Category: Virus/Malware/Ransomware News
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
