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Pros & Cons of Free Vs Paid Antivirus Software

Posted by Chris Allard on Mon, Mar 16, 2015

The complicated, and sometimes dangerous world of the internet means that is makes very good sense for you to invest in some type of virus protection software. There are many companies offering a myriad of solutions that will help you keep your PC or laptop free of dangerous viruses, that are so prevalent on the internet. Some are free and some paid for; so it is important to consider the values of both.

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Tags: Antivirus, Malware Prevention, antivirus software

The 3 Most Important Factors when Choosing the Best Antivirus

Posted by Chris Allard on Thu, Jan 22, 2015

Choosing which anti-virus protection is best for you isn't always that easy. There are a lot of options out there, with varying price tags. What makes one anti-virus program better than another? There are usually 3 important factors that you should judge them by.

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Tags: Viruses, Hackers, Antivirus, Protection, Virus, internet security, kaspersky lab

Mac Computers Can Get Viruses and Malware

Posted by Henry Dallow on Fri, Sep 05, 2014


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

Don't Use (some) Free Software.

Posted by Henry Dallow on Fri, Jul 25, 2014

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

If you have the Cryptolocker virus you have 2 weeks to fix it!

Posted by Henry Dallow on Fri, Jun 06, 2014

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

Keep Calm and Carry On with Windows XP After April 2014

Posted by Henry Dallow on Tue, Apr 15, 2014

So as you all know Windows XP support has finished for you and I, however that doesn't mean we have to stop using it!

Ok, deep breath, don't panic, you can still use Windows XP for a while (one year or so)
after support has ended, so to stay on top of your XP machine here are a few pointers:

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Tags: Windows XP, Virus removal, Malwarebytes, Antivirus, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Nitro PDF, Kaspersky, Avast!