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
Windows Defender Stops 85 Percent of Common Malware: BitDefender
Research from security vendor BitDefender underscored recently what many Windows users already know—running a machine without antivirus can be risky.
In an analysis, the firm found 15 percent of what the security firm classifies as the malware families most favored cyber-criminals this year were able to successfully run on Windows 8 with Windows Defender on. That translated into 61 of the 385 malware samples the company tested.
Amount of Android Malware Surges in Q3 2012
During the third quarter of 2012, Android’s malware issues escalated considerably, according to a mobile threat report from security firm F-Secure. The company detected “a whopping 51,447 unique samples” during the quarter, representing an increase …
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Chevron braced against Stuxnet
SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) — U.S. supermajor Chevron said there were no negative effects from a computer network infection caused by the Stuxnet virus, a spokesman said. Chevron, which has headquarters in California, confirmed that its computer …
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Hitting back at cyberattackers: Experts discuss pros and cons
MIAMI — The questions are being asked more often: When a cyberattack hits your network, is it right to launch a counter-attack of some type to try to at least identify the source if not stop it? Since the wheels of justice do indeed grind slowly, should frustrated IT professionals with security skills take matters into their own hands or hire others to do so?
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National cybersecurity effort launched to strengthen software infrastructure
| Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Indiana University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received a $23.6 million grant as part of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 11-02) by … |  | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Schemes that freeze computers turn fake emails into cash
This is a computer virus affecting consumers in the metro area and around the region. The fake message (not really from the FBI) goes on to explain that the user’s Internet address was associated with an illegal online activity. It claims the computer …
If you get infected with this type of “Ransomware”, shutdown your computer and call your favorite Computer Guy. Or if you know how to do a system recovery and do that and restore your computer to the most recent date prior to the infection, yesterday for example.
Practice Safe Computing!
Joe
Canada, United States Cooperate to Strengthen Cybersecurity » US …
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews on October 26 announced the Cybersecurity Action Plan, which aims to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation through enhanced integration …
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Computer scam pops up
Computer Pop up scams seem to be on the rise right now. Don’t click on anything that pops up and says you have a virus unless you recognize it is from your installed AntiVirus.
The Thunder Bay Police cyber crime unit is warning the public about a computer virus that has been the source of calls from concerned residents. A large pop-up screen with a Canadian flag and the words Canadian Cyber Police has been appearing when …
If you followed my blog at all, you’ll know that I post articles from all over. This on is from the Canadian Northwest
From Usenet to botnets: The evolution of spam
Can you remember the first time you received an email with an offer of pills from a virtual pharmacist, an outlandish financial proposition from a Nigerian prince or a buy recommendation for some penny stocks? Like the vast majority, you saw it for the nefarious email that it was and simply deleted it. I started receiving my first spam in the mid ’90s, and at first it was just a trickle. However, by the start of the new millennium that trickle had turned into a steady stream, and I started investigating ways to block this river of spam from reaching my inbox.
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In Cyberattack on Saudi Firm, US Sees Iran Firing Back
| That morning, at 11:08, a person with privileged access to the Saudi state-owned oil company’s computers, unleashed a computer virus to initiate what is regarded as among the most destructive acts of computer sabotage on a company to date. The virus … |  |
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