Malware

How to clean an Infected Computer using “SCRAPE”

02-16-2012
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1)If you have been using avast!, this is most likely NOT a virus infection, but a spyware infection!  The best antivirus programs in the world stop approximately 95% of virus’, and 70% of spyware.  We have been relying on Microsoft Windows Defender for years now, but that program has become worthless, and all it does is slow your machine down.  We actually remove Defender from all of our systems.  We have found that some users will be re-infected until properly protected.  The best protection that money can buy is avast! Pro and Malwarebytes Pro combined.  Over 95% of systems,...

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Risks of Online Banking as a Business Exposed

02-03-2012
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The banking laws/regulations have changed and are continuing to change. Federal banking regulations provide broad protections to consumers (personal bank accounts are liable for only $50 from online fraud). But consumers who are unaware of their rights might end up unnecessarily footing the bill. Banks are no longer required to carry insurance on business/corporate bank accounts, and they have not been informing their business customers of the change. This means if your business does any type of online banking, bill payment, online statements (which we all are being pushed to); you will most likely need to sue the bank...

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Open Cloud Security / Zenton System Guard Removal

10-06-2011
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We were successful @ removing these infections “Open Cloud Security”  & ”Zenton System Guard Removal” I always check with Bleeping Computer, as these guys are the best at R&D.  There post was from early September.   The Malware authors also checkin with Bleeping Computer to modify their code to thwart infection removal.  My (J.R. Guthrie @ Advantage Micro Corporation) “scrape” process did not work. Bleeping Computers removal process did not work. Previous “hard core” dis-infection has dictated this process (last resort before “format C:”) I pulled the hard drive, and connected it to a highly protected system running avast! Pro antivirus, and...

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How to use Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware to scan and remove malware from your computer

02-17-2011
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How to use Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware to scan and remove malware from your computer

Introduction: As you may have noticed, we use MalwareBytes’, or MBAM, in a lot of our removal guides. We do this for no reason other than the fact that the program simply works well and that we can count on it to remove what it says it can. It is updated constantly throughout the day and has excellent protection on all the new malware that comes out. With that said, we feel that MalwareBytes is an important tool to have as part of your computer’s security arsenal. One of the program’s nicest features is that it is free and easy to...

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