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    Windows 7 Blue screen after logging in - may be related to AVG

    Hi, I'm stuck with a problem with my windows 7 (x64 Home premium on i7-920) While working with 3dsmax (rendering a picture) a message pop up saying system is unable to access (a rather strange filename I didn't have a chance to write down) few moments after that I got a message from AVG...
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    Windows 7 Scareware Authors Now Offer Live Tech Support

    Scareware pushers have upped their cheating techniques are and now offering live chat and localization for their deceptive products. Security researchers reveal that technical support is provided by real people. Scareware, also known as rogueware, refers to malicious applications that pose as...
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    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Windows 7 Privacy Center Rogue Antivirus Copies Microsoft Privacy Portal

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Authors of rogue antivirus software hesitate little when it comes down to copying the design and branding of official security solutions in an attempt to pass their fake antivirus code as genuine offerings. It is, of course, just one of the aspects of the social...
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