Ransomware and Demands Ransomware is a newer type of virus which infects your computer and infiltrates your system holding your data and files hostage until you pay their demand. They do this by encrypted your data, usually documents and photos making inaccessible to you, with the promise of decrypting in back to readable once you have paid the ransom. However,… Read more →
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Signs Your Computer Might Be Hacked – Part 1
I am not a fan of antivirus and anti-malware software. Before I continue writing, I want to say it is very important you use and continue to use antivirus software. There world would be a worse off place without it. But there is a huge discrepancy between antivirus programs. Some are good at aspects, others fail at. There is no… Read more →
Unlikely Places You Can Get Malware
Viruses are a form of Malware which basically means Malicious Software. A computer program or code made to disrupt, destroy and gain access to your computer or files. Other common Malware is is Spyware, which spies on you. And Ransomware which holds your files or computer hostage until you pay the criminals. There are many places you can get Malware,… Read more →
Fake Mr Bean Death Hoax to Steal Your Data
This scam has been around for a couple of years now but it is still getting a lot of our customers. A lot of people, specially on social network might have seen this hoax, “Mr Bean is dead” and wonder why someone would make this up, and to what end. The truth of the matter is they want to steal… Read more →
Worried Your Computers Had Been Hacked
Motive for Hacking Your Computer There are many reasons why someone would want to hack your computer. It use to be and still is, people will do it simply for fun, because they can and like the challenge. But, the main reason in this digital age people do it is for information, with the end game being profit. The bad… Read more →
Your Bank Has Told You to Get Your Computer Checked
There are many scams online right now. When we think of computer virus and hackers we automatically think of some antisocial type personality, sitting in their basement, hacking away. I don’t think its really like that anymore. It seems more people are interested in scamming you and making money, over destroying your computer. The people aren’t the antisocial type, but… Read more →
Different kinds of computer attacks
You computer can be damaged any number of ways, from power surges, water damage, heat or simply misuse. Some people get angry and punch them usually causing problems with the motherboard and running hard drives and data. But the way most peoples computer gave something go wrong with them is they have downloaded something which hurts their computer or laptop,… Read more →
Different Types of Hacks
Hacking is such an old fashioned generic term which to the public meant something like a teenage boy in his basement, trying to get onto a government computer and start a war. When in real life most computer programmers hack away at their computer, writing code. There not only seems to be a lot misconception not only what hacking is,… Read more →
Stay Protected When Using Public Wifi
Most, if not all, NBN or ADSL internet connections in our home or at work come with wireless (wifi) built in. For the most part when encryption is turnedĀ on this is quite secure. But most of us who are accustomed to using wifi do not think twice about it when using a public wifi spot. When travelling or sitting in… Read more →
Most Common Online Scam June 2016
The most common scam we are seeing this June 2016, maybe the most common scam throughout all of 2016 so far is there one where the victim actually calls the scammer and allows them to take control of their computer. For a long while for the past 10 years there have been countless reportsĀ of people calling Australians with foreign sounding… Read more →