June 6, 2014 · Computer Repair
Sounds So Amazing Today’s Top Threat Trojan.FakeAV!gen124 The real harm with these fake anti-virus viruses is that they actually lower your security settings on the computer, which then makes it easier for other malicious software to load on to your computer. Probably the most annoying part is that they tend to lock do
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June 5, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The Almighty Dollar Today’s Top Threat VBS.Dunihi!gen3 The Dunihi virus is spread through removable media and opens a backdoor onto computers. Removable media is anything that is not permanently attached to your computer, like USB drives, CD’s, DVD’s, and portable hard drives. The risk factor is low, but the potential
Read more →June 4, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The Mechanical Man! Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Snifula!gen3 I reported on an older version of the Snifula Trojan and it is still up to the same trouble has the previous version. Once the virus is on your computer it will start stealing information. The virus sometimes will masquerade as Trojan.Neverq. Today’s Top Storie
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Removing That Virus Today’s Top Threat Packed.Dromedan!gen9 The packed dromedan is another easy to remove but nasty while it’s on your computer virus. The Dromedan will download other viruses onto your computer. I mentioned before, it is a relatively easy to remove virus. Today’s Top Stories Why Are Password Crackers “
Read more →June 2, 2014 · Computer Repair
The Best Defense, Is A Good Offense Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Cryptolocker.F The Cryptolocker Trojan virus is an incredibly annoying and nasty virus. We often find this virus lying in wait in unsolicited emails pretending to be important. When the cryptolocker hits your computer it will encrypt all the files on your PC
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June 2, 2014 · Computer Repair
If you have been keeping up with the technology news lately you may have noticed a trend growing, the FBI is getting fed up with hackers, scammers, and virus creators. Today in the latest string of massive arrests the FBI came down on a group of users spreading the elusive Gameover Zeus Botnet virus. The
Read more →May 30, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Eeeek A Mouse! Today’s Top Threat Downloader.Upatre!gen3 The downloader.upatre does exactly what it sounds like it does. Once the virus is on your computer it will start downloading malicious files to your computer. Today’s Top Stories How Norton Keeps You “Shaded” From ‘Silent, But Deadly’ Threats “I wrote a blog entr
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May 29, 2014 · Computer Repair
A Backup Is Worth A Thousand Documents Today’s Top Threat W32.Changeup!gen46 TheW32.Changeup is a worm that will attack every system on a network. We have not seen too many worms lately, but the changeup spreads through removable and mappable drives. What it does is affect the Microsoft Windows Shortcut ‘LNK’ Files Aut
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May 28, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
If You Build It, They Will Come Today’s Top Threat Infostealer.Bankeiya.B The Infostealer.Bankeiya.B is a pretty standard and straight forward Trojan horse that will download additional files and steal information. The good part is that this virus is relatively easy to remove with a decent virus scanner. Today’s Top St
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May 27, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
What Would You Do For 7 Million Dollars? Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Snifula!gen2 The newest version of the Snifula Trojan is up to the same trouble has the previous version. Once the virus is on your computer it will start stealing information. The virus sometimes will masquerade as Trojan.Neverq. Today’s Top Stories Ra
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May 22, 2014 · Computer Repair
Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Korplug!gen4 The Korplug!gen4 is a new generation of the slightly older Korplug virus. The Korplug is a pretty standard backdoor virus designed to open your computer to other viruses and steal information. It may be your run of the mill virus, but it is
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May 21, 2014 · Computer Repair
Like Spring Cleaning, But For Your PC Today’s Top Threat Adware.Maltrec.TS!g5-13 In the past week more and more versions of Maltrec are being released on the world. It would be very wise to keep a keen eye out for any version of this virus. Today’s Top Stories AVG Study Reveals Small Business are Positive
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More Maltrec, More Fun? Today’s Top Threat Adware.Maltrec.TS!g13-22 Yesterday our top threat was Maltrec.TS!g12, the g12 stands for what version the virus is on, and as you can see the same virus maker let loose a whole string of them recently. There are multiple versions floating around which essentially do the same t
Read more →May 19, 2014 · Computer Repair
Malware Installing Malware Installing Malware… How Meta Today’s Top Threat Adware.Maltrec.TS!g12 Maltrec is an adware that associates itself with a previous virus called the adware.zangosearch. Zangosearch itself is particularly annoying pest, that monitors the contents of internet browsers and will open partner sites
Read more →May 16, 2014 · Computer Repair
Did You Know That You Can Recycle That Old Computer? Knowledge Is Power! Today’s Top Threat Exp.CVE-2014-1815 Another day and another vulnerability exploited. This one is aimed against Internet Explorer which means that in a few days Microsoft will likely be patching up the issues for Windows Vista users and better pre
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