Iconic: It’s easy to adjust the icon size on your computer. On Windows, right-click on your desktop, select View, and choose from Large icons, Medium icons or Small icons. On a Mac, click on your desktop to ensure you’re in the Finder. From the menu bar, go to View and choose Show View Options. A window will pop up where you can adjust the icon size using a slider.
Signs your phone or computer is infected with a keylogger
Hackers and scammers are a constant threat, but they’re not the only ones you must worry about. People in your social circles (or even in your own house) can spy on you by forwarding your calls and texts. Tap or click here to check if your calls are being intercepted and how to stop it.
Keyloggers are programs installed on devices to record keystrokes. Employers use them to monitor worker activity during office hours, while parents also use these tools to keep tabs on their children.
Unsurprisingly, crooks have adapted these tools, implanting keyloggers on computers and spyware on phones. They can create login screens to capture your usernames and passwords and scan your activity for credit card numbers. Here’s how to spot and remove this threat.
Check your computer
Keyloggers can be challenging to find, but not impossible. Most trustworthy antivirus programs automatically check for keyloggers, so it’s crucial to have one protecting all of your devices. Also, ensure your operating system is updated regularly so you get security patches that help block these types of threats.
However, since some keyloggers are constantly updated with new ways to outsmart detection, you may want to do some digging. You’ll need to check your list of installed programs to do this.
So, what are you looking for? Pretty much anything unfamiliar or suspicious. If you don’t recognize the name of a program, do a Google search to find out what it is.
Anything with the word keylogger in the title is a dead giveaway. Some other known keylogging programs to watch for include DanuSoft, Refog, Spytech, Revealer, Ardamax, WinSpy and Spyrix. These are just some examples, and there are countless others out there.
Here’s how to find and remove installed programs for Mac and PC:
Remove programs on a Mac
- Go to your desktop and click Finder in the upper left and open a new finder window.
- Select your Applications folder and review installed programs.
- You can group your applications by clicking the View option in the menu and then Use Groups. This will help you weed through all of the apps on your computer.
Checking programs on a PC
Use this advanced search trick to find anything on your Mac
Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes booting up. It’s your doorway to all the files and folders on your Mac.
You can use Finder to locate items on your computer — it’s as easy as typing in a search term. But did you know you can tweak this function to more easily find what you’re looking for? Here’s how.
Quick tip: Find out how much storage is remaining on your Mac or PC
Back in the day, hard drives had severely limited storage space. Now, we’re spoiled with multi-terabyte hard drives that can store endless movies and programs. While that’s super convenient, it can also make us a little complacent.
Terminal on Mac: How to access your Mac's hidden command center
If you’ve used a Windows PC in the past, you might be familiar with the Command Prompt screen built into its operating system. While a bit outdated, it still exists in Windows 10.
Did you know that Mac has something similar? It’s called the Terminal, and it has some pretty nifty uses you might not be aware of. It’s also surprisingly easy to use. Tap or click here for five pro tips to get more out of your Mac.
Mac file shortcut: If you need to rename a bunch of files on macOS, you don’t need to do it one by one. Select them all in Finder, then hold down Cmd and click on one of them. Choose Rename to apply the same change(s) to them all.
That’s not my name: If you need to rename a bunch of files on macOS with the same format or text, select them all in Finder, then hold Ctrl + click on one of them. After that, choose Rename to apply the same changes to them all.