Viruses and Scams Categorized Posts

Critical Windows Flaw – Hex blog has the solution

by Scott | Jan 3, 2006 | Spam prevention, Spyware, Viruses and Scams

update 1:45 pm Jan 3, 2005 – the site below is down, and has been all day since everyone in the world linked to it! Use the solution from New Years Eve if it’s not up when you try it… Since my previous post, Ilfak Guilfanov has a better option for...

Windows systems are not safe today…

by Scott | Jan 1, 2006 | Spyware, Viruses and Scams

This article is four days old, and I meant to post on it right away. All versions of Windows are affeceted, regardless of whether you’re updated with Windows patches. One of my customers got infected already, and there was nothing I could do to fix it. By the...

Email spoofing

by Scott | Dec 26, 2005 | Spam prevention, Spyware, Viruses and Scams

I got an email today from one of my old computer repair customers in Portland that told me I was sending out viruses, and wondering how I could be so careless. I know darn well I’m innocent, but trying to explain that to people can be a pain in the neck. Now,...

New Ebay scam – Ebay phishing

by Scott | Dec 16, 2005 | General interest, Viruses and Scams

Warning – warning – warning – There is no company willing to pay you $20 to take an Ebay customer satisfaction survey. The email starts like this… “Dear Valued Member, You have been chosen by the eBay online department to take part in our...

Bird Flu on your computer?

by Scott | Nov 2, 2005 | General interest, Viruses and Scams

There’s another virus out there targeting your fears and it’s succeeding in infecting thousands of users that would normally know better. ZDNet is reporting a new virus that’s spreading via email. It’s taking advantage of everyones concern over...

No Phishing licenses in California

by Scott | Oct 7, 2005 | Spyware, Technology News, Viruses and Scams

“Phishing” scams are now actually punishable by law in California, Reuters reported Friday. Read the full story here. That doesn’t mean much to the thousands of people that continue to fall for them on a daily basis, but at least it’s a start....