We are noticing a marked increase in the amount of virus infections that are being brought into our computer repairs facility in Perth.
This is probably a result of folk spending more time on their laptops as the nights start to draw in, however we have also noted increasing sophistication in
Phishing attempts that are being sent via email and social media.
Examples from just this morning:
New email spam variant as folks thinks about Oct hols KLM SALES & SERVICE CENTER
Yet another Facebook email spam "Your friend wants to share photos and updates with you
"Vodafone Europe: Your Account Balance" from Vodafone Europe (account@online.vodafone.com) contained a virus or a suspicious attachment
So be on your guard and if in ANY doubt, delete it!!
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Showing posts with label virus removal perth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label virus removal perth. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Monday, 27 August 2012
A Computer Virus Most Foul
As Perth’s top computer repair shop, we remove a lot of viruses from a lot of computers.
Some computer viruses are straight forward to clean, others are tenacious and then you have the Royal Pain In The Butt computer viruses.
Recently, we have noticed a marked trend towards malicious computer virus infections. Some computer viruses are happy to use your computer or laptop as a host for sending spam, others steal your contacts, others attempt to steal your identity and bank details etc.
Last week we had a battle royal with a previously unseen computer virus that defied all normal attempts to clean and remove.
It’s a variation on what is known as the Encryption Virus but this time it’s a much harder nut to crack. If it is not possible to remove a virus from a computer cleanly (some turn septic during the cleaning process), then a fresh Windows build followed by a data transfer is the ultimate solution.
However the Encryption Virus is a particularly foul in that it encrypts EVERY file on the victim’s hard drive. This means that even when you copy the user’s files to a brand new Window’s installation, the files are locked, encrypted and totally useless.
I believe the asking price from the virus developer for unlocking the data is £150 to £200!!
We bang on about how vital a three generation backup strategy is and this is exactly why. Alas, as is the case with most consumers, they are not backed up.
In one case, we managed to retrieve a picture (file) from a digital camera and use that to decrypt the key by comparing the file from the camera with the encrypted file on the hard drive. That client was very very lucky as the hard drive contained the only digital photographs of their children.
Bullguard the internet security that we use and recommend comes with 5GB of online backup so really there is no excuse for not being protected with a backup.
If you are having computer problems, need some computer help or think that your computer has virus, then pop in for a chat. Our advice is free!
Some computer viruses are straight forward to clean, others are tenacious and then you have the Royal Pain In The Butt computer viruses.
Recently, we have noticed a marked trend towards malicious computer virus infections. Some computer viruses are happy to use your computer or laptop as a host for sending spam, others steal your contacts, others attempt to steal your identity and bank details etc.
Last week we had a battle royal with a previously unseen computer virus that defied all normal attempts to clean and remove.
It’s a variation on what is known as the Encryption Virus but this time it’s a much harder nut to crack. If it is not possible to remove a virus from a computer cleanly (some turn septic during the cleaning process), then a fresh Windows build followed by a data transfer is the ultimate solution.
However the Encryption Virus is a particularly foul in that it encrypts EVERY file on the victim’s hard drive. This means that even when you copy the user’s files to a brand new Window’s installation, the files are locked, encrypted and totally useless.
I believe the asking price from the virus developer for unlocking the data is £150 to £200!!
We bang on about how vital a three generation backup strategy is and this is exactly why. Alas, as is the case with most consumers, they are not backed up.
In one case, we managed to retrieve a picture (file) from a digital camera and use that to decrypt the key by comparing the file from the camera with the encrypted file on the hard drive. That client was very very lucky as the hard drive contained the only digital photographs of their children.
Bullguard the internet security that we use and recommend comes with 5GB of online backup so really there is no excuse for not being protected with a backup.
If you are having computer problems, need some computer help or think that your computer has virus, then pop in for a chat. Our advice is free!
Friday, 6 July 2012
DNS Changer Computer Virus
If your ability to connect to the internet disappears on Monday (9/7/2012, it might be because your computer has a specific virus infection.
The FBI are cutting off the 'head' of this virus by taking down all of the controlling computers on Monday.
So if you suddenly suffer a loss of internet, bring it into our computer repairs workshop in Perth and we'll get your computer working perfectly again
The FBI are cutting off the 'head' of this virus by taking down all of the controlling computers on Monday.
So if you suddenly suffer a loss of internet, bring it into our computer repairs workshop in Perth and we'll get your computer working perfectly again
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