July 1, 2014 · Computer Repair
Unscrewing The Impossible Today’s Top Threat RegClean Pro I do not get to cover threat’s that are not truly viruses very often, in fact it is almost refreshing. The RegCleanPro is less of a threat and more of a misleading application that gets installed on your computer and searches for possible problems and tries
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June 26, 2014 · Computer Repair
We Support #USMNT ! Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Miniduke!gen3 Despite the cute name, the Backdoor.Miniduke is a rather nasty little virus. Much along the same vein as the other backdoors once it latches onto your computer, it will open a pathway to other malicious software and flood your PC with viruses. Today’s Top St
Read more →June 25, 2014 · Computer Repair
So Many Cables Today’s Top Threat VBS.Dunihi!lnk The VBS.Dunihi!Ink is a virus that creates .lnk files that will create links to the Dunihi worm. The Dunihi is a worm that is spread through removable media and will open a backdoor on the infected machine. Today’s Top Stories Lessons Learned from World Cup Wi-Fi Securit
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June 24, 2014 · Computer Repair
Phone Calls, Texts, And Emails! OH MY! Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Malscript.E The Malscript is classified as a “generic detection for HTML Files infected with a JavaScript that redirects the browser to a malicious website which may exploit the browser or download other malicious threats.” Which in basic terms means, it
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June 23, 2014 · Computer Repair
MMMMMMM Spam! Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Zbot!gen77 Not too often do I get to say that I dealt with the Day’s top threat that day, but I did today! The Zbot is in the Zeus bot family, when it is on your pc it will attempt to steal credentials via key loggers and grabbers. If
Read more →June 20, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
PC Load Letter, The 3D Edition Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Cryptowall Trojan.Cryptowall is a Trojan horse that is in the same family as the Cryptolocker and Cryptodefender viruses. Once on your PC it encrypts your files and holds them for ransom. Today’s Top Stories Securing Your Small Business Social Media Plan “Today’s
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June 19, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The Great And Powerful Ebay Today’s Top Threat Downloader.Filcout The Downloader.Filcout is aTrojan horse that downloads various threats onto your computer. It is classified as a medium payload, given enough time on your system it can get really nasty. While the distribution is classified as low, you will want to get i
Read more →June 18, 2014 · Computer Repair
Home, Sweet Home. Today’s Top Threat InboxToolbar Today’s top threat, is less of a threat and more of an annoyance. The InboxToolbar is classified as a potential unwanted program (PUP) and can modify settings across your web browsers. I have seen firsthand how PUP toolbars can make browsing the internet a pain for the
Read more →June 17, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
A View To A Kill Today’s Top Threat Android.Rusms The Rusms is a Trojan horse specifically designed for Android devices, once your phone is infected it will send SMS messages and steal information from phones. Today’s Top Stories Template Document Exploit Found in Several Targeted Attacks “The use of contextually-relev
Read more →June 16, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Bigger, Faster, Stronger Today’s Top Threat W32.Zorenium The Zorenium worm opens a backdoor to your computer and steals information from you. It has been targeting log in credentials for payment services and video games. If you notice this virus on your pc, please change all of your passwords. Today’s Top Stories Taiwa
Read more →June 13, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Wireless, With Out Strings Attached Today’s Top Threat Infostealer.Bucuper The Bucuper is an infostealer class Trojan that will steal information including banking accounts from the compromised computer and send it back to its host. It is classified as a low threat, but is still a very bad virus to have. Today’s Top St
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June 12, 2014 · Computer Repair
If I Flip A Bitcoin, Do I Always Get Tails? Today’s Top Threat SONAR.Fakeavlock!gen1 The Sonar.Fakeavlock is in the family of the Trojan.Fakeavlock, as you can imagine by its name the Trojan gets on your computer and locks it down and wants you to purchase software to remove a threat that doesn’t actually exist.
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June 11, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Just Walk Right In Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Cryptdef!gen1 The Cryptdef is in the same family of Trojan as the Cryptolocker. This is the virus that has been making news lately, it will get on your computer and lock down your files and force you to purchase a password to unlock them. The only remedy
Read more →June 10, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The Vulnerabilities Of Internet Explorer Today’s Top Threat Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1780 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability The devious people we often call hackers have found another memory-corruption vulnerability in internet explorer and have been doing their best to seize the advantage. Versions 10
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June 9, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
I Am Begging You! Today’s Top Threat Android.YuMe The Android.Yume is a pretty simple and low damage annoyance that is hitting Android users lately. While not necessarily malicious it is super annoying and not asked for. It is an advertisement library that gets bundled with other Android applications. Today’s Top Stori
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