It Finally Happened, We Received a MacBook with a Virus!
How did this happen? What did you use to clean up the system? Well there are a few things you have to consider......
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Tags: Virus removal, Antivirus, Browser Hijacking, Macintosh, Macbook
Google Drive
Initially this started with Google Docs, and has now become Google Drive, a complete office suite with cloud storage. Google Drive offers you MS Office type apps in the form of a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation app, and an illustration app. Google Drive also carries 15GB of free storage space when you sign up.
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Tags: cloud, google drive, Online Storage Options
A review of Dropbox
One of (if not) the best options to choose from is Dropbox. Dropbox is sleek, elegant and reliable. It works well across all platforms whether it be Mac, Windows, Chrome OS, Android, etc. The servers are never down so access is always available. It is easy to install and supports file sharing.
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Tags: android, iphone, The cloud, online storage, Microsoft, Mac, Dropbox
The Cloud - Online Storage Options
Over the next few weeks I will post a blog every week reviewing the most popular online storage options so you can make an informed decision about which online storage is best for you.
Just quickly though.....the cloud? Much confuse....
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Tags: The cloud, online storage, Microsoft, OneDrive, SkyDrive
Ok, it's apparent that many of our customers who bring in their computers do in fact have programs that either contain or deploy malicious code with the ability to do a whole range of nasty things. Below is a list of some of the apllications you should delete right now.
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Tags: Pop-up Ads, Antivirus, Chrome, Firefox, Web Browser, Browser Hijacking, Security
The Nuclear Exploit Kit
Recently there has been a new piece of malicious code floating around otherwise known as the Nuclear exploit kit. This kit has been deployed by a number of travel websites that have been compromised. It was discovered by security researchers Proofpoint after customers had received promotional emails from legitimate businesses whose emails they had signed up to receive. These emails contained links to the infected websites.
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Tags: email, Virus, Browser Hijacking, Security, Malware Prevention
What Is a VPN?
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It is a network that uses public networks i.e the internet to connect to remote sites or users together. It encrypts the data making it one of the most secure ways for businesses to communicate remotely or otherwise.
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Tags: Anonymity, Security, VPN, Internet, Access, NordVPN, ExpressVPN,, ProtonVPN, Private Internet Access,
What Is a Blue Screen Stop Error?
Blue Screens of Death (sometimes Doom) or BSoDs have been around in all Windows operating systems since Windows 3.1.
It was originally a way to report driver errors but since then it has become an error reporting tool for all hardware, driver and system issues such as overheating, faulty memory, power supply issues and incompatible files.
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Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, BSod, Windows 8, Windows 7
It's technology that has been dreamed about for years, only foretold as futuristic advancements. But are we ready for this?
In our modern world, people are statistics identifiable by either a name or a face. Most of the time they're friends you recognise; however, soon anyone might be able to find out who you are, where you're from, your age, your likes and dislikes - just by pointing a camera in your direction.
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Tags: privacy, social media, social networking, photos
What Is Cryptolocker?
Cryptolocker is ransomware: malicious software which holds your files to ransom.
So How did I get it? Cryptolocker is spread through infected attachments to emails, or as a secondary infection on computers which are already affected by viruses which offer a back door for further attacks.
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Tags: Windows XP, Viruses, Antivirus, Kaspersky, Windows 8, Security, Windows 7
