The Spyware Biz Blog

History of Antivirus software

Peter Tippett made a number of contributions to the budding field of virus detection.[citation needed] He was an emergency room doctor who also ran a computer software company. He had read an article about the Lehigh virus and questioned whether they would have similar characteristics to biological viruses that attack organisms. From an epidemiological viewpoint, he was able to determine how these viruses were affecting systems within the computer (the boot-sector was affected by the Brain virus, the .com files were affected by the Lehigh virus, and both .com and .exe files were affected by the Jerusalem virus). Tippett’s company Certus International Corp. then began to create anti-virus software programs. The company was sold in 1992 to Symantec Corp, and Tippett went to work for them, incorporating the software he had developed into Symantec’s product, Norton AntiVirus.[citation needed]

spyware Removal
It’s a little known fact to most people but viruses now a days are not as big of an issue as spyware. The above person may have a virus but the symptoms they gave are not for a virus but spyware. When you are getting pop-ups on your computer you can be certain you have spyware installed on your computer.

Web Safety and Crime on the Internet

The latest news from United Kingdom’s major retail bankers says that if your online bank account has been compromised and you didn’t use any Internet computer security software such as antivirus and antispyware (e.g. Norton 360), you solely bear the responsibility for the loss, and they won’t compensate you a dime. A clause has been added to the newly updated Banking Code to make this very clear.

Free Antivirus?Alternatives

It’s that time of year again when your Norton or McAfee Antivirus subscription has expired. Windows starts to generate alerts warning that you aren’t protected from viruses. The world is coming to an end! Well, not quite. But aren’t you sick of upgrading your Antivirus software every year? I know I would be! Fortunately, I know of a few websites where I can download free functional Antivirus software.

School Holidays & Spyware!

Here’s a few tips to try to prevent costly repair work -
1. Tell the kids to stop and think (or ask you) before clicking on any warning message or offer to fix their ’security or spyware problems’. The only genuine warning messages that you will get are from your own installed antivirus or antispyware programs.

Many Windows users worry about viruses. Some also worry about the software that’s supposed to protect their computers from viruses.

Once, not too many years ago, you could feel safe with just an anti-virus program.