New Malware Encrypts User Files, Demands Ransom For Decryption
June 8, 2014
It looks as if computer users are going to need some help from Mel Gibson as many people are finding their machines under ransom. Yeah, you read that right….ransom. According to a recent report from Cisco Systems, a number of malicious advertisements have begun popping up on some very big name websites, including Disney, Facebook […]
Read MoreBug Found In Internet Explorer Lets Hackers Control Your Computer
April 29, 2014
Right now, Microsoft is hurrying to fix a problem in its popular Web browser that was found over the weekend by security experts at FireEye. This bug is something that hackers have caught on to and are exploiting it as hard as they can. Basically, hackers have began setting up websites that they are tricking […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – April 14 2014
April 14, 2014
Lucky Day For Me! Not Lucky For 552M People In 2013. Today’s Top Threat SONAR.Zbot!gen3 The Sonar Zbot is a variant of the older Zeus bot, it is designed to steal private information and pass it back to an offsite source. The most common way to get this virus is through spam emails and […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – April 8 2014
April 8, 2014
Copycat apps and an official end of Windows XP support. Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Shylock!gen9 The Shylock virus seems a bit underwhelming at first read, but when a virus adds malicious code to network traffic it can get really annoying. Usually when you see a Shylock style virus you tend to have a few of […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – April 4 2014
April 4, 2014
Today’s Top Threat O97M.Crigent This virus hides itself inside Microsoft Word and Excel files, and then connects to remote hosts worldwide to download more heinous files. The best defense is to make sure you have a secure firewall up and running. Today’s Top Stories In 2013, the malware UPATRE was noted as one of the […]
Read MoreNew Tool Could Make Software Unhackable
February 11, 2014
Researchers from IBM and Microsoft have teamed up to make a huge breakthrough in unbreakable cryptography. This huge new development brought to life by the UCLA and MIT team gives us hope that encryption could go further than just protecting an output, and actually protect an entire program. This method of program obfuscation has always […]
Read MoreWhat Is Spyware and How Do You Remove It?
January 14, 2014
Spyware is a software that secretly gets installed on your computer and can track and record everything you do. They can record what you type, such as personal information you may enter on websites. This information can be used to steal your identity and do massive amounts of financial damage. Generally, spyware gets installed along […]
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know to Become a Computer Hardware Expert
December 22, 2013
Knowing how the components of your computer can change your performance is key. You want to get all the power out of your machine that you can in order to have the best possible experience for your type of computing. Simply reading the big words and fancy numbers on the box that your computer came […]
Read MoreNew Software Allows Users To Control Their Computers With Their Eyes
December 4, 2013
We have come to a day in age, where the tech and software that seemed mere fantasy has now become, or is starting to become more of a reality. With new features like fingerprint scanners, motion sensors and motion control, and even 3-D imaging and printing, the world of science fiction is starting to phase […]
Read MoreSupercooling Your PC With Magnetic Fields
November 25, 2013
It’s a known fact that mechanical stress helps the transfer of thermodynamic energy in a closed system. This happens every time you press something that you are cooking into a pan on your stove of on a grill, it greatly increases how efficient the heat transfer from the metal to the food is. Generally we […]
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