Security Essentials

New to computer security? Then this collection of articles are a great starting point to make sure you’re safe online.

Sep 26, 2006

What is Riskware?

Many Emsisoft Anti-Malware users find so-called Riskware on their computer when scanning for Malware. Those who are not familiar with the many special terms and meanings of the computer world may trip over this somewhat and place software in quarantine that is probably not damaging and which was intentionally installed. With this article from the […]

May 10, 2006

5 min read

Baking Biscuits – A Closer Look at Cookies

As well as being delicious biscuits, “Cookies” are an aspect of the computer world that is known to many people. However, very few people actually know exactly what the term means and how it functions. This is reason enough for us to examine this important and interesting topic in more detail and to explain a […]

Apr 11, 2006

6 min read

The Legendary Registry

If you attempt to understand the inner workings of Microsoft operating systems, or hear computer experts in these operating systems talking about the software internals, then sooner or later you will stumble across the term “Registry”. Most users know that reckless editing of the Registry can quickly lead to Windows not operating properly, or even […]

Jun 29, 2005

5 min read

The menace of Worms

It is a given in this world that every entity has two aspects – one benign, and the other malignant. This duality of function can be found in virtually everything. Take the humble kitchen knife, for example. Cooks use it for chopping vegetables. It can also be used to kill. The human brain can be […]

Jun 23, 2005

5 min read

What is Spyware?

The word “Spy” immediately brings to mind mysterious ladies or gentlemen walking around stealthily, their faces hooded showing only a hint of a brooding countenance. Agencies such as the MI5/MI6, the KGB, and the CIA spring to mind along with words like espionage, treason, clandestine and covert operations, agents and double agents, coded languages, disinformation, […]

Nov 10, 2002

3 min read

What is a port?

Short answer: A communication channel for computers in networks. A little more detail: In order for computers connected to the internet to be able to communicate with each other, the transmission standard “TCP/IP “was designed. TCP/IP is a software protocol for formatting and transferring data within a network – such as the internet. One of […]

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Security Essentials

What is Riskware?

Baking Biscuits – A Closer Look at Cookies

The Legendary Registry

The menace of Worms

What is Spyware?

What is a port?

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