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Comcast Scares Customers to Promote Business


Today I received a “Security Notice” from Comcast (aka Xfinity).  They claimed to have detected that I MAY have been infected…  That’s right, they didn’t say that my computers ARE infected, they are basically just guessing.
Now, normally I would just take this as polite advice to check my security systems… But, then it dawned on [...]

Rogue Anti-Virus is Spreading Again!


In the past week alone, I have cleaned more computers infected with fake or “rogue” anti-virus programs, than I have in the first half of 2009.  These programs sneak onto your computer with misinformation and, in some cases, are known to cause havoc.  After the fake anti-virus shows you a list of fake infections, it [...]