There is a widely held view that the bigger the name the better the product. When you are dealing with a security threat like antivirus software, many people like the reassurance of dealing with a big brand name like Microsoft. But recent independent tests show that by taking this stance, you could be exposing yourself to potential problems.

Major players like Norton AntiVirus dominate the Antivirus market. These companies have been in the market for years. Microsoft joined them in 2006 when they released their Windows Live OneCare service that includes a virus scan. These companies offer well priced antivirus software solutions that are aimed at home users. And judging by sales we seem to love buying their products.

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Small Business Server 2008 is an integrated server able to provide small businesses with the ability to use the tools the big guys use. Some of these features include:

• Remote Access
• File and Printer Sharing
• Enhanced Monitoring
• Support for Mobile Devices
• Exchange E-mail
• Unified Management Console

In addition, Microsoft has recently unveiled a series of server solutions aimed at small and medium-sized companies - Windows Essential Server Solutions. This group includes:

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If your computer is more than a year or two old, you may notice that it is running much slower than it did in the days of its youth. The first culprit we think of in such a situation is spyware and adware. You can easily pick up a lot of this junk as you surf the Web, and it can significantly slow down your PC, or even cause it to crash. Update all your security programs and run them. If the situation does not improve, you may have too many programs starting with Windows, and hogging your system’s resources.

So the usual next step is to go into the msconfig utility and look through the programs that fire up with Windows. We do this by clicking Start, Run, enter “msconfig” (without the quotes) and click OK. Click the Startup tab, and look through the programs, applications, etc.

However, Microsoft has a much better, more comprehensive tool to help with this problem. It is called AutoRuns.

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Computer spyware and adware seem to be taking over computers everywhere these days, but there are some good measures that you can follow to help your computers be at bay from such dangerous malware. Let’s throw some light on definitions of these pesky software programs:

Adware is software that displays futile as well as attractive advertisements on your PC. These ads have a sole motive to popup on your screen at any time. They usually come bundled with free software as a source to make money.

Now, what is spyware software ? It is software that watches your Internet surfing habits or tracks your user names and passwords followed by sending this information to a third party without your permission or knowledge.

Outlined below are some safety measures brought to you by iYogi Technical Services to keep your computer malware free:

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