Archive for December 2009
WARNING: Fake Antivir Rogue Antivirus
I just want to provide a quick warning about what I witnessed on a customer's computer, yesterday. In the last two weeks, I've received at least ten calls regarding fake alerts and rogue antivirus programs infecting peoples' computers.
Until yesterday, it was always some no-name program like "Win Antivirus", "PCAntiMalware", "XP Antivirus Protection" or "Antivirus 2009". Yesterday was different, though. This one had actually taken the name "Antivir", which, in reality, is a trusted antivirus program, offered by a company called "Avira". Read the rest of this entry »
MyCleanPC.com and DoubleMySpeed.com are Scams
As a geek and a friend to my customers, I have to let you know about the heavily-advertised MyCleanPC.com and DoubleMySpeed.com computer cleaning scams.
I had posted an article, a while back, about the FinallyFast.com commercials and related products. Just as I had suspected, this was a scam to install rogue security programs and spyware on your computer. Read the rest of this entry »
Computer Technician Secret: Remove Spyware and Viruses
Most technicians are probably against having this information posted publicly. However, I'm an information guy and I enjoy passing along a computer secret, every now and then. Of course, this information is secret to some and common knowledge to others. Keep in mind, this entry refers to removing files that are buried fairly deep inside Windows. Don't attempt any of this if you don't feel confident in doing so. Use this information at your own risk. [read the rest of this article] Read the rest of this entry »
