Fake Software – Sysinternals Antivirus

Fake Software – Sysinternals Antivirus

Here is another new fake virus program you may run across out there. Sometimes it’s as simple as going into the Control Panel and then into Programs (or Add/Remove Programs on Windows XP). Find the program listed there and click uninstall. If not you may want to get my removal guide to help you along [...]

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Spyware Removal Tools – Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes has been one of my favorite tools for removing spyware for quite a while. I have used SEVERAL anti-spyware programs and Malwarebytes has always stood above the rest.
I am going to give you a quick run down on installing it and running a scan. Feel free to leave me any comments or questions you [...]

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Malware Infections – 2010 1st Quarter

I am reading the “Information Security Threats in the First Quarter of 2010″ published by Securelist and it confirms what I am seeing in my repair shop and at businesses that I support. The report says that,
“The most dominant malware family on the Internet utilizes HTML code or scripts that the cybercriminals primarily use to [...]

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Facebook LikeJacking / ClickJacking

Facebook LikeJacking / ClickJacking

Well once again Facebook is the target of malicious code. At least this time there doesn’t appear to be any virus or spyware attached to the process.
Apparently the “hack” happens when you click a link on someone’s wall. There is some special code that will then add the link on your wall. This of course [...]

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