Archive for May 20th, 2010

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There has been an explosion of rogue security products with different names in the last year – which is clearly an attempt to avoid detection by the rogue peddlers. Now the names of LEGITIMATE companies’  LEGITIMATE products are gettin... »

AKM Antivirus 2010 Pro and Antimalware Doctor are both rogue antimalware/antivirus programs, used to rip people off.These rogue security program will continually nag the user with security warnings, alerts and system scan that insist the PC is infected... »

SystemArmor, Live Security Suite and A-Fast Antivirus are all phony antivirus programs designed to rip people off. If your PC has been infected by System Armor, Live Security Suite or A-Fast Antivirus, you should remove them immediately from your comp... »

"...fire and burn hazard."Hewlett-Packard has announced it has expanded the May 14, 2009, recall of its laptop battery packs. The company will replace the defective batteries at no cost to customers.The notice on the HP site said “HP and the battery ... »

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ByteDefender Security 2010 is a phony security program, obviously the name is meant to confuse people looking for BitDefender or MalwareBytes. When ByteDefender infects a PC it will show system warnings and alerts stating that the PC is under attack, i... »

Facebook feature "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" didn’t play well there.The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority yesterday told Internet service providers in their country to block YouTube because of its "growing sacrilegious content," according to th... »

Maybe advertising your SSN on billboards isn't such a good ideaThe Phoenix New Times has reported that the CEO of LifeLock ID theft protection service of Tempe, Ariz., has had his identity used by rip-off artists 13 times since 2007.CEO Todd Davis adve... »