While Linux can be scary for most users, there is a simple way to get into it. It is the Live CD. A Live CD is a CD that the computer loads or boots on. It does not modify your hard drive or computer in any way. So you can boot into Linux, another copy
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This NY Times article talks about how a gang in a Russian town is using Microsoft administrative tools to infect private and government computers. A few excerpts: The gang was identified publicly in May by Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks, a computer security firm in Atlanta. Mr. Stewart, who has determined that
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If you are running Windows, you should have anti-virus software. One of the best is free for personal use. It is: AVG Anti-virus Free Edition It includes free anti-virus updates and does a great job of finding and stopping viruses. The only downside to AVG is that every year or so AVG comes out with
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