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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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    • antivirus cyber threats cybersecurity deceptive products fake threats kaspersky live chat localization malicious software malware online support rogueware scareware security social engineering support services tech support trial version uninstaller user feedback
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Windows Vista Malware & Safely Remove Hardware issue

    I am attempting to clean up a friends HP PC which is running Vista 32 bit SP2. I believe she has contracted a piece of malware by clicking on a photo in facebook (Is this a picture of you?). One of the symptoms is preventing the computer installing updates for Vista and Defender. I have...
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    • antivirus avast boot issues cleanup computer help defender eject drives hardware malicious software malware malwarebytes pc issues security spydoctor spyware taskbar updates virus removal windows vista
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Code 52 / CD/DVD DRIVE NOT READING

    Hello All, I tried using my CD-ROM Drive, which would not read any of my cd's. I looked in the Device manager, where I found the following error message under CD-ROM drive: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device. A recent hardware or software...
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    • cd drive cd-rom code 52 command prompt computer help device manager digital signature driver issues dvd drive error messages hardware change itunes malicious software software change test signing troubleshooting windows drivers
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 How to get rid of Update.exe??

    Hi, I don't remember when this started, but whenever I boot my laptop it asks for my permission to run update.exe just after the start-up. When i click on Yes to allow it, it shows the following error message: "Run-time error 339: Component 'MSWINSCK.OCX' or one of its dependencies not...
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    • antivirus scan application removal dell laptop error 339 error message file location malicious software malware mcafee antivirus protection software software issues startup issues system folder task manager tech support update.exe windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Hard drive security permissions question.

    So the one big thing that really bugs the heck outa me with Win7, is that it labels me as some malicous program. How would a computer think I'm being evil you may ask? Well go ahead and try and save an image from the internet by right clicking on it, and attempting to save it to a different...
    • shadowmoose
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    • auto play data access digital rights drive access external drive file editing file management file saving hard drive malicious software operating system permissions scan process security system settings troubleshooting user experience user rights windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Do I have Conficker?

    Let's see... All of this happened right after I download something my friend showed me, but I stopped the download part way through and deleted the part of the .rar file. Kaspersky Antivirus completely fails When I go to the Windows Update page (with IE), it says I am not an Administrator...
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    • access issues administrator antivirus conficker kaspersky malicious software malware rar file windows 7068 windows update
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Laptop Shutting down after 10min in a game after windows updates

    i have an Acer Aspire 8930 laptop, it has been running smoothly since december 08, however a week ago some new windows updates came out and i installed them, i play wow online and have been since i got laptop and have never had a prob playing it, i play for something like 7 hours a day, yes...
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    • acer aspire bluetooth drivers errors framework gaming intel laptop malicious software performance recovery service pack shutdown support system updates vista windows wow
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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