Microsoft Warns Users of New Trojan Hijacking Facebook Account Access
Facebook continues to be on the radar screen for us as cybercrooks find new creative ways to attack the 1-billion plus strong social network giant and user accounts. In the recent rash of attacks, security experts from Microsoft have found were a new Trojan is hijacking Facebook accounts. Microsoft has just issued a warning that a relatively new Trojan horse, named Trojan:JS/Febipos.A, attempts to hijack Facebook accounts. In hijacking Facebook accounts, the cybercrooks behind the Trojan horse could gain access to specific hacked accounts.
Beware: Hackers and Scammers Exploiting Boston Marathon Bombings To Spread Malware
The deadly bombings that took place in Boston during the marathon have received much press over the past few days as the nation comes together to send their thoughts and prayers to all of the victims and injured. At the same time heartless scammers are using the Boston Marathon Bombing incident to exploit so they are able to spread various types of malware onto computers. Image 1- Example of a computer user going to a link included in a Boston Marathon Bombing spam message… it displays a pop-up to download a malicious file titled “boston.avi______.exe”. It is a pretty sad world that ...
Beware: IRS Tax Return Frauds Sending Spam Emails To Steal Your Identity
Tax season has come upon us and the fraudsters are just as busy as your local tax preparers. One particular scam circulating that you must beware of is one that sends an email claiming to be the IRS notifying you of an error with the calculation of your tax from the last payment. The spam message contains a letter that utilizes the actual IRS logos and includes a link to “Get Started”, which will redirect you to a malicious site to collect personal information. There are several variations of the fake IRS email letter circulating, all of them containing a link to ...
Facebook Hoax: Tips for Reporting Accurate information on Social Media Sites and Disproving the Scams
Although the Internet can be informative, educational and entertaining, it can also be very harsh and unsettling. There are many advantages of using the Internet as our main source of information, however, when we take into account the disadvantages of using the internet, we must weigh the pros and cons of using such a powerful tool. With the good of using the Internet, we must also accept the bad – scammers, hoaxers, con artist, phishers – all considered cyber criminals. Often, the social media will drive these scams and ridiculous innuendos into “fame gone viral”. The leading social media site, Facebook, is ...
Zeus Banking Malware Linked to Breach of Credit Reports
Infamous malware accused of exposing personal and credit information on government officials and celebrities Zeus – a malevolent banking software has been interestedly linked to government officials and well-known celebrities in getting access to their credit reports. A free-lancing data security analyst, Scot A. Terban, is familiar to the population by blogging his fictitious Krypt3ia. – Terban utilized a software application known as Maltego to analyze exposed.su. Exposed.su created turmoil last week because they posted and exposed credit and personal information on several government official and celebrities including but not limited to Beyoncé, Director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, and Paris Hilton ...
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Microsoft Warns Users of New Trojan Hijacking Facebook Account Access
Facebook continues to be on the radar screen for us as cybercrooks find new creative ways to attack the 1-billion plus strong social network giant and user accounts. In the recent rash of attacks, security experts from Microsoft have found were a new Trojan is hijacking Facebook accounts. Microsoft has just issued a warning that... [Read more...]
Beware: Hackers and Scammers Exploiting Boston Marathon Bombings To Spread Malware
The deadly bombings that took place in Boston during the marathon have received much press over the past few days as the nation comes together to send their thoughts and prayers to all of the victims and injured. At the same time heartless scammers are using the Boston Marathon Bombing incident to exploit so they are able to spread... [Read more...]
Beware: IRS Tax Return Frauds Sending Spam Emails To Steal Your Identity
Tax season has come upon us and the fraudsters are just as busy as your local tax preparers. One particular scam circulating that you must beware of is one that sends an email claiming to be the IRS notifying you of an error with the calculation of your tax from the last payment. The spam message contains a letter that utilizes the... [Read more...]
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Just like a car, a computer running any version of Windows will need a tune-up every once in a while to improve performance and keep it running at its full potential. With that said, the Windows Registry, being the backbone for storing most data for other processes and applications to run, it is essential to keep it in tip-top shape... [Read more...]
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How to fix Msspell3.dll error
Msspell3.dll (and mssp232.dll) are registry files used to execute the spell check in Microsoft programs such as Word or Excel. This error can mean that the installation resulted in corrupt/missing .dll files. As always, individually downloading .dll files from a host site is not recommended as the files could have been altered and... [Read more...]
How to fix Iertutil.dll error
Iertutil.dll is an important registry file that can be corrupted when booting Windows up. It can also be corrupted during the installation of certain programs, or moved on accident. While often times the issue is the direct result of user error, it could also indicate malicious files at work on your computer or hard drive failure.... [Read more...]
How to Fix D3dx9_30.dll Error (Not Found Issue)
D3dx9_30.dll is an important file that is often used to boot PC games as well as other software. It is a product of Microsoft DirectX and is often a necessary component for certain software to run correctly. The error message you may receive if the file is missing/corrupted can vary, but here are some of the common ones: • “This... [Read more...]
Fixing Wuauclt.dll error
Wuauclt is an alternate name for the Windows Automatic Update client. This client automatically installs important updates to your computer. Some of these may be security updates while others are less important. If you are receiving this error you may or may not be prompted to download the .NET Framework. If you are receiving this... [Read more...]
Fixing Netapi32.dll/Net Win32 API.dll error
If you are receiving the Netapi32.dll error (also called net Win32 API.dll) then you have probably noticed several programs not functioning appropriately. In short, this .dll file is needed for many programs to interact with Microsoft networks. A host of issues could lead to an issue with Netapi32. Fixing the Netapi32/Win32 API.dll... [Read more...]
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Remove Europol Interpol Ransomware Threat Message Virus
Europol Interpol Ransomware is a deceptive message that is thought to be a computer virus that resides on a system while it displays a completely misleading notification making false claims of the Interpol Police detecting illegal activities on your computer. The Europol Interpol Ransomware message will then lock up your system in... [Read more...]
Remove PC Speed Maximizer Malware (Pcspeedplus.com/scan rogue website)
PC Speed Maximizer is a fake security application and one that claims to fix issues on a PC to boost its performance. PC Speed Maximizer is not able to do anything good for a Windows PC. It has been found to be nothing more than a tool used by computer hackers to extort money from gullible computer users. In fact, PC Speed Maximizer... [Read more...]
Remove XP Micro Antivirus Online Scan Fake Antivirus Program (Malware)
XP Micro Antivirus Online Scan has been found to be a fake antivirus program simulated through a malicious website. This program attempts to persuade you to buy a registered copy of the XP Micro Antivirus Online Scan program to supposedly remove virus threats that it claims to have found on your computer. XP Micro Antivirus Online... [Read more...]
Remove Decrypt Protect Ransomware Threat Message
A Decrypt Protect Ransomware message has been found to be an extremely dangerous and damaging to your PC. These damaging acts are encrypting of files and modifying them with their extensions. This can cause issues on a system and effect the way it operates. The Decrypt Protect Ransomware message (ACCDFISA Protection Ransomware variation) comes... [Read more...]
Remove Yontoo App & Malware Files from PC (Yontoo Adware/Layers/Trojan)
We have discovered that the Yontoo application and its various add-ons and extensions (YontooDesktop.exe) are malicious in nature. You may find that Yontoo is installed on your computer and that it cannot be uninstalled or completely removed. Yontoo is a type of add-on or extension that finds its way to manipulate certain internet... [Read more...]
Remove Mysearchdial (start.mysearchdial.com) Browser Hijacker
The start.mysearchdial.com website has been found to be a mischievous site that you may be redirected to from a potential installation of an unwanted program or add-on extension in your web browser. Mysearchdial comes in the form of a toolbar that could change your web browser settings without your permission. In doing so, Mysearchdial... [Read more...]
Remove MixiDJ V8 Toolbar (variant of Mixi DJ Search Add-On Extension)
We have discovered where the aggravating Mixi DJ Search Toolbar add-on extension has another version called the MixiDJ V8 Toolbar. The MixiDJ V8 Toolbar is one that is almost identical to the previously posted Mixi DJ Removal Guide that assisted hundreds of PC users with removal of this annoying add-on extension. The MixiDJ V8 Community... [Read more...]
Remove Websearch.lookforithere.info Browser Hijacker Malware
There is a website URL Websearch.lookforithere.info known for being loaded on systems automatically. We have found out that the Websearch.lookforithere.info site is a browser hijacker that may be installed through other software or a software bundle installer program. Once it is installed, Websearch.lookforithere.info will load automatically... [Read more...]
Remove 24/7 PC Guard Malware (Fake AntiSpyware Program)
24/7 PC Guard has been found to be part of a scam the trick you out of money by the 24/7 PC Guard application pretending to have found several threats on your computer. The 24/7 PC Guard application is similar to other well-known rogue antispyware programs in the way that it will offer a purchased version to supposedly clean off... [Read more...]
Remove Coupon Slider Web Browser Pop-Ups Adware
We have discovered an adware threat that comes about in the form of a popup called Coupon Slider, which attempts to offer online shopping savings and coupons. Coupon Slider is known for being displayed out of the blue where your web browsing or internet surfing experience is interrupted. Coupon Slider continually displays these alerts... [Read more...]
Remove DealDropDown Adware Add-On Extension
DealDropDown is an add-on extension (sometimes in toolbar form) usually found installed on systems within their web browser programs like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. When loaded, most times due to an installation application installing DealDropDown as a default setting, the DealDropDown program... [Read more...]
Remove Tietokoneessa on lukittu ja kaikki tiedot on salattu Virus Ransomware
There is a deceptive popup circulating that displays a VAROITUS! Tietokoneessa on lukittu ja kaikki tiedot on salattu” message claiming to be from the FBI Cybercrime Division and International Cyber Security Protection Alliance. This message is actually a scam that pretends that the FBI Cybercrime Division has detected copyright... [Read more...]
Remove Tattoodle (tattoodle.com) Redirect Adware
Tattoodle is known to be a site (tattoodle.com) that web browsers are automatically redirected to where the page attempts to offer an internet search engine. Tattoodle is known to effect popular web browsers that may be installed on a computer potentially infected with malware. Using the Tattoodle.com internet search site may return... [Read more...]
Remove Ustart.org Toolbar Redirect Hijacker
The Ustart.org website is one that attempts to pass itself off as a useful search engine, however, we have found where it is extremely annoying through its actions of changing web browser settings and installing a Ustart.org Toolbar. The Ustart.org Toolbar is more of a nuisance than a helper for finding information on the internet.... [Read more...]
Remove Z-Game Toolbar (MyStart) Adware
There is an add-on extension called Z-Game Toolbar that finds its way into a Windows PC mostly by means of an installer application when you install other bundled software downloaded from the internet. Usually the installation of Z-Game Toolbar takes place without your knowledge because an installer program has a default setting... [Read more...]
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