Archive for the ‘Security’ Category
WARNING: Fake Antivir Rogue Antivirus
Fake Antivir Logo
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.
MyCleanPC.com and DoubleMySpeed.com are Scams
UPDATE 12-10-2009: I thought I had seen the last of the finallyfast.com TV commercials, but, last night, I saw another. Different ad copy, but all the same, lame premise.
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 articles, a while back, about FinallyFast.com and Ascentive PC SpeedScan Pro. Just as I had suspected, this was a scam to install rogue security programs and spyware on your computer.
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 only secret to some and common knowledge to others.
***Keep in mind, this entry refers to removing files that are buried fairly deep inside Windows. Security products do what they are designed to do – remove infected files. If a Windows system file is infected and removed, Windows may no longer work properly. Don’t attempt any of this if you don’t feel confident in doing so. If you don’t feel comfortable doing this, call a local professional computer technician.***
***Use this information at your own risk.***
Three Must-Have Programs for Windows
From setting up new computers to cleaning up and organizing older computers, there are five three must-have Windows-based programs that I pass along to my customers.
Photo Editing and Organizing
The simplest free photo-editing and organizing program, for me, is Google’s Picasa 3. It’s a snap to install and it doesn’t slow down your computer, like Kodak’s Easy Share software. You can also share photos and albums with a free Google account. This account will provide access to Picasa Web Albums and other Google services.
Which Computer Security Products Do You Use?
Angelo PC is interested in knowing which computer security products are the most-widely used. Please vote in the poll. Choose all of the products that you currently use.
Tough Day for Twitter and Facebook
Just a real quick post, this morning. It looks like Twitter and Facebook are both experiencing some site problems. I can’t tell whether or not Facebook’s problems are due to a cyber attack, but FoxNews.com is reporting that Twitter was indeed hacked.
Web of Trust (WOT) Teams with Panda Security
In an email only release, this morning, the folks at Web of Trust (WOT) announced that they’ve teamed with Panda Security, to offer co-branded versions of WOT’s community-driven internet security browser add-ons (that’s a mouthful). Their goal is to make surfing and shopping much safer experiences.
Erin Andrews Video Clip May Infect Your PC
Thinking about searching for the video clip of ESPN’s Erin Andrews undressing? Not so fast!
The recently-leaked video clip of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews undressing, filmed through a hotel room peephole, may be a cloaked attempt to infect your computer with a virus. Just a word of warning.
How To Remove Ascentive PC SpeedScan Pro
This is just a quick update to a post I had originally published, just a few weeks back. This post is for people who need to know how to remove Ascentive PC SpeedScan Pro and all the garbage that comes with it.
I thought I had gotten rid of all traces of Ascentive PC SpeedScan Pro, shortly after I tested and uninstalled it. As it turns out, I was mistaken.
ASU Website Lists Students’ Names And Email Addresses
***UPDATE***
The Angelo State University website no longer lists students’ names and email addresses. Small victory for email security fans.
Back in January of last year, I contacted Angelo State University (ASU) to alert them to a potential problem, regarding the privacy of their students. Their website’s student directory had listed every student, by name, including their “ASU” email address. I was a little astonished to see that they would care so little, not only about the privacy of their students, but that they would offer-up this large list of email addresses to any spammer that wanted them.
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