Lisa Carey

With technology comes convenience, and the technology of the Internet grows each day allowing busy people and consumers to do more in less time Some of the most often used Internet sites include; on-line banking, internet shopping, on-line bill paying, research at our fingertips, e-mail, instant messaging, photo image storing and creation and so much more

Quite often for some unexplained reason our computers slow down, they crash and burn, we receive strange error messages with no idea how to fix them, or worse yet, the dreaded blank blue screen appears for no apparent reason Usually the reason for these types of errors is because of ???bugs??? in our personal computer system

Are you concerned about spyware and the negative effects it can have on your personal computer For most pc users, the answer to this question is a definite ???yes??™, but many feel helpless to prevent spyware and place their trust in standard anti- virus software, knowing well that it may not be sufficient to stop spyware and the potential identity theft that comes with it

You may not know it, but your may be spied upon or stalked via the Internet right now Spyware silently works in the background and can even keep a record of your internet browsing habits

Studies reveal that 85% of consumers are victims of identity theft Identity Truth offers a comprehensive service to protect your personal and financial information

AVG Free offers one of the most popular free, dependable security solutions available to home users It is available for immediate download and installation and provides home users with a high level of virus detection capability

One of the foremost providers of free antivirus protection for home computers is Avast, which offers its 4

Avira AntiVir is personal computer antivirus protection software program available for download that that not only offers you award winning service, but a price everyone can afford; it is free The company of Avira is a global leader that supplies computer security solutions for both private and professional use

McAfee is one of the oldest and most well known names in computer protection services One of their most recently released antivirus products is VirusScan with Site Advisor

It seems like every other month a new ???program??? comes along to make our lives that much easier For example, first we could bookmark favorites, and then RSS feed them, and then came widgets and now ???bots??? which are robots that do a lot of our computer work for us in the background