What is Spyware?
Spyware is computer software that is installed secretively on a computer and can take control of security settings, access sites on the internet that the user didn’t intend on visiting, slow system resources and worse.
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What is a virus?
A Virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the knowledge of the user. Viruses are usually contracted from using the internet and especially from downloading.
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What are cookies?
Web cookies, third party cookies, tracking cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to your browser. Cookies are needed by sites like internet banking to be functional for the user but are also used by other sites for different reasons like advertising, tracking your internet usage or worse.
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What makes a PC Secure?
To help keep your system safe from being infected with viruses, malware, spyware, adware, etc from using the internet, it is very important to have an active and up-to-date security program or programs to defend against problems and infections.
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What makes a PC Crash?
Computer systems crash from either a faulty part/s or system (operating system/software) problems. Crashing is more often caused by system problems with ‘traditional’ domestic computers. System problems can be caused by viruses, malware, corrupted driver files, corrupted system files, software conflicts and more.
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What makes a PC Slow?
RAM SIZE (Random Access Memory) . If the RAM you have in your computer or laptop is not big enough for the operating system (XP, Windows 2000, etc) and the programs (anti-virus, MS Office, etc) that you have on your PC or laptop, the computer will run at a much slower speed than the same computer with more RAM installed. (eg: Computer has only 128 MB of RAM instead of 256 MB or 512 MB).
SPYWARE on the system. Spyware may be hidden in the system causing the computer to run slow by competing for resources (CPU, RAM, Internet Bandwidth) with the O.S. (Operating System) and programs.
VIRUSES on the system. Viruses on the computer will also slow the computer down in the same manner as Spyware.
System file damage or corruption It is also possible that a computer will run slow from corrupted or damaged system files and registry keys caused by viruses, spyware, malware (Malicious software), improper computer shutdown, power outages/spikes, not enough room on the hard drive and other causes.
COMPUTER LEFT ON FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME If you leave a computer running a Windows operating system for days at a time without shutting it down, it will eventually decline in performance until the computer is restarted.
TOO MANY PROGRAMS RUNNING AT ONCE If you have too many programs running at once they will be competing for resources, therefore sharing the CPU, RAM and possibly Internet bandwidth capability. (eg: Anti-virus program performing a scan while Windows is downloading updates and you are surfing the internet at the same time).
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