Tom Meintjes asked: Wikipedia defines malware as follows:Malware, also known as Malicious Software, is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s informed consent. The term is a portmanteau of the words malicious and software. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms [...]

Stephen Thomson asked: If you connect an unprotected computer or computer without any security software to the internet, cyber criminals, hackers or identity thieves can attack your computer within seconds. So, to avoid such security problems and identity theft, you should have security software with at a minimum, firewall, antispyware and antivirus protection.There are various [...]

Joseph Nyamache asked: Contractors use the word firewall to denote a physical barrier to keep flames from spreading from room to room. Home networks also have (or should have) firewalls. These are hardware, software or a combination of the two which protects a network from being accessed by unauthorized persons and by malicious software.

Computer firewalls [...]

Vijayanand asked: Online shopping, online banking and general storage of personal information on personal computers have made consumers more vulnerable to identity theft than ever before. You now have to worry about hackers, spyware, and Trojan horses programs. With the right software, hackers can ***** your login information including usernames and passwords. With this information, [...]

Samson John asked: Literal meaning of Firewall is a physical wall that keeps a fire from spreading. In computing Firewall is used to make PC safe from hazards. It can be hardware or software. There are different levels of trust on a computer network therefore a Firewall is set up to allow, deny or proxy [...]

Jesse Miller asked: When surfing the internet you are bound to run into malicious software created for the sole purpose of infiltrating tour computer and then sabotaging from the inside.Spyware deceives you into downloading them by infecting your computer when you click on a pop up or a link that was placed there as a [...]

James John asked: Windows Firewall is a personal firewall which comes bundled with Microsoft’s Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista operating systems. It filters data before it enters your system. Not only does Windows Firewall check incoming information; it takes care of outgoing information as well. A firewall that works with a router program [...]