Category: Type of Infections

New Virus on April 1st - Conficker C !!! Please Read

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Ok, so on April 1st there will be a new virus emerging that can be incredibly hostile to your computing environment. The virus is the Conficker C, a variant from the Conficker A and B. The C variant is much more advanced and it is difficult to protect a… more »

XP Antivirus 2009, Security Center, XPAntivirus - It's not real!

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Ok, so I realize that this infection is running rampant across the web. Everyone is becoming infected with the XP Antivirus, and when infected it will alert you of all kinds of security vulnerabilities that may or may not be present in your system. The… more »

Running hardware diagnostics before removing viruses

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I get at least 2 - 3 virus removals a week. Often times, it's very straight forward; scan for viruses, find viruses, remove viruses. Granted, that is over simplifying the tasks that it takes to physically neutralize the threats, but in it's simplest ter… more »

What is malware?

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Malware is similar to a virus in the way that it is always malicious in intent. Malware can take over your browser in an effort to perform redirects on your search attemtps, display unwanted pop-up ads that are sometimes very specific to things you woul… more »

What is a computer virus/trojan?

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A computer "virus" AKA "trojan" consists of executable code that attaches itself to other executable code, doing destructive things that damage the users operating system, software or files. An example of this would be virus code that is *injected* into… more »
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