August 19, 2014 · Computer Repair
Call The Cable Guy Today’s Top Threat W32.SAPE.InstallRx.1e The InstallRX, is one of many viruses that masquerades as an anti-virus system, it will “detect” multiple issues with your machine, sometimes even saying your hardware is bad. Today’s Top Stories How to Spot a Fake Android App “Malware on mobile devices is ram
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August 18, 2014 · Computer Repair
Networking In More Than One Way Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Volgmer Currently there is not much known about the Volgmer torjan virus, what we do now is that it has a relatively low infection rate lately, and it will be performing malicious activities on an infected computer. With not much being known, it’s important to k
Read more →August 15, 2014 · Computer Repair
Try Before You Buy Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Blueso The Blueso Trojan will actually inject malicious code into existing programs on the infected PC. Which means that it can make almost any program a virus! Today’s Top Stories Mobile Security Advice For The New Term “Technology and education now go together more closely
Read more →August 13, 2014 · Computer Repair
Colorful World Of Cabling Today’s Top Threat Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2824 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability For most people this particular exploit shouldn’t be an issue, it is target at Internet Explorer 8, and will executed arbitrary code in an attempt to use your browser for a denial of service att
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August 12, 2014 · Computer Repair
Better Safe Than Sorry Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Synolocker Ths Synolocker is carrying on where the Cyrptolocker left off; it is encrypting files and demanding a ransom for the un-encryption key. This is a very nasty virus. Today’s Top Stories BYOD in K-12 Schools: 5 Tips to Help Parents Keep Their Kids Safe “Despite c
Read more →August 6, 2014 · Computer Repair
It Is Now Or Never! Today’s Top Threat Trojan.FakeAV!gen128 I think it’s a crucial thing here to look at the name, it is the 128th generation of this virus, which means this is a very common infection. It is a common infection, because it works on people who do not know better. It is wise
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August 6, 2014 · Computer Repair
Its About Time! There has been quite a bit of buzz lately in the tech world about the new generation of memory sticks coming out. It may not seem like it is big news, but let me assure you, it is. In the past five years we have seen significant improvements to hard drives,
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August 5, 2014 · Computer Repair
Ding! Ding! Round Two! Today’s Top Threat Downloader.Sesafer The Downloader.Sesafer does as the name suggests, it is a Trojan horse that will download potentially malicious files to your PC and infect your machine. While it’s on your machine it will do its best to steal your information! Today’s Top Stories When Were C
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August 5, 2014 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
We live in a world today where everything is connected. It’s come to the point that society seems to be dictated by how “in the now” you are. How current is your technology? Can your phone function as a computer? Can you surf the web while also getting on Facebook from your TV? Do you
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August 4, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The Seedy World Of Virus Creation Today’s Top Threat SONAR.PUA!gen1 The Sonar.PUA is a potentially unwanted application that was been assigned to a low threat level, but has been spreading quite a bit recently. With PUA you often find them annoyingly, but not necessarily super harmful, however, it is worth nothing if y
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August 4, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
I am sure by now you have heard of major companies being hit with security breaches and credit card information being compromised, places P.F. Chang’s, Target, and Michael’s craft store are just a few stores hit by recent security breaches. It can be a very scary thought when companies you have grown to love and
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August 1, 2014 · Computer Repair
Wifi, Hifi, Hi-C! Today’s Top Threat Downloader.Ponik!gen6 The sixth generation of the ponik family downloader has been making its way through the internet lately. The downloader as its name suggests will download more malware onto your computer and steal your passwords at the same time. Today’s Top Stories The Severe
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July 31, 2014 · Computer Repair
A Guiding Light Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Scieron!gen2 The second generation of the Scieron family Trojan has been making its way through the internet lately. The premise of this virus is to open a back door on your computer, and then steal information all the while downloading more unwanted files. Today’s Top Stories
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July 30, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Lot Of Choices, All Good Answers Today’s Top Threat PUA.Gen.2 Symantec labels the PUA.Gen.2 as a compliation of generic potentially unwanted apps that have not created a specific definition yet. PUA – sometimes referred to as PUP (Potentially unwanted program) are not always tied to a virus, but often are a sign that y
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July 30, 2014 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Apple has had a really hard time lately trying to defend themselves against claims that iOS is less than secure. They have been called into question two times in less than two weeks. This time, Apple is denying they iOS has a backdoor that allows third parties to get access to their users personal information.
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