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WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet users scanning their Twitter feeds or Facebook accounts Sunday might want to add one more quick click to check their computer for malware.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet users scanning their Twitter feeds or Facebook accounts Sunday might want to add one more quick click to check their computer for malware.
Q. What's the difference between free anti-virus programs and those you pay for? Is the protection different, or is it just the support? - Matt
Data Doctors: Q. What’s the difference between free anti-virus programs and those you pay for? Is the protection different, or is it just the support? — Matt
Chandler-based Bashas' supermarket chain says it's been victimized by a cyber attack on the stores' online systems, which provided criminals with access to customer payment information.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is warning consumers to beware of a scam involving emails sent from fake entities that are using the Better Business Bureau’s logo. Consumers have been telling the attorney general they’ve gotten deceptive emails with the BBB logo and the subject line of “Complaint from your customers.” A link or attachment often contains malicious malware, a computer virus that could harm your computer or steal information.
Ken Colburn: The need for good protection software against the thousands of malicious software attacks is critical, especially since the cleverness of the attacks is on the rise.
A customer holds Webroot's SecureAnywhere Complete 2012 software for computer security at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, July 6, 2012. Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A customer holds Webroot's SecureAnywhere Complete 2012 software for computer security at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Friday, July 6, 2012. Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Q: What should I do to make sure my computer is safe to do my taxes? - Todd
Q: Is it time for me to install security software on my smartphone? — Trent
Q: Is it possible to get a virus from surfing the Internet like a regular computer on my smartphone? - Jason
Q: I have had people tell me that they have been receiving spam email from me. I have changed the password for my account and the spam is still being sent from my account. Do you guys have any ideas as far as what might be causing this? — Andrew
Should I install a security suite on my Mac? - Susan
Ken Colburn: When you search for something on Google, their system for weeding out irrelevant Web sites for any given search phrase has been their "secret sauce" and allowed them to dominate in the world of search.
Q: Is there an easy way to see if I have a hidden keylogger on my Windows 7 computer before I start doing my taxes? — Don
Q: Can my Android smartphone really get a virus from the Internet? — Joel
Q. I'm receiving one or two e-mails per day that are written in Russian. My immediate action is to delete them. I have tried to filter them by rejecting e-mails in a foreign language; that has had no effect. Needless to say, these e-mails scare me. In English, e-mails can do all sorts of things. In Russian it's like having a ghost bad guy with a gun to your head that you can't even see. Suggestions? - Bill
Microsoft has announced the launch date for the new Windows 8 as the last week in October. Big deal, huh?
Q: I have had people tell me that they have been receiving spam email from me. I have changed the password for my account and the spam is still being sent from my account. Do you guys have any ideas as far as what might be causing this? — Andrew
Q: I was told that when a fake warning pops up on my screen that if I click on the X to close it, I will get infected. Is this true? - Tony
Q: I plan on doing my taxes on my computer this year and want to make sure that I don't have any viruses that will steal my information. Is a virus scan enough or should I do more checks? - Michael
Q: I’m going to a school that has a bunch of shared computers that I have to plug-in my USB drive to upload and download assignments. How do I avoid getting a virus on my USB drive when plugging into the public computers? - Dawn
I received a call the other day that went something like this; “Hi Mike? Do you guys do exorcisms?”
Q. I have Norton Internet security, yet my computer has been infected with the Antivirus 2009 program. How can this happen, and how do I get rid of it? - Glenn
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