There are soo many viruses
out now that we can hardly keep up with them!
We have been seeing a great increase in viruses in that last few
months and it is only getting worse.
Some things you need to do immediately to avoid these viruses
from completely destroying your computer or files is:
**BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP!
I don't know how many times
I say this or how many time I have to tell people that all of
their family pictures, important documents and favorite music
has been damaged or destroyed by viruses or hardware failure.
There's an easy fix for this! Back the important stuff up! Even
if it is just copying it to a CD. External Hard Drives are
really cheap - copy everything to that. It will take a few hours
but at least everything will be safe!
**RUN WINDOWS UPDATES - Keep your
computer updated! Microsoft doesn't just make updates for the
heck of it. There is a usually a hole in their program and they
are plugging up the hole. Some updates require a restart and
some updates have to be done before others can be installed.
Keep updating it until there are no more updates available. Do
it now!
**UPGRADE TO INTERNET EXPLORER 8 -
Go to Microsoft.com or Google Search "Internet Explorer 8
download" and download the newest browser. This will help
protect you from Conflicker.
**GET AN INTERNET SECURITY PROGRAM
& RUN IT! - We get a ton of customers who come in singing
the praises of AVG Free only to find out the reason their
computer isn't working right is because it is FULL of malware
and such. Free is as good as free gets. So why protect your
computer with a free program? We use Panda and according to
various sites it is ranked at one of the best for blocking
viruses. It is $59.95 for 1 year. I'm not just saying this so
you buy the protection from me but get something - Trend Micro,
Norton Internet Security are good - not McAfee.
**CHANGE COMPUTER PASSWORD TO SOMETHING MORE SECURE! - This virus is supposed to be able to bypass your computers password to sneak into your computer and steal various information. Change your password from something easy to something more difficult. The most secure passwords have a combination of capital letters, lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Yeah, they are tough to remember but can save you a lot of problems. Good Examples are AG00ddPa$$word, r3aLLyG00d!@!2
**GET A CLEANUP! - Clean up
your computer. Get rid of Temporary files, Cookies, programs you
don't need, excess toolbars. If you don't know how - call us, we
can do it for you.
**DISABLE AUTORUN - This is the
main way some of these viruses are spread is thru flash drives
and CD's that automatically start up when they are plugged in to
your computer. We have a vaccine that will disable all of these
autorun's for you. This is an excerpt from PC Magazine:
"the worm infects removable devices and network shares with an
autorun file that executes as soon as a USB drive or other
infected device is connected to a victim PC.
Conficker and other worms are typically of most concern to
businesses that don't regularly update the desktops and servers
in their networks. Once one computer in a network is infected,
it often has ready access to other vulnerable computers in that
network and can spread rapidly.
Home computers, on the other hand, are usually protected by a
firewall and are less at risk. However, a home network can
suffer as well. For example, a laptop might pick up the worm
from a company network and launch attacks at home. "
NOTE: See our website's home page for a link to download
Panda's Vaccine!
**DON'T OPEN EMAIL ATTACHMENTS!
- I know I am sucking all of the fun out of your computer use
but you know all of those funny jokes and cute pictures that get
forwarded to you by your friends and family? Well it is reported
that about 65% of them are created by virus makers that embed a
virus into the joke, stationary or picture and what better way
to spread a virus than thru email? They send it off to a group
of people and the rest of the world does the work of spreading
it around for them!
**GET RID OF LIMEWIRE, BEARSHARE,
IMESH, KAZAA, ETC! - So many viruses come through a
computer from FREE music and video downloads. I personally would
love for you all to continue using these programs because
removing viruses from your machines supports over half of my
business! BUT I try to be informative and help you out. When we
get computers in with viruses - most of the times they are
attached to music or videos. Sorry! You can buy alot of music
for the $75 I will be charging you to remove the virus brought
in by one little song!
Most virus removals are difficult and most cannot be removed
manually anymore. There are very few tools left out there that
will just clear everything up. Most virus infections require a
Format & Reinstall. This is where we have to erase your computer
completely and then reinstall the Windows Operating System and
drivers and programs. This tends to be a real hassle for our
clients because you have to basically start all over with your
computer. The computer comes back to you like when you first got
it. Clean and with no emails, files or programs on it. Sometimes
that it a good thing. We can usually save files and pictures and
music and emails and we scan these before putting them back on
your computer. But if you can avoid it - it's much better.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office.
If you would like to bring your computer in for a clean up,
check up and vaccination, just call or drop it by. We can
typically have this done same day or next day.
It's a whole lot easier to prevent a virus than to remove it.
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Adware Explained
Adware is any type of software which shows advertisements to the user of a computer. Some types of adware can come bundled with spyware.
Trojan Horse Explained
Trojan horses (computer) is a program which creates malicious activities on your computer. It can be a trojan virus or a trojan worm in the fact that these two types of trojans create malicious activities on your computer.
There are many different type of activities trojan horses can perform. They include
1. Downloading other forms of malware on
your computer
2. Accessing a server from the web
3. Creating a backdoor to your computer
One of the most widely spread trojans is the trojan.vundo virus, which is used to download advertisements onto your computer.
Trojan.Vundo is generally cured with most antivirus scanners. However, there are many different variants of the trojan, making it harder to remove.
What a Computer Worm Is
Computer Worms are self replication applications which will replicate from computer to computer. They are different from viruses in that they replicate.
Computer worms tend to spread through the use of email, in which the worm sends a email to every contact in your email box. This is done so that it can replicate across computers.
What is a Rogue Antivirus Program?
A rogue antivirus program is a program which installs itself on a user’s computer, many times without the users knowledge, and uses malicious tools to slow their computer down and convince the user that they have spyware, viruses, and adware in their computer. The software will continue to show popups to the user in hopes that they will purchase the software. It also uses exaggerated results to scare the user into purchasing the software. However, the software will not remove any spyware or viruses at all.
Generally, the software is downloaded through a trojan and then installed on your computer.
According to Panda Security, these attackers have a 3.4 percent success rate and are making around 14 million in revenue per month.
The three biggest rogue antivirus programs currently out in October 2008 are VirusResponse Lab 2009, Antivirus 2009, and XP Antispyware 2009. Most have been cloned into new threats, which include Virus Trigger, Antivirus Pro 2009, and XP Protection Center.
Contact Us: 618 526 1600
Email : sales©techknowsolutions.comThere are so many new viruses created everyday that cause problems with your computer. People rely more on more on computer use for school and work. We have been seeing a great trend of people who have these viruses, frequent social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and the like. Unfortunately, we are seeing a great number of business computers infected with these viruses as employees check personal email and Facebook web pages.
There is no good method for staying away from these viruses. Much like the flu, prevention is the best. Keeping your computer updated and protected with Internet Security programs helps keep it healthy!
If your computer has any of these viruses, they can spread rapidly and even cause your computer to become unusable from all the pop-ups. These viruses don't typically damage or destroy your files.
It is best to bring your computer tower in for cleanup and removal as soon as possible. Virus Removal is $75.00. Some of these viruses cannot be removed manually or with our tools and therefore a format and reinstall is needed.
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Cyber Security
Cyber Security will tell the user that their computer is infected and will use tactics to convince the user to purchase it. It will also use other tactics, such as the use of pop ups to warn the user. However, the program itself doesn’t work to remove viruses. It has a website which it uses to advertise the fake program.
Common
symptoms and characteristics of
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Antivirus Pro 2010
Antivirus Pro 2010 may stop antivirus programs from running, therefore making automatic removal difficult. Antivirus Pro 2010 may also cause the computer to not be able to connect to the internet. It is important to check your internet settings to make sure Antivirus Pro 2010 hasn’t changed them. Antivirus Pro 2010 may cause pop ups from specific malware websites, including AntivirusPro2010.com. This website is used to market the fake program. Overall, Antivirus Pro 2010 has nothing to do with anti virus or with being a pro. The program is fake and is a scam. Antivirus Pro 2010 should be removed. |
Windows Police Pro
Windows Police Pro is a rogue security application, also known as a fake antivirus program. Windows Police Pro is one of many different fake antivirus programs on the web and is a clone of Windows Antivirus Pro. Windows Police Pro hopes to trick the user into thinking that it is a real program. The program hopes to scare the user into purchasing the program by displaying fake virus scan results. The program is fake and doesn’t work. Windows Police Pro will tell the user that their computer is infected and will use tactics to convince the user to purchase it. However, the program itself doesn’t work to remove viruses. The program generally comes with a fake windows security center, a svchost.exe error message, a halflemon warning message, and many more error messages. Each one is used to scare the user into purchasing Windows Police Pro. Windows Police Pro may stop antivirus programs from running. Windows Police Pro may also cause the computer to not be able to connect to the internet. It is important to check your internet settings to make sure Windows Police Pro hasn’t changed them. Windows Police Pro may also cause pop ups from specific malware websites.
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Safe Fighter
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Antivirus 360
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Antivirus 2009
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Pro Antispyware 2009
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MS Antispyware 2009
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WinDefender2009
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Virus Response Lab 2009
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Spyware Guard 2008
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Pro Antispyware 2009 is a fake antispyware program. It will create fake scans to make you think that you have spyware in your computer. However, you may not. The program itself is non-functional and completely worthless.
into purchasing their fake application. A majority of the viruses or all the viruses it finds tend to not be on the user’s computer. Purchasing the software will not remove any spyware from your computer.
