FakeWare – “I think I have a virus but I’m not sure!”
How Downloading Anti-Virus Software Can be the Worst Idea of All It’s probably happened to everyone at some point -- we’re working on our computer and suddenly a message pops up somewhere on the screen. Virus Alert! Malware Alert! Of course, it’s easy to get nervous; we just want our computer cleaned up as fast as possible so that we can get back to our work. We’re anxious to do whatever we need to do to remove, clean or do whatever needs to be done with this virus/malware/malicious code that is on our system. The bad guys know this, and they’ve figured out how...
Read MoreProtecting Against Conficker-C
Let’s cut to the chase. Conficker-C is a worm-type virus that is infecting Windows XP and Vista machines all over the Internet. It is the newest strain of Conficker worms (you guessed it: Conficker-A and -B exist as well) and is supposed to be especially nasty. What’s the sudden hype with Conficker? The reason why this strain of the virus is so highly publicized in the news is because it was only recently discovered, and is also somewhat mysterious. The worm itself has already infected millions of machines on the Internet, but none of them are showing symptoms. This is because it...
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