http://www.xlntelecom.co.uk/business/guides/telecoms/a-guide-to-protecting-your-pc/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:09:16 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.xlntelecom.co.uk/business/guides/telecoms/a-guide-to-protecting-your-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-11 9 ways to speed up your internet connection | XLN Business Community Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:07:20 +0000 http://www.xlntelecom.co.uk/business/guides/telecoms/a-guide-to-protecting-your-pc/#comment-11 [...] There are a number of factors regarding the ‘health’ of your computer that can slow a connection down. Two of the most common causes of a slow connection are spyware and viruses. Spyware can interfere with your browser and monitor your keystrokes, causing delays, and if several spyware programs are running at once, you may lose connectivity all together. Viruses can also affect internet performance, as they use bandwidth while they send copies of itself to other parts of the internet, sometimes at a rate of hundreds of e-mail messages per minute. To counter spyware and viruses, you should have run antivirus software at all times. AVG anti-virus is highly effective and can be downloaded free online. For more information on PC security, see our Guide to protecting your PC [...] [...] There are a number of factors regarding the ‘health’ of your computer that can slow a connection down. Two of the most common causes of a slow connection are spyware and viruses. Spyware can interfere with your browser and monitor your keystrokes, causing delays, and if several spyware programs are running at once, you may lose connectivity all together. Viruses can also affect internet performance, as they use bandwidth while they send copies of itself to other parts of the internet, sometimes at a rate of hundreds of e-mail messages per minute. To counter spyware and viruses, you should have run antivirus software at all times. AVG anti-virus is highly effective and can be downloaded free online. For more information on PC security, see our Guide to protecting your PC [...]

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