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    Windows 10 System Error Warning

    So I called the number. They said to take my computer to Best Buy and have them do an OTR, run an infection sweep, do a malware removal and a full system tune- up then buy Stopzilla for $99.00 and have that installed because my MacAfee is worthless. He said it would cost about $350.00. My...
  2. MS16-003 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for JScript and VBScript to Address Remote...

    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in the VBScript scripting engine in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a specially crafted website. An...
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    Windows 8 Clone like a Pro (Migrate2Virtual) Disk2VHD?

    Hi. I Would like to hear your experience, advices in this matter... I want to make a complete "forensic clone" or socalled imaging of a physical machine running Windows 8.1 320GB HDD Intel and then apply this volume snapshot >To virtual machine image/file that can be migrated to...
  4. Windows 8 How to Remove Persistent v9.com Homepage in Chrome: AdwCleaner Help Needed

    Would you help, please? every time I run AdwCleaner, v9.com is always being found. this is very persistent.. I even run Mbam, Windows Defender, MSERT.. only AdwCleaner find this. I always clean it as suggested by AdwCleaner... Below is the detail...
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    Windows 8 anti virus

    I have Win 8.1 and don't like what I have been reading about Defender. Could I get a time tested opinion about a free a/v and firewall combo? I have MBAM with SpywareBlaster and Defender. if you think that is good enough please comment.
  6. Windows 8 Doing a System Restore on a Windows 8.1 machine after Phone Scam

    Hi there guys, A friend of mine was taken in this afternoon on a scam phone call. The person who rung up told him that he had trojans on his computer and they were killing the websites he was going too. If he paid the scamers $250 they would remove them for him. You get the picture.... Have...
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    What info can be gathered from just an email address?

    I was wondering what info, if any, can be gathered from just a person's email address. For example, if one person sends an email to a stranger, what can the stranger find out about that person based on just their email address? Any way the stranger could find personal info about who sent it? I...
  8. MS14-079 - Moderate: Vulnerability in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Denial of Service...

    Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.0 (November 11, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker places a specially crafted TrueType font on a...
  9. MS14-059 - Important: Vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC Could Allow Security Feature Bypass...

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker convinces a user to click a specially crafted link...
  10. VIDEO A word of warning to parents

    I do buy and sell, pure business, and I have this rather rare collection, a promotion pack for a movie about Mannerheim that never made it in the end. But there's unique material in it. I was contacted by a woman, who wanted to buy. It was all adult, "Get from work at 4 O'clock"... After some...
  11. Solutions: How to get rid of 'PUP' programs

    I have Malwarebytes and Windows Defender as my protectors. I am trying to remove Trovi.com. I keep getting this annoying website with more tabs. I have tried to eliminate it several times, without luck. Every time I think it's gone, it comes back. When I Google info on uninstalling it I get...
  12. Microsoft Security Advisory (2719662): Vulnerabilities in Gadgets Could Allow Remote Code Execution

    Revision Note: V1.0 (July 10, 2012): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an automated Microsoft Fix it solution that disables the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets on supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Disabling the Windows Sidebar and...
  13. VIDEO New Computer Virus "Flame" Most Sophisticated & Complex Cyber Weapon to Date

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  14. Windows 7 Why Hackers Write Computer Viruses

    Maximum PC | Why Hackers Write Computer Viruses
  15. Windows 7 Why Smart People Fall for Scams

    Phishing Scams Aren't Just for Fools
  16. Marketer taps browser flaw to see if you're pregnant

    Marketer taps browser flaw to see if you're pregnant ? The Register
  17. Windows 7 Does using Facebook put you at more risk elsewhere on the internet?

    Does using Facebook put you at more risk elsewhere on the internet? | Naked Security
  18. Windows 7 Fake security alerts on the rise again.

    Again!?? According to Microsoft's July issue newsletter (Security for home computer users), it seems that we've got more scareware products on the horizon. We've probably all seen them before in one version or another while browsing the web, you get a pop up warning that some form of malicious...
  19. New Windows 7 Web Filter Application Allows Safe, Secure Internet Experience for School-age Children

    Thousand Oaks, CA - Mobicip.com, the leading Internet safety and parental control service for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, is now offering a new Windows 7 content filter for parents and educators to ensure their childrens internet safety while browsing the web. Mobicip...
  20. Windows 8 and free WiFi

    * MANILA, Philippines -- The online world will forever be a reflection of what happens in our real-world world. In the offline world, there are good people. Good people can also be found online. But there are evil people, too, that populate the Internet, doing their nefarious things online –...