Computer Security Resources - Castle Cops
Visit CastleCops for help with security problems
Ever since I started this site I have been intending to tell visitors about another site. That is, Castle Cops.
It’s nice to see that there are other sites offering to help with computer security. Especially when, like Castle Cops, they provide help for free.
When I started this site I had some anxiety: what I would do if visitors came here and emailed me about detailed, technical questions relating to a stubborn spyware or virus that had made its home on their computer?
I made a page pointing to free help with virus emergencies: free and online virus scanners and removers.
But I still think: what if somebody asked me about some very stubborn malware they could not remove?
What if they said “I tried some of the free online tools on your site, but this thing is still in my PC. Help!”
And the solution is…
If that is your situation then visit Castle Cops.
Look for their forum. Search their forum. Can’t find an answer? Then start a new forum thread with details about your problem.
What’s good about the Castle Cops site is that people there really can diagnose and help you to fix problems caused by the latest malware.
The Castle Cops site is BIG.
Castle Cops seems to have a huge resource of friends and members who are ready to help PC users with security problems. A lot of these people are experts.
Now the problem with Castle Cops, from my perspective, is that it might be a communication disaster.
I’m thinking about the average PC user coming upon the CastleCops main page. I can only imagine that such a web-browsing-person would think “What is this? I don’t know what’s going on here.”
However I expect that many people arriving at the Castle Cops site get there from a search about a specific security issue that concerns them. In that case they probaby land directly on one of the Castle Cops forums or news pages that tells them exactly what they wanted to know.
This post does not really do justice to the efforts of CastleCops. They also have latest news about phishing, spam and malware in circulation. They have user reviews about security software. You just have to go there and see for yourself.
