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I got an email today from one of my old computer repair customers in Portland that told me I was sending out viruses, and wondering how I could be so careless. I know darn well I’m innocent, but trying to explain that to people can be a pain in the neck. Now, when someone tells you that you sent them a virus or a phishing scam, you can just send them a link to this blog post. |
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Brad Franklin in Boise Idaho is offering an onsite computer repair visit to clean up spyware on home user PC’s for a flat fee of just $45. That’s a pretty good deal to get clean, and get protected. To reach Brad, email him at brad@pdxtc.com. Brad used to be the store manager of Cyber Exchange in Gateway, and is now with a large mobile phone provider. However, he still makes office and house calls… |
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Lots of people saw the spyware show on our local Portland TV Station KGW. I stayed at KGW TV station after the segment aired answering chat questions for nearly two hours. There sure was a lot of interest, and my wrists are still sore! And here’s my critique - |
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“Phishing” scams are now actually punishable by law in California, Reuters reported Friday. Read the full story here. That doesn’t mean much to the thousands of people that continue to fall for them on a daily basis, but at least it’s a start. For more information about Phishing, visit AntiPhishing.org. |
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As this article points out, some estimates of the financial risk posed by Spyware may have been inflated, but that’s not to imply that it’s still not a horrible plague. The moral of the story? Make sure you’re running Windows Service Pack 2 and all the Windows updates! |
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There ia a new spyware worm called P2Load.A that actually makes a copy of the Google website, and when you try to go to Google, you are redirected to an exact replica of Google, showing search that show only advertising. Pretty clever huh? Read the full story here |
