Here’s What Happens When You Install the Top 10 Download.com Apps

Here's a beautiful example of why one needs to be very careful when downloading and installing software nowadays. (And avoid Download.com like the plague) I used to recommend Filehippo.com for most common downloads but even they've started adding an optional "download manager" on some pages. (If you're careful about that, it's still a good source).…
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6November2014

Got a new virus on the workbench. Customer made a valiant effort to remove it himself (careful, some folks have done more harm than good) and ran a bunch of scanners that I'd normally run. Brought it in and there's something to be said for having seen what normally runs on a PC a million…
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FBI/DOJ Crytoplocker triumph

A big FBI/DoJ takedown resulted in a whole wackload of servers of the (nasty) Crytolocker virus recently. YAY. But, it's down but not out; other servers are still out there. I'm working on some new features for Constant Care and Weekly Care w/AV subscribers, the first of which will block the Cryptolocker virus from infecting.…
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