There seems to be a general belief that the term malware, means malicious software, but that is not true. The prefix “mal” is not an abbreviation for malicious, it is a prefix meaning bad. There are a lot of words beginning with this prefix: malcontent, maladjusted, malevolent, malfunction. So when we use the term malware we mean, literally… Read More »
We’ve recently become aware that Malwarebytes no longer detects at least two of the most ubiquitous malware products (politely known to us as PUPs — Potentially Unwanted Programs), those two being Ask Toolbar and Conduit. We’re not saying there’s anything wrong with Malwarebytes, we still recommend it. We’re just concerned that this may become a slippery slope. Malwarebytes… Read More »
We are seeing a disturbing trend. We’ll clean the malware from a computer and a few months later, the same person is back with more malware. And many of them will ask us where they got it. They’ll also tell us they have X, Y, and Z security programs installed. We cannot stress enough that you cannot depend… Read More »
INTRODUCTORY OFFER: COMPLETE MALWARE REMOVAL FOR JUST $25! Get more information and/or Order your keys here. Malware is ubiquitous! In our experience with customers, we have found that over 95% of computers are infected with malware. Malware toolbars like Ask, Conduit, Scopes, and many others are not detected by antimalware, yet when these toolbars take root in your browser… Read More »
You might think that security begins with an “S” as in Security Software, but I’m here to tell you that it begins with “Y” as in YOU. You may have read one of the many articles appearing seemingly daily in the news about some big corporation or another being “hacked” by an individual miscreant or a cabal of criminals. And… Read More »
You may not know the name IAC, but we’re betting you recognize the names Ask.com, FunWebProducts, Ask Toolbar, and SmileyCentral. They’re all products of Interactive Corporation which is IAC. And we’ve long been fighting against this corporate parasite because IAC makes a lot of money by deceiving and tricking computer users, just like you. They promise you everything… Read More »