Spyware, viruses, cookies, poor performance, crashes, where will it all end? Can it end? Yes, it can! Follow the directions here and you can once again have a happy little machine. Using the free software we link to, you will have a level of security that you would not have thought possible on a Windows computer. This site is geared toward non tech types. You will be given step by step, easy to follow instructions for fixing your computer. If you can follow instructions, even if you don't know exactly what you are doing, you can restore your computer's health. This site is all about doing a few things that will reap big benefits.

This site is not about the hostblock virus specifically. Sometimes people Googling for hostblock visit us looking for hostblock removers to get rid of that pest. There are links here that will take you to sites that specifically deal with the hostblock family of viruses. This site is more about becoming secure so you won't get infected in the first place. Once infected, it is sometimes hard to get rid of a virus. Sometimes, the infection is so bad that the only option is to reformat and reinstall the OS.

Hostblocking is a method to keep bad web sites from getting to your computer. A host is an entity that provides space to web sites. All web sites have names (called Domain Names) so you can find them and a host server where that site lives. When you block that server or domain from giving you the files (ads, nasties, whatever) from that web site, you are hostblocking. This a multi-level approach. No one thing will do it all. If you follow our advice and use the free software we suggest, you will be able to enjoy the use of a more secure and a more usable computer system.

Why do I care about blocking web sites? I want to go to them, not block them!!! You want to selectively block some sites that serve nasties on the sites you do visit. The ads, the false links, the viruses and other malware. They piggyback on ads, frames, toolbars and cookies. You keep the nasties off of your computer by using a better web browser and email client, use better security software and using a hosts file. You can easily block the bad hosts from accessing your computer.

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