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Shecky Tweets for 2011-05-25

Posted on May 25, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Shecky Tweets for 2011-05-25

Is #malware on the decline, or is evasion on the rise? #Security # Krebs’s 3 Basic Rules for Online Safety: #Security # Too Little Too Late? RT @DiceTechJobs: #Borders Launching Touchscreen #Kobo eReader http://on.dice.com/kkSloR #Tech #Job #News # New #Nook event today from #B amp;N. Should be interesting to see what they are coming out…

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Fake Software Viruses take a new turn

Posted on May 24, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Fake Software Viruses take a new turn

We all know about the Fake AV, Fake Security Center, and similar malware. I’ve started running into a new variant, one that is a bit more of a pain. I would say that 75% of my job winds up being removing malware from clients machines. I find it annoying, and really would love to find…

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Shecky Tweets for 2011-05-24

Posted on May 24, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Shecky Tweets for 2011-05-24

Monday morning, at a client working on a virus. This scareware hides the program files menu, the desktop, and the full system drive. # And another clier gets the FakeAV scareware. Its going to be one of those days. # @SavvyAsst well, the link is a secure site with invalid certificates, and its video which…

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