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Facebook Password Email Virus and A Copyright Lawsuit Email Virus

March 25, 2010 By

The recent Facebook password virus is joined by a copyright lawsuit virus that work on a similar principle.

In the Facebook password email virus, you receive an email telling you that your Facebook password has been changed. If you follow the link in the email, you are taken not to Facebook, but to a website loaded with malware that will try to infect your computer. Another form of the virus may simply try to steal your Facebook ID and password by getting your to use them on a fake website. Then send itself to all your Facebook contacts.

In the “A Copyright lawsuit has been filed against you.” email virus you get an email that you are being sued.

There is a link to a site (actually adirect link to a Word doc file). Going to the site gets the same result as above. The copyright virus is known to be targeting [Read more...]

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The Most Important Step To Keeping Malware Off Your Computer

March 19, 2010 By

What is the most important thing you can do to keep malware off your computer?

It’s not using a popular antivirus. It’s not avoiding bad websites. It’s not unplugging your computer from the internet. Although these will help, they are not the first thing you need to think about in order to keep malware viruses and spyware off your computer. Not to mention, unplugging your computer from the internet is kind of inconvenient.

So, where should you start? [Read more...]

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