The list below describes the ten spyware threats most frequently identified by Webroot's Spy Audit, a free spyware scanner tool.1. CoolWebSearch (CWS)CoolWebSearch may hijack any of the following: Web searches, home page, and other Internet Explorer settings. Recent variants of CoolWebSearch install using malicious HTML applications or security flaws, such as exploits in the HTML Help format and Microsoft Java Virtual machines.2. Gator (GAIN)Gator is an adware program that may display banner advertisements based on user Web...
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How to Keep Your Smartphone Clean
You use your smartphone everywhere, so it's important to keep it clean! Read on for helpful tips on cleaning smartphone screens.
Top Tip
To prevent your phone screen from accumulating dirt, you can use a screen protector. These stick to the screen to protect it against dirt. Change the protector when necessary and wipe the screen to remove any remaining dust particles. Screen protectors can also be useful to prevent your screen smashing if you accidentally drop it.
Never use commercial liquid cleaning products when cleaning a smartphone....
Selfies could help diagnose rare genetic disease
Could diagnosing rare genetic disorders one day be as simple as
snapping a picture with a smartphone? That’s what a new study suggests.
Researchers with the National Institutes of Health’s National Human
Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) successfully used facial recognition
software similar to that found in airports and on Facebook to diagnose a
rare genetic disease called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome using photos alone.
The...
4 things to know about Apple’s red iPhone, new iPad and movie app
(CNN) – Apple is keeping things simple.
Instead of trotting out Tim Cook for the typically big spring press
conference, the company quietly announced a few product updates this
week. It released a new iPad, added some watch bands, and introduced a
new color for the iPhone 7.
There are no gimmicky new features, no missing ports to fret over. So what do you actually need to know?
The iPad is the cheapest yet
Just call it “iPad.”...
