computer virus

Computer Virus' are a common problem facing more and more computer users everyday. They have continued to evolve over the past few years into newer classifications of infections such as spyware, adware, rootkits and many others. Computer viruses are nothing more than computer programs designed with malicious intent to interfere with productivity, steal information or simply delete your information. As our society moves closer and closer to dependency on digital products for everyday use, end users like yourself have to ensure there computers are protected from these viruses.

A classic example of a blogged about widespread virus that seized an available opportunity was The Obama Virus

As computer virus' become smarter and smarter playing a cat and mouse game with companies who dedicate themselves to combat such malicious efforts, a cookie cutter approach is no longer effective. Should tragedy strike it is imperative that a custom approach to removal and tool selection be made the ensure the computer virus is removed and measures are taken to ensure it does not return.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “computer virus”

• Trojan.vundo can Infiltrate and Steal Your Files, Dont let It

  
  Gwizz IT — Authority: 152
  Vundo Dll, a relatively new variation of Trojan.Vundo, is an extremely harmful backdoor Trojan that noticeably slows the operation of your pc. The Vundo Trojan floods your computer with numerous horrible pop-up ads of false internet security downloads. The Trojan also triggers denial of service errors while browsing ...
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• The Rundll32.exe vundo strain is easy to remove with the easy

  
  Gwizz IT — Authority: 152
  rundll32.exe vundo, a recent variant of Vundo, is a very harmful Trojan that severely negatively impacts the operation of your pc. It fills up your screen with relentless, horrible pop-ups of rogue anti-spyware applications. Trojan.Vundo commonly causes denial of service errors while surfing Yahoo and other secure ...
  1 week ago

• Remove rundll32.exe Vundo Virus Today!

  
  Naked News — Authority: 175
  rundll32.exe vundo, a recent strand of Win32 Vundo , is a very dangerous backdoor Trojan that considerably degrades the operation of your pc. It blankets your screen with tons of frustrating advertising pop-ups of fake internet security applications. The Vundo virus also triggers denial of service errors while ...
  1 week ago

• Uh, oh, “virus” infected NY-23 computerized voting machines

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 167
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  1 week ago

• Police make "trojan" virus arrests

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 155
  Detectives have made the first arrests in Europe to tackle a “trojan” computer virus which is believed to have infected tens of thousands of computers across the world, London police said on Wednesday. The ZeuS or Zbot trojan, a type of sophisticated malicious computer programme, has been used to collect millions ...
  1 week ago

• VIRUS in the VOTING MACHINES: Tainted Results in NY-23

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  GOUVERNEUR, NY - The computerized voting machines used by many voters in the 23rd district had a computer virus - tainting the results, not just from those machines known to have been infected, but casting doubt on the accuracy of counts retrieved from any of the machines Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Police make "trojan" virus arrests (Reuters)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 177
  Reuters – Detectives have made the first arrests in Europe to tackle a “trojan” computer virus which is believed to have infected tens of thousands of computers across the world, London police said on Wednesday. More:  (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Police make "trojan" virus arrests (Reuters)
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• Error Killer Review

  
  Techtoucian.net — Authority: 156
  Ever wondered why your computer kept on crashing or why it slowed down in its performance? Also, do you often get error messages and you want to get rid of it? Discover the full Error Killer review here. I too experienced these sorts of things with my computer. At first, my computer performed well but just after ...
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• Concerning Microsoft And The Conficker Worm

  
  What A Load Of Bullshit — Authority: 115
  Have you received this email? Dear Microsoft Customer, Starting 12/11/2009 the ‘Conficker’ worm began infecting Microsoft customers unusually rapidly. Microsoft has been advised by your Internet provider that your network is infected. To counteract further spread we advise removing the infection using an ...
  2 weeks ago

• Worms and Viruses

  
  All About Worms — Authority: 125
  Computer viruses and worms are pretty much one in the same. No matter if you have a worm or a virus, these malicious software programs can cause your computer to run slow, the can make it vulnerable to other worms and viruses, or they can complete disable your system. Fortunately, for a large number of infected ...
  2 weeks ago

• Twitter Faces Security Issues Again and Again

  
  IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law — Authority: 560
  A few weeks ago I got an email from a colleague stating that he believed his Twitter account had been hacked into because of a suspicious direct message that was sent to all of his followers, me included. Since then I’ve gotten other random direct messages. But in the last two days both [...]Related posts: ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nov. 10, 1983: Computer ‘Virus’ Is Born

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 155
  1983: Fred Cohen, a University of Southern California graduate student, gives a prescient peek at the digital future when he demonstrates a computer virus during a security seminar at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. A quarter-century later, computer viruses have become a pandemic for which there’s no inoculation. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Were Back!!!!

  
  Cats of Wildcat Woods — Authority: 117
  Mom just got back online after our computer got a nasty virus! This week was chock full of nice warm sunny days so we just sunned and relaxed while the computer was being fixed. Hope we didnt miss lots of fun happenings with you all. We have lots to tell too. Will reveal more later this week!
  2 weeks ago

• Truly Trivial: What sci-fi novel coined the phrase computer worm?

  
  Jay Garmon [dot] Net — Authority: 119
  Image via Wikipedia Once again, I am overburdened by day jobbery and must resort to recycling one of my old TechRepublic Geek Trivia posts for this weeks Truly Trivial column. Dont worry; its timely. Twenty-six years ago today, the computer virus was born . Twenty one years ago last week, perhaps the most famous ...
  2 weeks ago

• Computer Viruses Can Frame Victims for Child Porn Possession

  
  Asylum — Authority: 724
  Filed under: Weird News , News , Weird The only thing worse than a computer virus is a computer virus that infects your PC with child pornography. Where does one go to get a kiddie-porn-infested unit serviced? A back-alley repair shop? We certainly dont want to take our dying desktop to ... Read more   ...
  2 weeks ago

• Free Security Programs – The Right Price For Computer Safety

  
  Wael Isa — Authority: 149
  While you may think that security software for your computer is expensive, a number of developers have made some of their versions available over the Internet for free. Hard to believe, but true. Instead of purchasing expensive security software packages that have more fire power than what a typical consumer might ...
  2 weeks ago

• Computer Virus From Hell

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 154
  I don’t know if this is a friggin hoax but if it’s true…everybody panic! The latest computer virus is a doozy, it secretly downloads child porn onto your computer so pedophiles can then remotely access it without fear of getting caught. OMG. Considering ever friggin ped caught uses this excuse in court (it ...
  2 weeks ago

• Remain Vigilant and Exercise Caution

  
  Wael Isa — Authority: 149
  We live in a world where there are many helpful and kind people and then there are also those who are filled with hatred and would wish to do us harm. This is a statement that most would agree with–look around us in our daily lives and we can easily pick out examples of each. Often, when we identify these things ...
  2 weeks ago

• Security Software Options And Their Prices

  
  Wael Isa — Authority: 149
  The Internet is no doubt a wonderful development. Without it we wouldn’t be able to check the scores of games that aren’t on television, have a child find out what makes up the earth’s atmosphere without leaving home, or conveniently gather any number of other information sources important to people for their ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Astley iPhone Virus: Whatever Must It Be Like To Be Rick Astley?

  
  The Awl — Authority: 761
  Life with technology in the 21st century is weird for everybody. But it must be double-plus ridicu-crazy for Rick Astley, who is now ten times more famous than he ever was at the peek of his performing career, some 22 years ago. The fact that the first “worm” virus to affect iPhones displays a photo of Astley ...
  2 weeks ago

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