Spyware Techie

Who says techie’s can’t be hip?

Maybe after the end of the day when a fellow techie helps you get your PC running like it should you might thank “that geek” for doing something that comes natural for him or her. Or maybe you think that techies do not know how to do anything else but fix computer issues. What if we took up a different profession, say maybe become rap stars singing hip-hop. I think we could do that just as well as we can fix your computer, don’t you?

The Sniper Twins, who seem to have some experience with mockery hip-hop videos, made a hip-hop video portraying the “mad skillz” of fellow techie’s who know how to “bust a rhyme” or two. We found this hip-hop on TechRepublic and we could not resist sharing it with our readers. Don’t let the overabundance of Apple iMacs on the shelf fool you, these techies know how to “stack the memory to the sky!”

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Are you looking for a way to bypass or avoid keylogger software from being used on a personal or public computer?

Sometimes you may run into a situation where you need to utilize a public computer. Did you know that keylogger software may be installed on public computers that record your activity?

Maybe you want to log onto your personal bank account or check your email on a public computer. If you want to detect and bypass the keylogging software then you can take a few steps to do this.

Do you know what Seekmo is?

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Seekmo, also known as Seekmo Search Assistant, is a browser helper object that pretends to be a legitimate web search assistant. Seekmo is a brave attempt by hackers to make computer users believe that it assists them with performing internet searches. If installed, Seekmo will redirect users to websites that were created by 180Solutions which is known as an adware distributor related to Zango.

Seekmo can be very dangerous in it’s activities such as monitoring your internet activity and sending the results to unknown 3rd party servers. Seekmo is a threat to your identity and personal information.

What is HijackThis and a HijackThis Log?

HijackThis is an essential program developed for the aid in removal of spyware from your computer. HijackThis was created by a Dutch student, Merijn Bellokom, who studied chemistry and computer science. Many people are familiar with HijackThis Logs and the purpose they serve. In many circumstances a HijackThis Log is used to identify spyware files running on your computer or registry entries that may be infected by various spyware.

HijackThis Logs are usually used by persons who are proficient and knowledgeable about the inner workings of computer and operating system files. A knowledgeable person should be the one to decipher which specific files to remove in a HijackThis Log.

What are cookies? Cookies are files that contain customized information for a web page that you have visited. Usually a cookie file contains information such as login names or passwords. In some cases people wish to delete the stored cookies especially when you use a shared computer. Deleting the cookies every so often is a good practice to protect your privacy when your computer is used by other people who access the internet.

PC Tip: Deleting the temporary internet files along with the cookie files may free up hard drive space speeding up the performance of your PC.

How do you tell if your computer has been hacked?

Many computer users go about each day not realizing their computer was compromised by a hacker. Maybe your computer has a certain file running on it that allows hackers to access your personal information at will. Either way there are steps you can take to do some spying on your own system to make sure your computer was not hacked.

In most cases of hacking a computer, an unwanted file or files of some type are left behind. These files come in various forms such as spyware and viruses. Sometimes a virus protection program is not enough to keep you safe. The footsteps that hackers leave behind on your system are the suspicious and unwanted files. You can check for these files or programs by simply observing your computers activity and locating additional running processes.