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According to new independent research commissioned by Corero Network Security, and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, two thirds of banks in the United States have suffered a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack during the last 12 months. The 64% statistic refers to the number of IT and IT security …

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Continuing with our round up of the IT security vendor view of the year to come, here's how PandaLabs, the malware research laboratory arm of [Panda Security](http://www.pandasecurity.com/), sees 2013 stacking up in terms of threats and exploits. ![panda](/attachments/small/0/panda.jpg "align-right") Perhaps unsurprisingly, PandaLabs predicts that 2013 will be much the same …

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can i install and run system mechanic from iolo.com if i have norton hardware diagnostics installed already is it ok to have both ?

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I have an interesting browser hijacker that randomly redirects me whenever I click a search link, and recently even if I paste a direct url into the address bar it will redirect. I've been away from this field for a bit and am a little rusty, but I have ran …

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I am a newbie to fixinc PC problems just know the basics restoring, troupleshooting. I use zonealarm free antivirus firewall and avast free they were working before upset with windows. Files on desktop and startup disappeared. Did not know where to look for them this problem is a challenge for …

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:$ I really hope someone can help me. My webpages (when they load at all) load extremely slowly and I'm downloading at just under 2 Kb a second. Something has shut down my McAfee for Small business and when I contacted tech support for the computer (my brother is homeschooled) …

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1/ 21/ 13 what is better then AVG free anti virus? 2012 AVG free was great- 2013 has a new program and is terrible in many ways- needing constant updates and then when it says it needs another update the new update will not load- I downloaded a "free" or …

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My Mcafee subscription runs out in 6 days and they're offering a renew for 60 bux a year. its not about the money but i had some infections last year despite having uptodate definitions so i'm not sure its the best one out there. other options? kaspersky? Norton? or should …

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Hello everybody! Recently I had some propblems with my laptop, everytime it started a screen from American Megatrends appeared. After doing some research, I just pressed f2 and the laptop started. However, yesterday pressing f2 didn't work anymore, the computer seems to not react to the keyboard anymore. The only …

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I seem to have accidentally downloaded something from a fake pop up andit then downloaded a fake virus protection program that wont let me fix the problem because whenever i try to do anything (even system restore) it says that a file is infected and that it cannot run. I …

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**My Acer Laptop keeps on turning itself off improperly.. without an unknown reason** It is about 5 months At first we thought *it is caused by some virus*.. so we have it **reformatted**. New OS.. No files Still it SHUTS DOWN IMPROPERLY. So, we asked somebody to open it.. Then …

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Computer Has been acting funky. Sluggish. MSE will not update. So I ran MBA-M and it found some nasties. I then decided to come and get some help. Using safe mode to run the required test. I am having a hard time posting on this site. So I may post …

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I am running Windows XP on an e-machine. My internet connection is through an ethneret cable, the issue is that if I boot up the computer with the internet on, it runs for about two minutes and then it freezes/does not allow programs to run. If the internet is not …

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Hello, I've clicked by mistake on a suspicious link send by a spam mail. The mail was something about information about bed bugs, This was the link: *** malware link deleted *** After clicking on it, the web address was changed to this one *** malware link deleted *** and …

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Hello, Today, seemingly at random, my laptop seems to be running quite slow. I haven't changed anything lately. To be more specific, my laptop seems to be lagging and has intermittent "pauses". Also when I watch a youtube video or try to skype there seems to be a stutter or …

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This is too slow now. I tried editing the registry, reducing the number of startup programs,cleaning the registry, defragmentating, clearing cache. my AV is norton 360 and works well. besides the slow issue, it freezes for a short peroid of time specially when browsing the net. help

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Network security vendor [Stonesoft](http://www.stonesoft.com/en/) predicts that the top infosec threats to watch out for in 2013 will include unseen and unknown targeted cyber-attacks, espionage and hacktivism. Jarno Limnell, director of cyber-security at Stonesoft, reckons that in 2013 the security of the digital world will become an even more pressing issue, …

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my acer comes on under the welcome sign theres a clock appeared saying 2 mins, then after 2 mins it turns itself off

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Explorer is running in the background and I can't stop it. This has been going on for a week or so. Explorer sometimes runs as two processes simultaneously, one under "New User" and one under "System". I use Firefox 99.9% of the time. Any advice will be much appreciated. Below …

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Dear Experts, my website was hacked yesterday and when i retrieve my website it will give Ã, ¢â etc these character in my each and every page and post. Kindly tell me step by step process to remove these characters. I am new here sor plz kindly tell me step …

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I've been having problems with my computer. First images, or the arrow to get to them, weren't clickable in websites such as babycenter.com [Babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size?slideNumber=36](http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size?slideNumber=36) . Then the other images on websites such as walmart.com became unclickable [walmart.com/ip/Samsung-32-Class-LED-720p-60Hz-HDTV-3.7-ultra-slim-UN32EH4003/21081426](http://www.walmart.com/ip/Samsung-32-Class-LED-720p-60Hz-HDTV-3.7-ultra-slim-UN32EH4003/21081426) . Now websites either aren't coming up at all and either showing Internet …

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Microsoft has released YAIESA, or Yet Another Internet Explorer Security Advisory if you prefer. This time, [SA2757760](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2757760) warns about a new zero-day out there in the wild which impacts all users of Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions. It's the usual case of targeted attacks being spotted which could lead …

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My laptop is infected and I have tried everything I know to clean it. I now need your help to interpret the attached Hyjackthis report. My normal anti-virus/Firewall is ESET NOD32. I have run the following, in Safe mode: * NOD32 Virus checker * Adaware * Spybot S&D * Karpersky …

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Hello, I have the Green Dot Money Pak virus and I cannot enter into safe mode. When I click F8 and choose any of the safe mode options, my computer loads into Windows. Can anyone help?

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I am new to computers so bare with me. I am taking a computer class in college, so I am slowing understanding everything. I skimmed through some of the articles so if this is a repeat I am sorry, and if I am violating any terms, sorry! I just purchased …

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Hello, Today I was working on my home Pc. As I work my 2nd job from home. I was working away and clicked some random news site and all of a sudden Mcfee says they have blocked a trojan, and then get a little box pops up wanting me to …

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