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Infected computers at half

January 28, 2010

Well this might be considered “encouraging” if it weren’t so discouraging. According to a report, 48% of over 22 million computers scanned were infected with malware used in phishing scams and password stealing apps. I’ve preached this over and over – your anti-virus is only 1 layer of security. Don’t be lulled into a false [...]

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Still think your anti-virus helps you

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year to everyone! Unfortunately, my first post of the new year is not a positive one. For example, malware programs now infect computers and then routinely use their own antivirus capabilities to not only disable antivirus software but also remove competing malware programs. source: http://www.infopackets.com/news/security/2008/20081216_internet_security_is_losing_the_online_war.htm Ok – I’ve been preaching for a long [...]

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