This story is developing as I write this, so mainly this post is just a place to collect my thoughts, and broadcast them to the wider community, of which hopefully I can find some help in resolving the problem. Google thus far have not been helpful. Today a client of ours rang to ask us [...]
Here’s another reminder that we use and reccomend ESET Anti Virus; Yesterday McAfee sent out an update to their virus definitions (update 5958), which caused McAfee to detect a critical windows file, svchost.exe as a virus; In many cases, this leads to the file being deleted, which, when you reboot, leads to your computer not [...]
Ransomware is the name given to malicious software that once installed on your computer, keeps your files from you until you pay the ransom. In the latest example, software encrypts your files so you can’t open them, tells you they are corrupt, and offers a $50 utility to fix the problem. With all the hype [...]
Just a quick word to all our clients who may have been spooked by all the mainstream media reports of an impending I.T. armageddon today, that they are blowing it all out of proportion; The facts are; Computers are already infected with the worm, so your PC is either already compromised, or its not and [...]
This is probably how censorship started everywhere in the world, like China; First, you tell your citizens that you are going to protected them for some nasty stuff that will hurt them, like Child Porn. Nobody can argue against getting rid of Child Porn! Then, you point out that the list of websites you are [...]
In another blow to “cloud computing”, the popular site facebook as temporarily lost about 15% of the users photos it stores for them. While this doesn’t mean the photo’s are gone, as once Facebook fixes their snafu they will reappear, it does go to show how we cannot yet fully rely on web services for [...]
The Tax Office is warning people about a fraudulent email being circulated that claims to offer a refund from the Tax Office. It is similar to previous scams and uses the Tax Office logo and the words ‘Notification – Please read’ or ‘Australian Taxation Office – Please Read This’ in the subject heading. There may [...]
PandaLabs says that more than 30 million internet users have been tricked into installing fake anti virus software that steals personal information and bank details. They report that there are now over 7000 known variations of the fake AV scam, with that number increasing. It is thought that about 3 percent of users have been [...]
I’ve just become aware (yes, let to the party I know!) that Trend Micro PC Cillan earlier this month falsely identified a windows dll file as a trojan and deleted it, rendering affected machines useless and causing their owners to have to call in tech support to fix the problem. This isn’t the first time [...]
Turns out testing shows the popular anti virus suites can fail as often as 80% of the time to protect you against malicious code. The theory is that the people writing the malicious code are specifically targeting the top packages and making their sneaky products more adept at getting around them. Next time you are [...]