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Worried about your identity being stolen online??

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Worried about your identity being stolen online??

Norton Identity Advisor Plus Unlimited Cybercriminals can use hidden dark websites to make illegal purchases of personal information that can be used to commit identity theft or other crimes. Unfortunately, many people would have no idea what to do should their identity be stolen. Norton™ Identity Advisor Plus offers Identity Restoration Specialists to help you each step of the way should you discover you’re a victim of identity theft. Our knowledgeable specialists can help you evaluate and address your identity fraud claim with their expertise and recommend the steps to take and calls to make with you to help resolve...

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Do I Need Antivirus software? & Which is the best software for the home user?

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Do I Need Antivirus software? & Which is the best software for the home user?

With so many online threats out there, and with our protection levels changing all the time, the questions we all ask is: Do I really need Antivirus Software? & if so, which is the best antivirus software that suits me? WHY DO I NEED ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE? I hear you cry Let’s take a look at why you would need antivirus software. An antivirus is a program which will protect your computer against viruses, or attacks which have the intent of damaging the computer or steal personal data. Antivirus programs are designed to detect and remove viruses, and in most instances...

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Scared of your PC this Halloween?

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Scared of your PC this Halloween?

Is your PC giving you a fright with its poor performance each time you turn it on? Then here at Simply Antivirus, we have something to help combat those fears! Improve your PC’s Performance with Norton Utilities Ultimate for protection of up to 10 devices.  Computers need maintenance in order to continue operating at optimal levels. However, most of us don’t know how to do this, nor do we have the time.   Fortunately, choosing Norton Utilities Ultimate, to tune up your PC and computer maintenance is completely effortless.  Norton is not only one of the leading antivirus software brands, it can...

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Start the New Year right!

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Start the New Year right!

Have you heard the phase ’Credential stuffing’? No? well this is a method that cybercriminals use to infiltrate and breach systems, anything from PayPal, Netflix, Amazon, the list is endless. The cyberattacker has lists of compromised users account details i.e sign in details/passwords. There will be hundreds of thousands of stolen identities on the lists, gained from places like the Dark web. The attackers will then use these lists using special software & powerful computers to work at cyber speed, processing the stolen I Ds against thousands of Online services. It’s a game of chance, but with the number of...

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Some tips, in brief, to help you from being scammed

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Some tips, in brief, to help you from being scammed

Here are some great tips to avoid being scammed, they may seem like common sense, but sometimes it helps to be reminded: Always check out callers/Emails, especially cold callers who claim to be Microsoft, your telephone provider, Bank or internet service provider. Legitimate organisations will encourage you to call back via a number you've obtained from a trustworthy source. Do not assume that the number displayed on your phone/device is accurate, these can be spoofed, leading you to believe that the caller is in the UK or from a trusted organisation. Don't call phone numbers on pop-up messages which indicate there...

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