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How to Avoid Mobile Adware – Mobile Security
Free mobile apps come at a cost – mobile adware or madware can be intrusive, but also potentially malicious.
‘Ransomware’ locks up computers
This Ransomware seems to be pretty prevalent. Be careful what you click on. Avoid the urge to click 🙂 on pop-ups, instant messages or social media messages from people you don’t know. Keep your Windows maintenance up-to-date and make sure you have a good Anti-Virus. As I said before, there’s no need to pay for an Anti-Virus. Microsoft Security Essentials is an excellent FREE Anti-virus and best of all its Anti-Annoying, unlike the major Pay-for-annoyance brands.
Practice Safe Computing!
Joe
A tricky new computer virus is making the rounds. Infected users see pop-up messages that claim to be from the FBI and threaten people with a fine or prison unless they pay up. The virus, meanwhile, locks up the computer, holding it and the user …
Malware here, there and everywhere!
I’ve been running into a lot of computers with varying degrees of Malware (term for anything malicious such as viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, most rootkits, and other malicious programs). It manifests in all kinds of ways from bogus disk drive definitions, hidden program groups and files, printers not working to general crashing.
I strongly suggest that you all install Malwarebytes and run it. Here’s a link to the Free version. Just make sure you don’t select the Trial or Pay version. http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?tag=mncol;1
Also, if you want a great free Anti-Virus. Avira, avast! and Microsoft Security Essentials are pretty darn good.
Happy & Safe computing!
Joe
ThreatExpert Report: Adware.ADH
Adware.ADH [PCTools]; Adware.ADH [Symantec]; packed with: UPX [Kaspersky Lab] … A potentially unwanted adware program designed to deliver various …
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Cybercriminals Cast a Wide Net in January, Targeting a Broad Range of Victims
Android Apperhand Malware or Adware | Internet Safety Project
Android Apperhand Malware or Adware. avatar. by The Internet Safety Project Newswire. February 2, 2012. Recently, Symantec announced that a number of …
Adware Reborn As Facebook Theme Software / – InformationWeek
Come on you Facebookees, don’t install Facebook programs that trash your News Feed and Profile with Ads!
Let’s try to keep Facebook Social not Commercial …. of course we are really too late for that …
A new generation of advertising software plagues Facebook and Google. Is there anything they can do about it?
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