KGW Spyware story

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!

Here’s a link to the story

And here’s my critique -

1. Someone in the KGW chat night said that the woman at AAA roofing did not seem to have a spyware problem, since she had an SQL error page. At the time I thought the same thing, but in reality, she did. She had what’s called a “redirected home page” or “hijacked home page”, and that page is what was giving an SQL error. The SQL error looked like it was coming from a web host. Winpatrol fixed it, restoring her default homepage, and that was likely spyware.

2. This point was not made well…You often need to use at least two spyware removal programs to insure you are clean.

3. Why would I pick that day to wear socks and sandals? My brand new sandals needed a little breaking in, just wearing them around the house. I forgot I was going to be on TV!