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Archive for Malware

What is a Boot Sector Virus?

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The Boot Sector is an essential area of the hard drive that every other part of your hard drive relies on. When it fails, everything fails. To make matters worse, this area is hard for the normal user to access. This complexity gives a level of protection and also denies most users the ability to repair damaged files. Read On!

Beware of a New Phone Scam

This evening a customer told me about a call she had just received from someone representing themselves as a Microsoft tech. The so-called “Microsoft” tech told her that they had received notice her computer was infected. They took over her computer and started to make changes. At this point she started to get suspicious Read On!

New Avira Free Anti-Virus has Demands

In the past we have suggested that you use Avira’s free anti-virus as an additional anti-virus program. Avira released a new version this week that may conflict with some of the premium programs we recommend. Read On!