Al Lustie's Tips and Tricks

Sorry.  The number of Web sites that spread malware has doubled in the past year.  If you have been hit by one of the variants of malware that I have been hired to remove, you know that it is a MAJOR pain in the computer.  And the pocket book and the schedule.

Sadly, there is no total protection against it.  None of the antivirus programs protect against all the variants attacking computers.  There is even one that attacks Mac users unless they have good antivirus protection and keep it updated.  It is spawned by a Windows server.

So . . . be cautious about surfing the web.  I strongly recommend using ONLY Firefox with the NoScript add on or the Chrome browser.  Both are currently (March 14, 2011) the most secure.  Use the LASTEST versions, or Internet Explorer 9 if you can. 

According to Woody Leonard (Windows Secrets) the most vulnerable folks are running Windows XP.  He reminds us, "Use any tricks you can find to avoid entering user names and passwords: LastPass (site) or RoboForm (site) will do the job, entering usernames and passwords with clicks so you don't have to type them. In other words, use all the usual malware-busting techniques that have been drummed into your head incessantly over the past few years."