Browsing Archive: May, 2011

Face Book has been targeted by the crooks!

Posted by Phillip Barbour on Friday, May 27, 2011,
Probably 75% of the service calls I do are to remove viruses from my customer's computers. More accurately these are not viruses, rather they are malware (malicious software) infections designed to steal your personal information. I had long suspected that FaceBook was a source of the infections based on its popularity. I'm not saying FB is the problem, but like anything, the bigger you are the more a target you become. If you haven't done so yet, please watch this short video on how the FB s...
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New aVast Antivirus program for OS X

Posted by Phillip Barbour on Friday, May 27, 2011, In : MAC Stuff 

Mac owners have long been notoriously smug about the lack of viruses for their chosen operating system, but it is far from true to say that viruses do not exist for OS X. In reality, the platform has simply been of little interest to virus writers and coders of malicious software, but the Mac Defender Trojan highlights the fact that Macs are just as vulnerable as other computers. avast! Free Antivirus for Mac is, and there's a clue in the name, a free antivirus tools for Mac -- and a new beta...


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OMG!!! There is Malware for OS X

Posted by Phillip Barbour on Friday, May 27, 2011, In : MAC Stuff 

I was one of the smug ones because I have never had a virus or malware problem on my iMac. Well, time to get humble I guess. Last week there was big news about a malware scare called Mac Defender and I predict more are coming.

The application has a very polished look, and can easily deceive veteran Mac users as well. On the first launch, the application will falsely detect some of the files on your Mac computer as infected by virus. The application will also open porn websites on your Mac, ma...


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New Blog

Posted by Phillip Barbour on Thursday, May 26, 2011, In : General 
This is the all new Techfella blog which is where I will be posting information on technology that may be of interest to you. The other was getting a little crazy with old information. This one is cleaner and I promise will be kept up to date.
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