Anti Viruse, Malware, Adware, Firewalls, Phishing - what does it all mean??

These pages are designed to inform you about the most common threats and defence mechanisms around on the internet today.

The first thing to remember - technology alone cannot fully protect you from fraudulent activity, virus's, malware etc etc, the best anti virus, anti malware or any other system is only as good as it's last update. Malware removal and anti virus products are only part of your arsenel, a secure mindset and a little knowledge are by far more important tools.

This guide of common terms will form a foundation for your knowledge and set you in the right direction.

There are many excellent resources available on the internet, please use us as a starting point for your exploration of these terms. Your bank, credit card company, IT department, internet resources and many other places will offer further advice. It is always useful to remember that adware removal, virus removal and the subsequent cleanup are reactive methods to defending yourself - prevention is better than cure.

The content here will give you a broad overview of the main terms and what they mean without going into deep technical detail, thereby hopefully keeping you interested and arming you with the knowledge you need to protect yourself and obtain the malware, adware and virus removal tools you need. .

You will find links to some of the best products available for defence against the legions of malware programs, all of the products here I have used (and still do use) as part of my daily work. Remember that a product does not have to be expensive to be effective, the products here represent some of the best value for money malware and adware removal programs available.

Why should you believe me?

I have worked in the IT and networking industry for over 18 years, with corporate experience in digital entertainment, financial and insurance sectors, consulting and small/medium business IT infrastructure design and implementation.

Currently I work in the UK for a medium sized insurance company responsible for networks and perimeter network security.

On the left of the screen you will see a list of some of the common terms in use today, each link will give an overview and suggest methods and products to assist you further.