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1• Survivor tools
By Staff. More and more websites are available now that can ferret out viruses and spyware on your computer.
2• Wipe Vista in two steps: Part 1
By Andy Walker. This two-part process shows you how to edit your BIOS and then boot from your Vista install DVD, then wipe the Vista partition and put a fresh copy of the operating system on it.
3• How to detect and remove spyware
By Andy Walker. Arm yourself with the knowledge and the tools to protect yourself from spyware's malicious work.
4• How to repair your MBR
By Andy Walker. The boot process is quite mysterious and not always logical.
5• Good old DOS to the rescue
By Andy Walker. Rebuild your Master Boot Record and keep your computer running.
6• Opening photos that come in your e-mail is easy
By Andy Walker. If Auntie Jennie e-mailed you that old photograph of you naked in the bathtub, could you open it? Would you want to? Learn how, as the CyberWalker shows you the ropes.
7• BO2K and Trojan Horse viruses
By Andy Walker. A Trojan horse can be a program that appears to be helpful, but actually is destructive in nature.
8• Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic AntiVirus
By Ted Gallardo. It is straightforward and easy-to-use and navigate, but it does tend to get lost from time to time.
9• Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2007
By Ted Gallardo. While it does what it promises to do, and then some, this version of Norton's AntiVirus hogs too many resources and slows your computer down.
10• CIH virus deletion: The answer to your worries
By Andy Walker. Win95.
11• Yep, it's a virus.
By Andy Walker. Just when you thought it was safe to relax your computer security, you find out you were wrong about that.
12• Alwil Software's avast! 4 Home Edition AntiVirus
By Ted Gallardo. Blending two tasks, such as antivirus protection and adware/spyware blocking may sound nice, but it slows you down .
13• Sometimes frightening virus warnings are just hoaxes.
By Andy Walker. Anyone who has emailed much at all has probably fallen prey to at least one emailed hoax.
14• Be wary of the Hare virus.
By Andy Walker. Some viruses are set to launch themselves on a scheduled date or to be triggered by certain events.
15• How to protect yourself against the Love Bug
By Andy Walker. The Love Bug, a/k/a the "I Love You" virus, is one of the latest in an annoyingly persistent series of viruses with malicious payloads.
16• How to repair your master boot record if it's infected with a virus
By Andy Walker. Learn how to fix, recover and repair the master boot record if it is infected with a virus.
17• How to fool e-mail worms and stop them cold
By Andy Walker. Sometimes there are little tricks you can do to keep viruses at bay, but are they worth it?.
18• Real alarm? Hoax?
By Andy Walker. With so many viruses and hoaxes floating around the internet these days, it's more important than ever to learn about how to know what is coming into your email inbox.
19• Stop annoying ads on your desktop
By Andy Walker. Do ads pop open on your computer even if you're not doing anything? You are infected with spyware.
20• Wobbler virus: another hoax
By Andy Walker. The Wobbler virus was a hoax.
21• Trialware anti-virus program misses virus
By Andy Walker. Trial versions of software are great for "try before you buy", but if you want to get the full benefit, it only makes sense to get the full version.
22• Ten Commandments to keep your computer healthy
By Jason Kerluck. They all make common sense, but not every computer is aware of them: basic rules to help your computer keep running in top form.
23• The Melissa macro virus
By Andy Walker. With apologies to all the very nice ladies named Melissa, this virus was bad news for a lot of people.
24• LabRats #095: Trojan horses: ancient Greece going modern
By Cyberwalker staff. Never open an attachment that landed in your inbox from persons unknown, and better check with your friends when they send you something like that, if they really, really DID send the file that looks too good to be true.
25• What is a hoax and what isn't
By Craig Worden. Why people do it, nobody knows, but many send out warnings about this or that deadly virus, flooding the Web with pseudo-danger announcements.
26• Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac
By Randy Walker. Many computer users like Windows applications so much, they want to be able to run them even on Mac computers.
27• Viruses now a money maker
By Andy Walker. Progress reaches the underground world: virus and other malicious software writers get paid to sell their stuff so criminals can abuse computer users big and small more efficiently.
28• LabRats #079: Software surgery
By Cyberwalker staff. Usually, you uninstall software.
29• Get the fear out of Internet browsing
By Jason Kerluck. Security packages help us defend our computers against spyware and viral attacks.