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Free Internet Speed Testing
How fast is your internet connection? If your online experience is a bit slow it could be the speed of your internet connection that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is offering you or there may be more serious issues plaguing you computer. Check it below with one of these free download/upload speed tests.
Find out more about a computers internet speed, technically known as the computers bandwidth here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandwidth_(computing)
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Anti-Virus Software Downloads
What is a Virus?
[Excerpt from wikipedia.org]... A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, adware, and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can only spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network or the Internet, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB drive. Viruses can increase their chances of spreading to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by another computer...
See link below for complete details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus
PC Pro recommended and trusted Antivirus software downloads, most offer free trials:
Norton Antivirus
McAfee Antivirus
BitDefender Antivirus
Trend Micro Antivirus
Kaspersky Antivirus
F-Secure Antivirus
PC Pro recommended and trusted Free Antivirus software downloads (Note: free of charge for non-commercial home use ONLY):
Avast! Home Edition
AVG Free Edition
BitDefender Free Edition
Microsoft Security Essentials
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Anti-Spyware Software Downloads
What is Spyware?
[Excerpt from wikipedia.org]... Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to collect information about a user, their computer or browsing habits without the user's informed consent. While the term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior, the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habits and sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software and redirecting Web browser activity. Spyware is known to change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and/or loss of Internet or functionality of other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software...
See link below for complete details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware
PC Pro recommended and trusted Anti-Spyware software downloads (most offer free trials and some are free for home and non-commercial use):
Ad-Aware Antispyware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Spybot Search & Destroy Antispyware
PC Tools Spyware Doctor
