One of the most regular discussions we have with customers concerns machines infected through the use of music/video download programs such as Limewire and BitTorrent...
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Spotify. The answer to getting free music 23.01.2010...
Internet Explorer security flaw repaired 21/01/2010 ...
Microsoft has released a fix for a hole in Internet Explorer that was the weak link in a "sophisticated and targeted" cyber attack on Google....
Millions tricked by 'Scareware'
Scareware, or pop-up windows designed to look like legitimate security warnings, have become a major issue recently, conning many people into downloading and sometimes even paying for, software they do not need...
Ever wandered why your WiFi is so unreliable...
Taken from the BBC, this article goes a long way to explaining why many people using WiFi in their homes find it so unreliable...
Windows 7 pricing announced...
Microsoft have released further details and prices for Windows 7, which is due to be released on October 22nd...
What exactly IS spyware and Malware? ...
Spyware is software that hides itself somewhere on your computer collecting information about you and what you do on the internet...
File sharing site owners jailed...
The founders of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay have been sentenced to a year in jail in Sweden...
NOD32 version 4 latest news...
As the title suggests, there has been an update to NOD32 and ESET Smart Security to the latest version - version4...
Article on Cyber Crime...
The BBC have produced an excellent article on how cyber crime has become big, organised businessg...
Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks on some support pages...
Microsoft has started putting the button on its web-based support pages that detail the most common problems hitting PC and Windows users...
Adobe PDF (Acrobat) Reader problems...
We have seen numerous PCs over the past few weeks with Adobe Reader related issues...
Fake antivirus sites closed...
As the title suggests, the US government are actively shutting down the servers of several companies that use scare tactics to sell unecessary and ineffective security software...
How spam works...
The BBC have done an interesting article on how spammers make there money...
Excellent article on Scareware...
The BBC have done an excellent article on a very common phenomenom at the moment - Scareware...
Scam Antivirus installation...
A lot of customers have fallen foul of the recent WinAntivir or Windows Antivirus 2008/2009 "infections"...
BitTorrent file sharing shut down...
Peer to peer file sharing utility TorrentSpy has been forced to shut down operations, along with a fine for $110million dollars (£56million)...
Illegal downloaders face their internet disconnected...
People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering...
Our download page has a vast array of utilities to help you keep your PC clean. We also have a number of file viewers, compatibility packs for the new Office format and links to our broadband providers service monitor pages. Plus much more.
Service status
Virgin service status monitor.
the status of the Virginmedia cable network network.
Plus Net/Force9 service status monitor.
the status of the Plus Net ADSL network.
Broadband Speed Checker
how fast is your broadband currently working?
ESET Virus Radar On-line
latest virus threats monitor.
ESET Partner Log On Screen
authorized users only.
ESET NOD32 antivirus Version 4 XP/Vista/Windows 7
you need license details to install.
ESET NOD32 Smart Security Version 4 XP/Vista/ Windows 7
you need a license details to install ESET NOD32 Online.
scanner
free online virus scan.
Malwarebytes
manual run spyware removal.
SuperAntiSpyware
removes certain hijackers. (Expert tool - run full scan).
CCleaner
removes unused and temporary files.
Winsock Fix Tool
fixes the winsock of course! (Expert tool).
ads computers rescue calling card
you need to be subscribed to use it.
Combofix
advanced malware removal - use only under instruction (VERY expert tool!).
Uninstallers
removal tools for common antivirus software
ESET products removal tool
expert tool, use only under advice.
Revo
deepUninstall utility (Expert tool).
Adobe Acrobat 9.0
pdf file reader.
BullZip PDF Creator
erm, its a pdf file creator.
PST back up
Microsofts' Outlook back up utility.
Office 2007 compatibility pack
for Office 2000 - 2003 to read .docx, .xlsx etc.
Foxit
alternative PDF file reader.
Downloads
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