How This Book Is Organized
Chapter 1—Viruses: Attack of the Malicious Programs
In this first and vividly exciting chapter, I tell you what viruses are, why they are a problem, and how to get rid of them. Plus learn secrets, such as the real reason people write them in the first place.
Chapter 2—Spyware: Overrun by Advertisers, Hijackers, and Opportunists
This is a modern day computer pandemic. Your computer is probably rife with this malware. Bad companies are making money with it learning what you do on your computer. At the same time, spyware is also slowing your computer down. Most people experience a 30%–50% performance boost when they get rid of spyware for the first time. How’s that for an upsell?
Chapter 3—Hackers: There’s a Man in My Machine ...
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