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As I was going through websites after websites, research on new stuffs that can be of help to my visitors here in my blog, I found out this new reference which can be very useful to everyone …… even though you are a novice in PC or laptop computing.

The site is PCTHREAT.com.

If you are feeling threatened … don’t worry.

This site is extremely useful as it covers those fake anti-virus or spyware programs that are hyped to safeguard your computers but actually performing otherwise.

We know, on the internet, there are floods of anti-virus and spyware programs. But which ones are fake … hmm …. that’s a question few could answer. Even worse some of these programs suddenly appear on the desktop as a pop-up prompting you that you are infected ( it happens to almost everyone ….. me included) but actually they just wanted you buy the software.

PCTHREAT.com is extremely useful as it added in-depth info and knowledge on how these parasite softwares and how to remove them safely (instructions provided ….. ain’t that cool ).

Not only that this site will also showcase the top 3 genuine softwares that will certainly safeguard your PC and laptop.

Check out this site and I’m sure you will love it.

The answer to the question above is definately no.

But can you install 2 antivirus on one laptop. A definate “YES” except some antivirus from Norton &  McAfee.

This question normally poped out by overally corncerned laptop users and I’m not very surprised by these questions as privacy and security are the main agendas in these questions to be made.

One thing for sure ….. you do not and need not install 2 or more antivirus in your laptop.

But ….

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I’ve tried a couple of free for personal use anti-virus on my laptop and most has been good but quite annoying.

Avg Free, Avira Anti-Vir, Avast Home Edition, Bit Defender has been good but a little annoying when it comes to certain files which falsely detected it as trojans.

This can be really annoying as some of the files application file needed to run a certain program like autoplay my portable hard drive … etc.

Another annoyance is that it tends to consume quite a lot of system memory during updating even some with an audio alert that says Your System has been updated thing.

It’s useful for novice users out there but for me I’m in a need to find much more better alternative.

Came in Threatfire.
This anti-virus come in the free and paid version.

One thing I like about this software is that it is light-weight, uses less system resource and updates in the background.

You might not even know whether it is updating !

But it does the job well ….. protects your pc against virus and spyware with less annoyances

Get Threatfire AntiVirus by clicking the link here.

Free and personal for home use anti-virus are a plenty on the internet.

It is too many till one will get confused on which one to choose. That happens when my working colleague ask me the very same question this morning.

I can understand freebies on a tight budget, cause even the paid one aren’t 100% secure (let me tell you that).

Anyway she told me that she’s not into the yearly subscription stuff ….. so I put out these recommendations.

This post will be targeted for users who to use “free for personal use only” anti-virus. Always remember an anti-virus is always the last line of defense (the firewall is front line).

There are a couple of anti-virus which I experimented but these are the ones that give me good protection for your laptops.

1. Avast Home Edition
2. AVG Free Edition
3. Avira AntiVir Personal
4. PC Tools ThreatFire
5. Bit Defender Free Edition
6. Komodo Anti-VirusTrust
   

Trust me I’ve experimented on all of  them. Check them out.

Well not really though.

I had 2 working colleagues of mine who wanted to get themselves a personal laptop and need me to be their adviser. ( I feel like a V.I.P somehow)

Anyway I’ve been going through the lists of brochures from all the booths ….. and boy it’s hard to make a decision, mind you.

Normally I will narrow down to 3 models based the value-for-money criteria due to the fact my friends aren’t gamers and they are basically getting a new notebook for surfing for office work purposes.

I had to bring my 3 year old son along on that day which were packed with enthusiastic buyers gunning for the bargain items on display. Then after much research I had recommended both my friends the NEC E6300 notebook.

Check out the specs below:-

Intel Centrino Duo CPU processing at 2.0GHz, 160GB of Hard disk space, 3GB Ram (after free upgrade), 2.0 megapixels in-built webcam, Bluetooth and Wireless (G) networking built-in, interactive touchpad & hotkeys, DVD-Dual Layer built in and it comes with Windows Vista Home Premium operating system.

Well the shock part is, this 14.1 inch notebook that weighs about 2.38kg cost about SGD$1499.

And that’s not all, apart from its white-leathery finishing on the back of the LCD, it comes together with freebies such as cleaning kit, an optical mouse, a NEC laptop bag and a free one-year subscription of Norman anti-virus.

I’m pleased that my friends were happy on that day, and why not they got a steal of a deal!

My son and I also enjoy the atmosphere very much on that day ….. and it’s been quite an experience.

Photo credit : VR-Zone.

Almost half of the world communities are getting a notebook, I believed it has become an essential need to mankind nowadays.

To have a notebook is an enjoyment but I believed nobody wants their privacy be leaked.

That is why I strongly believed that a notebook security is a Must!

I’ve been visiting some friends lately and most are asking me the same question, “How to do?”

That’s is why I am creating this

post to clear any doubts that any users might have in their aim to have not only a fun, lightweight, nicely designed, fast notebook but an unbreakable one too.

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I’ve always advice my peers on this issue, but sometimes they made a mistake again and again, especially with selecting an anti-virus software for their notebook.

Since there’s so many anti-virus softwares in the market, I think the best things to note for newbies or normal users on how to safeguard your notebook are these 10 pointers.

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