We often find ourselves dealing with similar problems, especially with the recent prevalance of various malware, such as adware, spyware, and viruses. We suspect that many of you have these same issues, and we want to share some of our expertise with you.

Some of these suggestions are not intended for corporate network environment, where there may be many complicated issues to consider, so we recommend this section for home users only.

Top Issues:

I am getting a ton of pop-up windows, sometimes even when I am not browsing. Also my computer is running much slower than when I first got it - it is becoming virtually unusable. How do I fix this, and how do I prevent it from happening again?
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My computer came with a version of McAfee or Norton but it has expired. Are there any good free antivirus programs I can just download?
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How do I get rid of all this junkmail?
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Do I need to worry about hackers from the outside trying to get into my home computer? Do I really need a firewall to keep them out?
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