Rescuing the people of Perth since 2004
Rescuing the people of Perth since 2004
Category Malware
Don’t let your files get kidnapped by CryptoWall
A new type of computer infection, CryptoWall, is making its presence known. Once it infects your computer, it quickly gets to work converting all of your personal data such as photos, documents and emails to an encrypted form that you…
Is that Email a Fake or Not?
Good security software will get rid of the bulk of your spam mail so usually you don’t have to worry about them but occasionally some slip past the keeper and end up in your inbox. Mostly they’re just annoying, but…
Beware Adobe Flash Player Update
There is a particularly bad “rogue antivirus” program called “ThinkPoint” making the rounds at the moment – I’ve removed it from PCs owned by three different clients just today! What is it? I’ll tell you exactly how this particular infection…
Infection NEVER means you’ve lost all your data!
A friend from the other side of the country was telling me today how she had recently had an infection on her laptop. Unfortunately, she had an assignment due which she had literally spent hours on and it was due…
Avoiding Viruses when Web Surfing
It’s really common – you’re just Googling something of interest and all of a sudden, a message pops up to tell you that your computer is infected. The message goes on to say that you need to download some specifically…