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Autorun.inf is the main instruction file which is associated with the function of Autorun. It is basically a simple configuration file which is text-based and commands the OS regarding various functions such as which icon needs to be used, which extra menu commands to make available and which executable needs to be started. That is, it provides information to Windows about opening a presentation and treating the CD contents. Rarely, the autorun.inf files will be created by pirated software which will damage the computer system completely. Few of these create new autorun files and if available in a pen drive or CD, they can ... Read Full Story
Written by saint-michael on
Home » Computers , Featured , Headline , Virus Alerts 24 April 2009 2 views No Comment I had mentioned in a previous article about the spam being pushed out by the thousands thanks to its connection to the Waledac, well it would seem that Yahoo is a bit late in mentioning that news article or maybe not, depending on where you get your info from. Either way, I think the reason why this article was written, was that most “home” users don’t check out most computer magazine based websites and so this article can be considered a summary of whats been going on ... Read Full Story
Written by devilslab on
I have seen many people using pendrives or USB drives, suffering from viruses in their pendrives. One of the most poplular is AUTORUN.INF . What is autorun.inf ? AUTORUN.INF Viruses are virus that uses the Autorun feature of Windows to spread itself on computers. This virus makes a copy of the autorun.inf file to the root or main directory of all the drives on your PC, internal and / or external disks, to make the virus runs every time the external disks like pendrives or USB drives were inserted or every time you double-click the drives through the Windows Explorer. How to remove or ... Read Full Story
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Home » Computers , Featured , Headline , Virus Alerts 28 May 2009 3 views No Comment In my last post about the Conficker Worm, it was well on its way if pushing out a lot of spam and I believe I have gotten quite a few from that little guy. Regardless if it came from Conficker or not I still deleted the emails and what not, however, Conficker is still going pretty strong at 50,000 computers a day and it would seem that India, US, Brazil are topping the charts in infections and in the heat map below you can check what countries ... Read Full Story
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Home » Computers , Featured , Headline , Virus Alerts 15 April 2009 1 views No Comment Its funny the moment I joined Twitter last week, Twitter gets slammed with their own worm, and the fool to advertise that he did it was 17-year old Michael “Mikeyy” Mooney. The worm is called StalkDaily or Mikeyy and as for what this worm does is spam tweets in affected twitter accounts. Luckily Mikeyy was smart enough to name brand himself on his worm and then fess up to it later that weekend. As for the reason he did this, “I was bored.” First off, you were ... Read Full Story
Pretty much everyone counts on their computer day-in and day-out. It doesn’t matter what you do for a living, or whether you use a PC or a Mac, you want your little wonder machine to be ready for any task you have in mind. The reality is computers are basically our right hands these days. [...]  
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Computer Fix and Resources Home Computer Mobile Phone Review Tools & Resources Q & A Downadup, Kido and Conficker Worm Removal Tool by BitDefender By: webmaster | Under: Free AntiVirus 5 Jul Worm Downadup, also known as Conficker or Kido is a network worm that spreads itself by taking advantage of  Windows vulnerabilities. Its removal is complicated by the fact that it blocks many...  
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It has come to our attention that AVG has been giving problems to our players, detecting Maplestory.exe as a virus. In response to your feedback, the developer has brought this case up to AVG. A positive reply has been received and AVG ...  
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No matter how robust an Operating system is, hackers find out some loopholes to bring even the most secured systems on their knees. That explains why there exist several hundred malware that attack the Mac OS, which was known as the safest OS. Undoubtedly, Microsoft Windows is the OS that faces the maximum number of [...] Read Related Posts ...  
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TypePad Blogs, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 19:44:06Whilst online our computers send information back and forth to software suppliers and may report anything regarding your Windows operating system....Whilst online our computers send information back and forth to software suppliers and may report anything regarding your Windows operating system....  
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Does anyone know how to remove this unresolved threat? I have resolved all of the threats on my computer system except ADWARE SOFTOMATE. I have used Trend Micro full security scanner, and I have used a fully updated version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. I will be very grateful for any help with this. Thanks a lot...William Wilson  
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Traditionally, The Apple Macintosh OS is thought to be safe from virus and malicious spy ware that plagues millions of Windows users. However, the security experts have warned that with time the Mac OS has become vulnerable to some varieties of web based malware. Recently well known anti virus software maker Kaspersky Labs released a new [...] Read Related Posts...  
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Antivirus and antispyware software is a must-have. No self-respecting user should be surfing the Internet or checking email without having a trusted defender against computer viruses. But which antivirus software should a person choose? There are so many choices, both free and paid. Well, friends, there are a few choices that stand out. And of the free antivirus products out there, About.com writers are really fond of one in particular...The...  
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Macatte emerged on October 31 as the latest threat to internet users. Macatte is a standard rogue antivirus program that appears to be installed via deliberately contaminated torrent downloads. Chances are good that it is being spread via other vectors, as well. Just like all rogue antispyware, Macatte tricks users into believing that their computer is infected with spyware, and then attempts to extort money from the PC owner in order to...  
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SpyZooka Isolates Rogue Antispyware VirusIsolator and Removes itWebWire (press release)Most industry experts discourage users from attempting to manually remove spyware as doing so can be risky. Instead, when removing VirusIsolator, ...  
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