A firewall’s basic task is to regulate the flow of traffic between computer networks of different trust levels. Typical examples are the Internet which is a zone with no trust and an internal network which is a zone of higher trust. A zone with an intermediate trust level, situated between the Internet and a trusted [...]
Spyware is a term that is given to a category that encompasses a variety of software applications which compromise your system security. Tracking cookies, keystroke loggers, remote administration tools and screen capture applications all fall under the definition of spyware. Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without [...]
Virus scanners work by searching harddisk for files which might be infected by a virus. This method of course is never 100% secure, since only known viruses (or known virus patterns) are detected. If an infection has been detected in a certain file, the virus scanner might be able to clean the file. In that [...]
Online antivirus scanner gives you the option of an alternative virus scan without downloading a full product. This is not a replacement for full antivirus programs but an alternative second opinion. Each online antivirus has requirements. Most of them work only with Internet Explorer. But Trend Micro Housecall and Panda NanoScan work also with Firefox.