Most people know to stay away from bad neighborhoods on the Internet, but don’t realize it’s possible to get malware on your PC even from visiting legitimate websites. For example, if you’re on a website and a popup informs you to update your flash player or that you have to download any kind of update, […]
Today is Computer Security Day
November 30th 2016 is Computer Security Day. As so many people are victimized by online criminals these days, make sure you do the following to minimize the chance of having your identity, data, or money, stolen. 1. Make sure you have Windows updates enabled. 2. Install an antivirus and keep it up-to-date. 3. Backup your data often. 4. […]
Internet Scams and Scareware Pop-Ups
This pop-up is one recent example of thousands of variations of scareware that permeate the Internet. In this case, a customer clicked on a link to what he thought was information on the death of Prince. As soon as he clicked on it, the screenshot shown to the left popped up telling him his computer was infected and that he needed […]
Zeus Trojan Still Going Strong
I’m still finding computers with the Zeus Trojan on them. This malware was first seen about 6 years ago. There have been many variations since then and it’s still going strong. When it was first found, it only infected Windows computers but now versions of it have been written for Apple computers as well. Your […]
More Cybercriminals Are Calling Pretending To Be With Microsoft
Another customer came in today that was called by hackers pretending to be with Microsoft. He let them remote into his computer. They used the same old, your computer is infected and needs to be scanned, story. They placed a fake scanner on his screen that showed his computer contained malware. This is just an […]
Malware Allows Hackers To Spy On You Using Your Webcam
Some malware allows hackers to remotely control your webcam and spy on you. These Trojans have been around for a while and every now and then I get computers in my shop that have this type of infection. Like with most other types of malware, your PC gets infected when you click on attachments in emails or […]
Pureleads And Sendori Malware
I had to diagnose and fix a computer that had no Internet access. Diagnostics showed that the PC was online but whenever I attempted to open the browser, it always showed “this page can’t be displayed.” I looked in the add/remove program list to see if anything new had been installed and found a program […]
Antivirus Program Doesn’t Keep Out Malware
Customers often ask me why they still get malware in their computer when they have an up-to-date paid version of Kaspersky, Norton, McAfee, AVG, etc… antivirus program installed. First of all, it’s imperative that everyone have an up-to-date and set to automatically scan antivirus installed on their PC. However, this won’t always prevent your computer from getting malware. […]
Someone Called Pretending To Be Microsoft
A customer came in and told me that Microsoft had just called him. This Microsoft employee told him they had been monitoring his computer and that he had a lot of malware and they needed to log in and repair his computer. They directed him to a certain website and instructed him to click on something in […]