Most of the PC users are aware about the various types of security threats for Microsoft Windows operating system. Most dangerous among them are Trojans and Keyloggers which steals your private and confidential data like credit card information, bank account data, e-mail account logins etc.  These are the biggest threats which gets doubled every year.

Apart from these popular security threats, PC users are continuously facing another big threat and its Phishing. This has become big business for people willing to grab and steal money from innocent online users who are not aware about the undermine security threats while they are browsing Internet.

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Recently I have installed Kubuntu Linux. I played around with it for a while and found it really interesting and as easy as Windows XP. I like the way it has been organized and developed. I became an absolute fan of it. Up till now I had never used Linux so seriously and tried it sometimes for a change only.

With Windows, my main concern was the security and vulnerability issues. I mostly work online and had lots of documents being modified online so I am afraid of my computer being compromised to such a level that I almost daily check for viruses and spywares using the AVG free and SpyBot. I have also installed Comodo Firewall and enabled the broadband router firewall to prevents the intrusion. But all of this was not satisfactory.

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