from a popular auction website that I am a member of. The email stated my account had been suspended to protect the security of the members of the site and that I needed to log