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False security alerts and 800 phone number scams active now

April 12, 2017May 15, 2017 MarkComment (0) Tagged 800, malware, malwarebytes, scam, scam malware

Recently I have seen two computers taken over by false security alerts and 800 phone number scams. Fortunately these two incidents were not destructive but they did require removing the scam settings to resume normal Internet web browsing.

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Quick and Free fix for your slow PC! (removing junk software with MalwareBytes)

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 MarkComments (2) Tagged malware, malwarebytes, patch, patch Tuesday, scam, security, Windows

When home PC users complain that their PC has gotten slow, the first thing that I suspect is junk software has clogged their system. Here is my recommendation for a quick fix (install and run MalwareBytes) and my thoughts on malware and malware removal in general.

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Software that I use

February 2, 2014February 4, 2014 MarkComment (0) Tagged email, IE, malware, malwarebytes, security, software, Windows

Here is a list of software that I use on my PCs. These software programs work for me so I recommend them. Many are free, some are commercial products and […]

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4 free antivirus tools from Microsoft

April 23, 2013April 25, 2013 MarkComment (0) Tagged malware, malwarebytes, Microsoft, security, virus, Windows

There are many tools available for preventing, detecting and removing viruses and malware on PC computers.  Microsoft offers 4 such tools, all free, that I use and recommend Microsoft Security […]

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Virus Trojan Banker variant eludes antivirus programs and steals passwords

May 31, 2011June 8, 2011 MarkComment (0) Tagged Firefox, malware, malwarebytes, security, trojan, Trojan.Banker

A virus goes undetected by popular antivirus programs and steals passwords!  I track it down and manually delete it. Technical brief A computer was misbehaving with Firefox locking up (Not […]

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