Tag: antivirus

What’s Blocking My Internet

by admin on 06/12/2017 in Bigpond, Broadband, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Desktop, DNS, Internet, Internet Explorer, LAN, Laptop, Macbook, Malware, NBN, Network, Pop Ups, Ransomware, Router, Server, Spyware Removal, Townsville, Virus, WAN, Web Browser, Websites, Wireless

No body likes slow internet. But yet, even with the massive amounts of money being spent on technology, communications the NBN etc. Are lot of us are still getting slow internet. But even though its easy to just blame the telecommunications companies, its not always there fault. The first thing you need to do when you have slow internet on… Read more →

Which is the best Antivirus for you

by admin on 28/07/2017 in Antivirus, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Hard Drive, Malware, Microsoft, Operating System, Pop Ups, Privacy, protection, Recovery, Security, Spyware Removal, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Websites, Windows, Windows 10

People ask me all the time which is the best antivirus program for their Microsoft Windows computer. This is probably the hardest question to answer, as there is no one shoe fits all strategy here. There is a clear difference in what anti-viruses corporate businesses should use who host web sites, servers and data sets. But when it comes to… Read more →

Antivirus Phone Number

by admin on 14/06/2017 in Antivirus, Browser, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Hackers, Hacks, Operating System, Passwords, Pop Ups, protection, Ransomware, Scam, Spyware Removal, Technician, Virus, Web Browser, Websites, Windows, Windows 10

This post is about another scam going around hitting a lot of people in Townsville. It comes in many different colours and skins, but it all amounts to the same thing. Getting you to pick up the phone and give your credit card details to someone who is not a real antivirus company and who will install software on your… Read more →

Viruses in Emails

by admin on 01/06/2017 in Antivirus, Computer Related, Email, Freezing, Gmail, Hackers, Hacks, Internet, Ransomware, Recovery, Security, Software, Spyware Removal, Townsville, Virus, Websites

The majority of viruses, malware, spyware and ad-ware we see on peoples computers is stuff they have accidentally installed themselves, by downloading and installing software associated with free; such as games and movies etc. But there are many other ways for your computer to get a virus, email being one of the big ones. Can I get a Virus from… Read more →

Conflicting Software Issues

by admin on 27/03/2017 in Antivirus, Apps, Backup, Computer Help in Townsville, Computer Related, Data Recovery, External Hard Drive, Freezing, Hackers, Hardware, Mac, Microsoft, Monitor, Mouse, Old Computer, Software, Technician, Townsville, Townsville Computer Repairs, Virus, Windows, Windows 10

Although there are many parts and different types of software and hardware on your computer, the two main parts people mostly refer to are hardware and software. Hardware the physical components you can touch like your motherboard, hard drive, mouse, monitor, keyboard, memory and so on. What is Software Software can be anything from the operating system you are using such… Read more →

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Difference between Firewall and Antivirus

by admin on 08/03/2016 in Antivirus, Computer Related, Firewall, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Operating System, Security

It is important to tick a lot of box’s on your computer when it comes to security. Living in Australia we come under attack from all sorts of technical threats, not from only people who want to hurt you, but from those who want to make money from you also. With so much computer jargon and security terminology it can… Read more →

Avira Antivirus for Mac

by admin on 08/01/2016 in Computer Related

Most people I speak to think Macs do not get computer viruses. Generally speaking that use to be true, but it was a matter of there was a lot less Macs out there than Windows PC’s so they where much less of a target than Windows operating system computers. So now that Apple Mac computers do indeed get computer viruses,… Read more →

Worst computer viruses in Townsville for 2015

Worst Computer Virus of 2015

by admin on 04/01/2016 in Antivirus, Computer Related, Encryption, Firewall, Security, Software, Spyware Removal, Virus

As the year is coming to a close it is time again to tell which are the worse computer viruses of 2015 and why. I guess each and every person who has been hit with a computer virus of some sort will have their own opinion of which virus is worse and why. For me personally the worst virus is… Read more →

Firewall vs Antivirus

by admin on 09/07/2015 in Firewall, Health, Network, Router, Software, Spyware Removal, Virus

A lot of people don’t know the difference between an Antivirus program and a firewall and what each actually does. There are some exceptions to the rules but for the sake of simplicity and without getting to technical this article is going to be discussing the differences in general. Indeed you can get antivirus programs with firewalls built in, but… Read more →

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Firewall vs Antivirus