Two things that are the bane of every computer users existence are spam and viruses. Spam is the unsolicited emails you get in your inbox — the ads telling you that you’ve won the lottery or encouraging you to buy drugs or worse. Viruses are those pesky little computer programs that invade your computer and cause it to work slowly or not at all — or that email strange things to everyone in your address book. The good news is, there are plenty of things that you can do to limit your vulnerability to spam and viruses. The bad news is, the people who send spam and viruses are always one step ahead, so you can never eliminate them completely. But with our tips you can come pretty close. Read the rest of this entry »