Just recently, my laptop became extremely slow, freezing up every few minutes and basically driving me totally insane.  As you can imagine, I’ve been busy downloading programs, deleting programs, moving files etc. etc. etc, the usual carry on we’re all at on a daily basis.  “Time to pay my dues”, I thought, so I put aside [...]

A number of people are having problems with mywebsearch, a toolbar that comes with applications such as Tattoodle, Smiley Central, Zwinky etc. In particular, users of facebook have come to us requesting help on removing this from their computer. 
mywebsearch has been reported as a source of malware/spyware/adware and can be difficult to remove .  That [...]

When you buy your new computer, everything is lovely, organised and neat on the nice new hard drive. But as you start using it, adding files, modifying files and removing files, things start to get less organised and this becomes apparent in your computer’s performance.  Windows has an inbuilt function called Disk Defragmentation. This Defrag [...]

Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?  With all the great software that is available now, it is so easy for you PC and laptop to get bogged down with it all, slowing you down in the process.  But all that is about to change!  With the new ‘Spoon’ plug-in, you can run popular programs directly from the web.  [...]

Another handy little number from Piriform is CCleaner.  CCleaner is their system optimisation, privacy and cleaning tool that removes unused files from your system.  By getting rid of these you free up valuable hard disk space which  in turn allows windows run faster.  It will also clean traces of your online activity.  As an extra, [...]

Have you ever accidentally deleted an important file?  Have you ever deleted an important file and then emptied the recycle bin? If you’re anything like me then the answer is yes!  Piriform have kindly produced Recuva, a file recovery software that recovers files deleted from your windows computer, recycle bin, digital camera card or MP3 [...]

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So, now that you know some of the nasties that can attack your system, how can you protect yourself from such attacks?  Well, below we will cover this step by step.

First you must ensure that your OS (operating system) is up to date.  If you are unsure, visit Microsoft’s Update site and they will scan [...]

Well, first let me say that all three are malicious programs that can cause damage to your computer and a common mistake people make is assuming they are all the same.  This is not the case and knowing the differences between these threats can help you better protect your computer from their potential damaging effects.  [...]

As we all know, it is essential to protect yourself whilst online and here at Chestnut Design, we are committed to digging deep to find the best free resources to help you do just that.  Our latest find is a free personal firewall from Online-Armor.  
Some key features:

Stops Hackers
Stops Malicious Programs
Protects your Identity

There are a whole [...]