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PC World
April 2003
Zetter & Tweney |
Internet Fixes Sneakier spam, wilier worms, more aggravating ads... no wonder it feels like your PC is under assault. Fight back with these simple steps for keeping the latest pests at bay.   |
PC World
September 2001
Sean Captain |
Stealth Fighters Today's best antivirus programs are tough on PC parasites but easy on users... |
PC Magazine
December 9, 2003
Leon Erlanger |
Top Five Myths About Safe Surfing Don't let a false sense of security put you in danger. |
AskMen.com
September 24, 2003
Steve Richer |
How To: Prevent A Computer Disaster As practical as they may be, computers require major upkeep. Find out what you can do to prevent a life-numbing crisis with these tips (the tips are for novices, and not the computer masterminds out there). |
PC World
December 2000
Kim Zetter |
Computer Viruses: The Next Generation What will be the next virulent outbreak? No one knows, except that it's guaranteed to be more lethal than ever... |
PC World
August 12, 2002
Tom Mainelli |
Symantec Unveils Automated Norton AntiVirus Updated program zaps latest worms, seeks out instant messaging nasties, and doesn't bother you with the details. |
Entrepreneur
January 2004
Frank J. Ohlhorst |
Hold the Fort Safeguard your networks and PCs from invasions by worms, viruses and other dangerous agents. |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Gottesman & Karagiannis |
A False Sense of Security Only 85 percent of the AOL/NCSA survey respondents were running antivirus software. Worse, while 71 percent of those people thought they were updating their protection at least weekly (including automatic updates), barely half of them actually were. |
PC World
September 2003 |
Letters to PC World Readers speak out on trustworthy computing, spybots, Best of 2003, broadband via BPL, and more. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004
Judith Rajala |
Computer Virus Protection Simply having virus protection software on your institution's computer system doesn't guarantee safety and security. Instead, protection and prevention is a team effort between the users and the anti-virus software. Includes a list of useful websites. |
PC World
November 2000
Scott Spanbauer |
Tools and Rules of Internet Security Learn the rules of Net security, find car prices online, a free HTML editor... |
PC World
September 2002
Andrew Brandt |
Klez: The Virus That Won't Die Already the most prolific virus ever, Klez continues to wreak havoc. |
PC World
May 2001
Stan Miastkowski |
Fortress PC Snoops, hackers, and viruses abound online. We identify all the tools you need to defend yourself against these hazards... |
PC World
July 2002
Kevin McKean |
Who Really Controls Your PC? Increasingly, a phantom army of marketers, hackers, and virus writers does... |
PC World
December 17, 2001
Russell Pavlicek |
Is Linux Immune to E-Mail Viruses? Immunity is impossible, but the open-source operating system may be protected... |
AskMen.com
August 1, 2001
Justin Becker |
Keep Your Computer Virus-Free Call the doctor and head for the hospital: you've just been infected by a computer virus that's erasing your entire hard drive, as you speak. It's time to protect yourself before this happens, and take the necessary steps to make your computer virus-free... |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
System Alert: You've Got... Worms Was the recent spate of attacks just more of the same -- or are virus writers beginning to infect computers with other gains in mind? Experts at Wharton and elsewhere weigh in on possible motives and defenses against them. |
PC World
September 2002 |
Letters to PC World PC protection... World Class Awards... more reaction to our special tips issue... the real cost of spam |
PC World
April 2003
Scott Spanbauer |
Internet Tips: Protect Your PC and Data With the Security Checklist Follow these essential steps for your PC security. |
PC World
August 23, 2002
Frank Thorsberg |
The World's Worst Viruses Check out our list of nasty computer viruses -- and find out how to save your PC from infection. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Sheryl Canter |
Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure? |
PC World
November 2003
Kandra & Brandt |
The Great American Privacy Makeover An exclusive PC World survey reveals that even savvy Web users can do more to safeguard their privacy and data. Take the quiz and find out how vulnerable you are; then use our tips to improve your score. |
PC World
December 4, 2002
Paul Roberts |
Klez Worm Was Worst of 2002 The prolific virus was reported more than any other this year, and simple human error likely caused its spread. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2004
Robert P. Lipschutz |
Business Security Our buying guide sorts out the technologies and explains the best ways to protect yourself. |
Information Today
February 2001
Marshall Breeding |
A Prescription for Computer Health We finished the year with little to no damage to our computer systems. Read on to learn more about how to develop a successful strategy for computing in an increasingly dangerous world... |
PC World
October 13, 2000
Kim Zetter |
How It Works: Viruses They're the "common cold" for computers; we'll show you how they operate and how to protect your PC... |
PC World
March 2003
Stuart J. Johnston |
Bugs and Fixes: Bug or Feature? We've Got the Answers Here's how to handle snags with service packs, Outlook Express, and more. |
PC World
August 2002 |
Letters to PC World PC tips... power-line networks... ad-bearing software... |
PC Magazine
February 26, 2004
Michael J. Miller |
The Trouble With Viruses As I write this, we're just getting over the latest virus scare--if indeed it's really over. Who's to blame, the virus writers, or microsoft? |
PC World
September 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
How Do I Know When a Virus Hits My Computer? Even if you follow every online safety measure, there's no guarantee you won't get nailed by the next Internet worm. Detect and eliminate those viruses and worms that manage to sneak past your antivirus utility. |
PC World
June 2004
Mary Landesman |
Bigger Threats, Better Defense Tests of 16 security tools, including firewalls, antivirus software, and anti-spyware programs, that aim to foil worms, viruses, spies, and hackers. |
PC World
November 15, 2000
Stan Miastkowski |
Kill Viruses Before They Infect Your System Here's a little wisdom on macros, attachments, backups, and antivirus programs... |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
Michael J. Steinhart |
Maximum Security: 94 Essential Tips for Staying Safe Dozens of our best security tips and pointers, broken down by category: system, networking and wireless, e-mail, Web surfing, malware, and mobile. |
PC World
September 2002
Stuart J. Johnston |
Bugs and Fixes: How to Spot Virus Hoaxes a Mile Off Bogus warnings can hurt more than real viruses. Here's how to detect them. |
Insurance & Technology
July 19, 2004
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Victory Over Viruses? Insurers must rely on a combination of tools - such as e-mail filters and firewalls - training and common sense to safeguard their systems and their operations from viruses and worms. |
PC World
January 2004 |
Letters Cross-platform CPU tests... wireless interference at sea... an overlooked time-saver... and the scoop on graphics boards. |
AskMen.com
September 20, 2000
Justin Becker |
How To: Optimize Your Computer Defragmenting, Keep it on, Screen saver, Firewall, Clear your cache, Scan disk, etc. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Alexandra Robbins |
The Virus Wars As the problem continues to escalate, the future direction of the virus wars is something of an unknown, because it depends on so many variables, including the shifting motivations for virus writing. |
PC Magazine
November 25, 2003 |
Under Attack! If you're not running software to protect your PC, you should be! We test 12 products that will protect your PC and those with which it shares cyberspace. |
PC World
June 2004 |
Letters to PC World Readers Decry Offshore Tech Support... Pop-Ups: Not Music At All... PC Security... etc. |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage Fine-tune the settings in Microsoft's recently released Windows XP Service Pack 2. |
PC World
April 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Lock Down Your PC Hackers. Spammers. Even rogue coworkers and employees. How can you keep the bad guys out and the good data in? Safeguard your system's perimeter with these 29 beyond-the-basics security steps. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
Keep Your PC Safe Learn to wield your firewall, antivirus, and antispyware tools expertly; don't give up your PC without a fight. |
PC World
August 21, 2001
Sam Costello |
Norton AntiVirus 2002 to Fight E-Mail Worms Symantec's latest antivirus tool scans e-mail attachments for unwanted viruses... |
PC World
April 2005
Steve Bass |
Four Fixes for the Most Annoying E-Mail Protecting your inbox from unwanted, virus-laden e-mail. |
PC World
December 17, 2002
Tom Spring |
Ten Top Resolutions for Your PC Give your PC a great start to 2003 by following our advice for snappier -- and safer -- computing. Happy New Year! |
PC World
May 2003
Scott Spanbauer |
Internet Tips: Avoid the Side Effects of Security Updates Pay attention to the effects that IE 6's service pack creates... back up Outlook folders easily. |
PC World
June 2004
Liane Cassavoy |
Viruses Target IM Virus writers and scammers are now plying their trade via instant messaging. Here are the real threats, and tips on avoiding them, including software solutions. |
PC World
March 2006
Tony Bradley |
The New Virus Fighters Today's antivirus programs have no trouble stopping familiar intruders, but how safe are you from the unknown? A test of ten contenders reveals a new Best Buy. |
PC World
July 2, 2002
Andrew Brandt |
Klez: The Virus That Won't Die? Brace yourself for another round: A variant of the resilient worm is wriggling alive this week. |
