There are 300 million active users on social website Facebook which makes prime picking for an email scam. The latest one that seems to be doing its rounds is a fake email with the subject: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation.

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It’s always useful to have a range of tools to fight against a computer virus. Anti-virus software is not sufficient when dealing with an active virus on the computer. It’s always a good idea to have a range of PC tools that can help fight against a computer virus so here is a list of 8 online virus scanners to use when dealing with a nasty computer virus.

• BitDefender Online Scanner
• ESET Online Scanner
• F-Secure Online Scanner
• Kaspersky Virus Scanner
• McAfee FreeScan
• Microsoft Live Online
• Norton Security Scan
• Trend Micro HouseCall

Open the links and bookmark them for future use.

Last month the IT industry braced themselves against a large internet virus attack that was to activate on 1st April 2009 but as most internet security experts predicated it wasn’t going to be a dooms day virus as media outlets portrayed it to be.  Instead, when April 1st arrived no major disaster occurred from the Conficker virus and as some major security companies reported, nothing happened.

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A laptop serial number has importance, its proof of ownership and can help identity you as the owner if it’s ever misplaced or stolen. If you are in ownership of a wonderful new laptop after the Christmas period then the first thing you should do is record the serial number.

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If you are a user of Microsoft Windows then its most likely you are also a user of Internet Explorer, also developed by Microsoft. A recent announcement from Microsoft informs users that a new exploit has been discovered for their browser, bad news for us. Continue Reading