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Remove Personal Antivirus

Another member of the so called "scareware" viruses is the "Personal Antivirus" malware which infected millions of computers worldwide. The Personal Antivirus is a fake antivirus application which gets installed on user's computers ...READ»

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Malware Tracker Map Gives Live Worldwide Coverage of Infected Computers

Right now, there are 1.5 million computers in the U.S. that are suspected to be infected with malware, although that figure seems inordinately low, but we'll come to that in a bit. I know this because of Malware Tracker, a Google Maps ...READ»

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List Of Computer Virus Exposition

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Sweating In the Hot Zone

Imagine what life would be like if your product were never finished, if your work were never done, if your market shifted 30 times a day. The computer-virus hunters at Symantec don't have to imagine.READ»

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Is PC Virus Fear Breeding More Attacks?

Hands up if you've ever had a PC virus? Yup, thought so. It's a ubiquitous and persistent problem that's dogged Microsoft and its users for decades. Now Microsoft's published a security report that sheds an interesting light on the ...READ»

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IT Security – Something to Think About

The internet has opened many doors for business development, doors which send us to rooms full of knowledge and answers but also it has given hackers great opportunities to make millions of dollars on the work of others. IT ...READ»

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Google Bombing and the IRS

It's tax time, and many of us will heed the IRS' suggestion to download forms and file electronically. But as I learned, malicious black hat hackers have hijacked Google's IRS search results to deliver nasty malware. Here’s how. READ»

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CPR Attacks Computer Viruses

CPR does more than repair cell phones and electronic devices these days. READ»

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Nonsense At Work

The updated Trojan horse in your organization Last month I was told to update my thinking.  Specifically, my thinking about the Trojan horse. I had explained to a group of leaders that although most people know the Greek legend ...READ»

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First look: Protect your business computer with Symantec's new Norton 360

Symantec, this morning, is announcing its new 360 anti-virus and security software. It goes way beyond what Symantec has offered in past to protect your computers. Here you get the first look at the new service/software.READ»

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Repair Computers Profitably by Bundling-In Training

As someone learning how to repair computers profitably in the small business space, you need to know how to take relationships with your customers beyond one-time repairs.READ»

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10 Questions About the Facebook Hack Attacks

On Thursday night, Facebook was attacked by hackers for the fourth time this month. Who is behind the attacks isn't known, but the malefactors appear to be using several old tricks--phishing, malware downloads, and other ...READ»

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Kanye West is Alive, But Memes May Be In Danger

Even if you hate the jackass who stole Taylor Swift's spotlight, it pays to know that Kanye lives. Why? Because the rabble have turned it into a Google-beating malware scheme that could punk you into downloading some bad ...READ»

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Essential Tools for PC Users

My well loved, well used laptop died last week. I purchase a new one and as I was getting it back to a usable state, I opened a list of software I install after purchasing a new PC for my friends and family. After getting ...READ»

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Spyware Blockers and Spyware Removers Best Practices and Uses.

Discover leading spyware blockers and spyware removers.READ»

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Guard Yourself for the Holidays with VIPRE Antivirus & Antispyware

Holiday season is the prime time for cyber attacks.  Because of the spike in online shopping during the months of November and December, you are more prone to cyber attacks than at any other time during the year.  This Black Friday ...READ»

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Fast History: Storm Botnet Sends 57 Million Emails in One Day, 2007

For computer viruses everywhere, today is something akin to the day Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal. Two years ago today, the Storm botnet (sometimes called the Storm worm botnet) had a career day, sending a record 57 million ...READ»

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Did Sinking Pirate Bay Cause More Piracy? And Does It Matter Anyway?

Pro-copyright activists celebrated while file-sharers cried at rulings on the Pirate Bay's illegality, and the subsequent attempts to sink the site. But some new data suggests piracy sites tripled in the aftermath, which really ...READ»

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Update: The Facebook Phishing Scam Continues

Last week I wrote about a phishing and malware scam that has plagued Facebook for weeks. It wasn't quite a virus, because it affected Mac users--but it wasn't entirely Web-based either, because some of the links it hawked were ...READ»

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Intel Expands its Empire: Buys McAfee for $7.7 Billion

Intel has just announced it's going to buy one of the most well-known PC security firms, McAfee. It's going to be handing over $7.68 billion to seal the deal, too.READ»

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What I Bargained For

Four stories of successful negotiations.READ»

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Removing Windows Police Pro from your computer

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Can Microsoft Finally Kill All The Bugs?

Viruses, flaws, and worms, oh my! With PCs crashing and the Internet wheezing, Gates Co. are on the quality hot seat. We'll take you inside Microsoft's effort to get its software right, right from the start.READ»

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