Category Archive: Malware

Prepare your computer for installing AntiVirus Solution

To make sure your Antivirus Solution installs correctly, follow these easy steps. This way you can easily preempt any errors with installation and ensure you get the best possible performance from your new Antivirus solution. Computer should meet minimum system requirements Most antivirus require below system requirements; Windows XP (SP2 and newer), Windows Vista, Windows […]

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Safety Tips To Protect Your Mobile Device

When purchasing a Smartphone, know the features of the device, including the default settings. Turn off features of the device not needed to minimize the attack surface of the device. Depending on the type of phone, the operating system may have encryption available. This can be used to protect the user’s personal data in the […]

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How To Test My Antivirus Solution?

To make sure that your Antivirus product is properly running, we recommend you using the Eicar test. Eicar test enables you to check your antivirus solution using a safe file developed for primarily for testing purposes. Its more or less like you taking a simulated car crash test. To test your antivirus solution, follow these […]

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Six Tips To Help You Stay Safer Online

Follow these six simple minimum steps to protect your devices, information, and family on the Internet. Protect your computer Keep all software (including your web browser) current with Microsoft Update. Install legitimate antivirus and antispyware software, such as Kaspersky, Norton, Mcafee, AVG, Malwarebytes, etc. Keep your firewall turned on. Protect your wireless router with a […]

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Malware, Virus Removal Help & Tool for Free

Think you have a virus? Is your computer running slow? Are your seeing  pop-ups? Unsure whether your existing antivirus software has detected and removed it? Still having problems and unsure where to turn to next? XtendSupport can help. We recommend, powerful tool – tested & tried in our own labs, that can detect all types […]

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How to troubleshoot the Blue Screen errors

There are several reasons for Blue screen errors Incompatible drivers Hardware issues Hardware related software Infections – Rootkits, Trojans, Blended threats etc Standard software shouldn’t be able to cause blue screens — if an application crashes, it will do so without taking the operating system out with it. Blue screen occurs when windows encounter “STOP […]

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How to remove Adware

Adwares are programs/softwares results in feeds of advertisements to the user in aggressive manner. The targeted advertisements may be relevant to the user however not exclusively requested by the user. By and large these may infect the computer with virus and spywares. How to uninstall Adware 1.  Uninstall the Potentially unwanted Adware programs from Add/Remove […]

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How to Know if Your Computer is Infected with a Virus

Computer viruses have existed since the time dependency on computer driven work has grown exponentially. Traditional viruses use to be more a nuisance, with the ability to delete files or lock down computers. Today, there are Trojans, Worms, spyware, Ransomware, Adware & other malicious programs. Our security industry collectively defines them as “Malware”. Unlike humans, […]

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