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Rogue Anti-Virus: UPDATE


This is a quick update to my previous article on fraudulent anti-virus.
If you happened to get infected with one of these programs, I have found a new scanner that will actually get rid of it for you.  Now…  I typically scan with Symantec AV Corp, AdAware, and Spybot…  Although, none of these were able to [...]

Rogue Anti-Virus is Taking Over


Over the last year or so, I am running into more and more computers that have been infected with rogue anti-virus software. Now spreading from hundreds of different websites based in various foreign countries, these fraudulant anti-virus programs are starting to take over.

Viruses, and Spam, and Phishing… OH MY!


It seems there never is an end to the amount of malicious or even just annoying online occurrences such as virus infections, spam messages and phishing scams trying to steal your bank account info… For instance, on average… In just one days time, Crossroads Realty blocks about 8,000 spam messages, 175 viruses, and 125 [...]