Home PCs not as protected as owners think
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Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
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Although more than two-thirds of home computer users think they're safe from online threats, an AOL survey found that 20% of home computers were infected by a virus or worm and 80% had various forms of spyware and adware programs.
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Not all insurance policies will protect your music Consumers building up extensive collections of digital music and movies should ensure their downloads are protected by their home insurance policy and will be replaced if the computers keeping them are damaged or stolen. Many insurers do not cover digital possessions, it has emerged.â¦
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While corporations are monitoring ports and using advanced security tools to fend off infection and attack, home users -- who have less technical sophistication -- are left more susceptible, sometimes
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Software maintains security on laptops when they're outside the network.
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Whatever the state of homeland security, home computer security is sorely lacking. The nation&#39;s Internet users are confused about computer security, 80 percent of their
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PCs are covered but TVs aren't, causing some to question the efficacy of the proposed law.
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Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.
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Worried about people accessing your  private information whenever you use a public computer? There  is a way to protect yourself: Devices as small as a keychain  allow you to use any computer without leaving a trail of  evidence.
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Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters. -washingtonpost.com
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Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters. Ignorance may be bliss for some people, but for computer users, not knowing can be costly and inefficient.
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Most users think their computer is safe from adware and spyware--but they're wrong.
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You may not have to pay as much as you're paying to protect your home.
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Handling of images could allow an attacker to take over your PC.
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Not all insurance policies will protect your music Consumers building up extensive collections of digital music and movie should ensure their downloads are protected by their home insurance policy and will be replaced if the computers keeping them are damaged or stolen. Many insurers do not cover digital possessions, it has emerged.â¦
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Surfing the Web has never been more risky. Simply connecting to the Internet - and doing nothing else - exposes your PC to non-stop, automated break-in attempts by intruders looking to take control of your machine surreptitiously.
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Microsoft has started to send out its latest major security patch to home PCs--but some people won&#39;t get it for a while.