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SUPERAntiSpyware’s New Feature: Portable Scanner

Ed Coyne — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:10:48 +0000

I was just checking out the SUPERAntiSpyware website and was happy to see that they've added a new tool, for computer technicians and average computer users, alike. It's the SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner.

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WARNING: Fake Antivir Rogue Antivirus

Ed Coyne — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:37:19 +0000

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".

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MyCleanPC.com and DoubleMySpeed.com are Scams

Ed Coyne — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:10:23 +0000

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.

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Computer Technician Secret: Remove Spyware and Viruses

Ed Coyne — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:07:13 +0000

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]

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Three Must-Have Programs for Windows

Ed Coyne — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:12:19 +0000

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. [read the whole story]

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Which Computer Security Products Do You Use?

Ed Coyne — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:30:42 +0000

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.

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Tough Day for Twitter and Facebook

Ed Coyne — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:07:48 +0000

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.

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Web of Trust (WOT) Teams with Panda Security

Ed Coyne — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:00:29 +0000

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.

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Erin Andrews Video Clip May Infect Your PC

Ed Coyne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:24:01 +0000

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.

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How To Remove Ascentive PC SpeedScan Pro

Ed Coyne — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:27:23 +0000

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.

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