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Why You Should Use a Standard User Account in Windows

October 13, 2014 by Paul Salmon

I was reminded recently as to why all users should be running with a standard user account on a Windows machine. Up until Windows Vista, users generally have used an administrative account that provided unlimited access to the computer and its resources. While this made it easier to use the machine, it also made it easier for malware to propagate among Windows machines.

It was the fact that some adware was installed on a Windows 7 system that I was reminded why I don’t use an administrative account for my day-to-day account on my Windows 7 systems. Because of this, I haven’t had any malware in the 7 years that I have used systems running Windows Vista and above. Here is the story of

5 Tools to Secure Your Windows Computer

September 2, 2014September 1, 2014 by Paul Salmon

Since the days of using DOS, personal computers have always had the risk of being infected with malicious software. Over the years, malware has evolved from basic viruses, to rootkits, and now ransomware that encrypts your data. With each new release of malware, it seems anti-virus software developers are always playing catch-up to make sure their software can protect a computer from the new malicious software.

The fact that anti-virus, or anti-malware, software has always been reactive to the changing threats has made such software unreliable, at times, to protecting a computer. While I am an advocate of using anti-malware tools, my entire computer security policy isn’t based on those tools alone. Computer security today requires more protection depth than just an anti-malware tool and a firewall.

To help with creating a more detailed security policy, I have compiled my list of 5 tools to secure your Windows computer. I use each of these tools, and feel confident in recommending them.

10 Tips to Secure Your Windows System

November 21, 2013 by Paul Salmon

For many people Windows is synonymous with viruses, malware and security vulnerabilities. For many years Apple and Unix/Linux users have touted how they don’t have to worry about viruses or malware.

Windows users have, however, enjoyed the fact that their system has the most compatibility for hardware and software than any other system. This, unfortunately, has also been an issue as Windows users have always had a more open system to allow for such compatibility, which has allowed viruses and malware to propagate easily.

With the 10 tips outlines below, I will show you how you can run your system in a much more secured way, to the point where you can, hopefully, make viruses and malware threats a thing of the past. The good news is most of you probably won’t even need to spend a dime to make your system much more secure.

5 Computer Security Risks to Avoid for Good Performance

August 16, 2013November 7, 2011 by Paul Salmon

Taking time to apply some computer safety rules can help you get the best of your computer in the time when it does not produce the actual result that it supposed to produce.

The extreme rate at which computers are getting infected with virus and some other malware application has made it becomes a norm for computer users to be searching for ways to protect their systems.

In this article are five important steps you can take to make sure that your computer is always performing at the topmost rate it should be.

These five steps are in form of advice to anyone who wants to get the best results from his/her computer system every time.