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A real-life ‘evil hypnotist’ is being hunted down after sending at least eight elderly bank customers into trances and stealing their money. The crafty crook has been collecting cash from unaware victims in the south-western Russian city of Stavropol. It is thought that he has...

If you find that you being prevented from using the internet and you are getting pop-ups stating your pc has been attacked, then you need to get rid of this thing fast. It will infest your pc's registry. Basically it is a name changing rip-off rogue application that deliberately reports false...

A Friend had a very strange phone call from an obvious "outsource" telling me that the security of his computer was in jeopardy, that his system had so many viruses that it was going to crash and that the junk mail folder had to be cleaned. This does not begin to describe the tone of the woman...

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) claimed credit on Thursday for taking down one of the biggest producers of spam e-mail in a joint effort with federal authorities across the United States. The world's biggest software company said its legal action against the operator of the Rustock 'botnet' -- or...

Hi Some interesting stuff here about how to avoid and remove fake antivirus Trojans. Link Removed Mike

Is there a new virus out that is aimed at windows 7?. I just got a call from some "tech" telling me he was from MS... telling me a new virus was attacking windows 7... wanted $100 + to get rid of it. He also said MS Essentials anti virus couldn't stop it.. Is there such a virus? And if so...how...

Amazon retailers are being targeted by fraudsters who have created a custom-built a program that generates fakes receipts for nonexistent orders, according to researchers from GFI Software. he program is designed to create a customized HTML file that closely resembles an actual Amazon.com...

In te last 48 hours. Residents in Queensland and also has started in New South Whales of Australia have been facing fake Microsoft Virus alerts via the phone and in some cases via email. These callers and sender say they are from Microsoft and other computer companies saying your computer is...

Before i begin explaining this weird situation, please understand that it's true and i seen it with my own eyes ! Today i was about to purchase a laptop from an individual i met ! I was told the laptop had a 4gb Ram, 250 gb HDD, 2.0 core two duo processor and running windows vista ! But...

Hi people, I've been using Vista for a while and I'm looking to upgrade to 7. However, I'm low on money at the moment and I don't particularly want to pay hundreds for it. I searched for windows product keys and found(Link Removed) that seems to be selling them at low prices, having bought...

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Hi i recieved a phone call, lady said she is from windows support center and my pc is sending error messages and its downloading some files without my permission that will effect my pc. she asked me to start my pc and she will tell me how to fix it, call was dropped and she did not call me...

I received a call today from a representative of this website: Link Removed - Invalid URL They claimed my pc had been sending them error messages and that my 'Microsoft warrenty' (whatever that is) was out of date. I played along until I got the above details and then revealed I was a MVP...

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Hi everyone, So today I logged into my computer to find that my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 has been deemed "not genuine". I was scammed by buying what I thought was a legit copy of Windows off ebay, for considerably less than what it was selling retail. Yes, I was greedy, no I don't need...

February 12, 2010 In an effort to boost sales, sellers of a fake antivirus product known as "Live PC Care" are offering their victims live technical support.

There are sites out there where ine can get burned and I got burned. So just letting you know. I will not name the site unless I get permission to but, it was really nice well set up site just about like Windows 7 Forums. Except this one sold software only. Naturally I purchased a week and...

I used PC Tools Registry Mechanics a few years ago and they slipped in an automatic renewal feature that nobody noticed unti they got billed. Webroot bought PC Tools a while ago and appar incorporated the same it's apparently hidden in their Terms of Use and you have to opt out manually. I just...

World of Warcraft users get another worry Sexy girls are not always what they seem By Link Removed - Invalid URL Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:15 INSECURITY FIRM Sophos is warning World of Warcraft users to be on the look out for sexy strangers bearing dangerous gifts. According to the...

From a good friend, I'd highly take his suggestions: Comodo is a popular name in the software business. Comodo provides multiple free, and excellent, products for home users including, but not limited to, the award winning Comodo Firewall (now bundled with Comodo Internet Security). Comodo has...