I believe Malware or Annoyanceware come from many places. Ads on Google and other sites, especially free software, games, coupon and music sites. Avoid Coupon sites, I think the printing services they install on your PC boarder on Malware and track your activity and influence your web
How to clear iPhone Email Badge of Huge Incorrect Unread Gmail Email Count after iOS 7, 8 & 9 Updates
1) Go to full site for Gmail on a computer and click on the gear in the upper right. Go to settings and select 100 conversations per page (this is the max). 2) type in the following in the Gmail search field “is:unread” (without the quotes). 3)
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FBI: ‘Ransomware’ virus infecting computers, seizing data
This FBI Virus is like the Energizer Bunny, it keeps going and going and going …. Beware it’s still out there! – JoeSAN ANTONIO – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning computer users about a specific type of computer virus known as “Ransomware” thatﾠ…
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‘Ramsonware’ targeting smartphones
Just like a computer virus, ransomwear can invade your smartphone if you click on a bad link or download an infected file. This scam has beenﾠ… Click here to visit the original source of this post
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Biz Bulletin: Be smart with smartphonesto avoid scams
Google Chrome browser best at catching phishing, study finds
“Although Firefox and Safari performed well in phishing response times, separate NSS Labs testing shows they lag behind Internet Explorer and Chrome in blocking socially-engineered malware,” wrote study authors Randy Abrams, Orlando Barrera and …
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‘Tis The Season For Scams
Spear Phishing Remains Preferred Point of Entry in Targeted …
Spear phishing attacks remain the preferred means of entry for attackers conducting advanced persistent threat attacks against critical infrastructure, government …
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‘Ransomware’ locks up computers
This Ransomware seems to be pretty prevalent. Be careful what you click on. Avoid the urge to click 🙂 on pop-ups, instant messages or social media messages from people you don’t know. Keep your Windows maintenance up-to-date and make sure you have a good Anti-Virus. As I said before, there’s no need to pay for an Anti-Virus. Microsoft Security Essentials is an excellent FREE Anti-virus and best of all its Anti-Annoying, unlike the major Pay-for-annoyance brands.
Practice Safe Computing!
Joe
A tricky new computer virus is making the rounds. Infected users see pop-up messages that claim to be from the FBI and threaten people with a fine or prison unless they pay up. The virus, meanwhile, locks up the computer, holding it and the user …
Goblin Computer Virus – Kirkland, WA Patch
Oh, the irony. In the middle of Microsoft central, the Lake Washington School District continues to battle a pernicious computer virus called “Goblin,”causing …
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‘Miss, a virus stopped me from doing my homework!’
How times have changed, the dog is second fiddle now ….
According to Slashdot, pupils at the Lake Washington School District had been issued laptops in order to improve remote working, however a computer virus caused havoc for the district as it worked its way through the laptops. Geekwire reported that the …
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Go Daddy Attributes DNS Hack to Phishing | threatpost
Best computer virus answer siteforum Yahoo Answers
When many people get a computer virus they go to some forum and post stuff … Generally sites that ask for logs and similar are either scams trying to get …
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John McAfee Owes Me Dinner
Wanted by the FBI?
| I’m posting another article about this FBI Virus because there seems to be multiple iterations and occurrences of it. Be Careful what you click on! | While it is not a real message from the FBI, it is a very real computer virus and one that is hitting Greene County computer owners at an alarming rate. Computer technician Jeremy Miller of Millennium 3 Computers in Paragould, where Edgar took his … |  | Paragould Daily Press |
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