While Windows Vista has received mixed reviews, most everyone agrees that security is much improved. Security was a priority with Windows Vista. Some may even say they went too far (see User Account Control). However, whether reviewing the posts in our malware removal forum, reading security blogs, or comparing the number of first year vulnerabilities. […]

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Webroot has begun offering their Spysweeper antispyware product free for one year. Sounds like a great deal, right? A couple of years ago, we would have whole heartedly agreed. Spysweeper was once a darling. Effortlessly removing infections like Nail, and Aurora when manual removal efforts required much more effort.
However, Spysweeper hasn’t kept pace with recent […]

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I’ve been trying to send emails via Yahoo mail, and I keep getting a flash9b.ocx error. It shuts me down, closes Yahoo and sends an error report. What is flash9b.ocx and how do I get rid of it?

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When using windows photo gallery on my vista machine I keep getting popup warning “Bloodhound exploit 13″ from Symantec. This is annoying even if it is low risk. Please can you suggest a fix?

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I have a hitchhiker that came on one night when I was surfing the net. It came up, when I clicked on the wrong thing, like to download a movie or something. Now, at the bottom of my desktop tool a red round icon that turns blue and a question marks shows up with a […]

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I installed RiyoCodec to watch a video online. Well, now I realize that was a mistake as it installed something else, and now all my Google searches are redirected. How can I remove RiyoCodec?

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A trojan is a malicious application that appears to do one thing, but actually does another. Like it’s name sake, the mythical Trojan Horse, malicious code is hidden in a program or file that appears useful, interesting, or harmless. Popular examples are video codecs that some sites require to view online videos. When the […]

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An international crackdown on Internet financial scams this year has yielded more than $2.1 billion in seized fake checks and 77 arrests in the Netherlands, Nigeria and Canada, U.S. and other authorities said on Wednesday.The scammers, often West African organized crime groups, use ploys such as “spam” e-mail offering to pay recipients “processing fees” for […]

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Most Americans believe their computers are protected against viruses and spyware, but scans found that a large number had outdated or disabled security software, according to a poll released on Monday.
Fully 87 percent of Americans polled said they had anti- virus software, 73 percent said they had a firewall and 70 percent said they had […]

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Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an online game designed to teach Internet users about the dangers of phishing.
Featuring a cartoon fish named Phil, the game, called Anti-Phishing Phil, has been tested in CMU’s Privacy and Security Laboratory. Officials with the lab say users who spent 15 minutes playing the interactive, online game were […]

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