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Category: Virus/Malware/Ransomware News

  • A Lesson in Computer Viruses and how to deal with them (continued)

    PART 2 OF 2      Last Blog I discussed what a virus is and how it multiplies.  I also discussed why viruses are written and how they effect our lives.  This column I will explain how to deal with viruses. How can you tell when a program is infected with a virus?      You can’t,…

  • A Lesson in Computer Viruses and how to deal with them

    PART 1 of 2      Computer viruses are now a part of life, thanks mostly to the technological advances in our environment.  Large scale networks, such as the Internet, allow vast amounts of data to be exchanged; the perfect environment for a computer virus to spread.  Expensive software drives consumers to resort to shareware (low…

  • Scams

    Scams

    If you encounter a pop-up on your computer that tells you to call a phone number to fix, cleanup, remove a virus, etc. it is a Scam! This also includes phone calls from supposed companies like ‘Microsoft’, ‘Norton’, or ‘McAfee’, etc. These are also scams. Sorry to let you know, but the real Microsoft, Norton,…