Here is a great article detailing botnets and how they affect everyone. Many people have had their computers infected by viruses that have turned their computer into a “bot”, meaning that their computer unknowingly is aiding a computer virus operator by performing functions that the owner doesn’t know about. The article goes on [...]

Reports continue to come in worldwide regarding pre-installed computer viruses of some sort being in place on gadgets that interact with computers. Whether we are talking digital cameras, digital photo frames, USB drives, or any other device, it is possible for a computer virus to be pre-loaded onto the item’s memory. This is [...]

Tech IT has issued a warning regarding a computer virus that is targeted at users of various instant messenger applications. The virus manifests itself as a seemingly benign hyperlink, but when activated it could infect the computer in use. This is not a new virus, but one of the more newer ways of [...]

In a strange mix of technology and politics, there is discussion about not having online voting in statewide or national elections (primaries included) because some people believe that would leave democratic elections susceptible to computer virus and hacking attempts. While this is truly a possibility, it doesn’t stop us as a society from using [...]

Very interesting news here for anyone involved with the IT industry. Temperature@lert, a company on the forefront of technology, has had their USB temperature sensor approved and accepted as a SPEC Power compliant device. The most exciting part is that Temperature@lert is the only company currently making an approved USB temperature sensor with [...]

Movies come out all the time with different subject matter, but now comes a movie about a computer virus. The famous “I Love You” computer virus of the year 2000 affected (or should I say infected) millions of people and businesses around the world. Now a cast including Dean Cain (Superman from TV’s [...]

Avast, a successful anti-virus software company, has hit an enormous milestone recently. They have registered their 50 millionth user in their history. This is an awesome achievement and certain lends credence to Avast’s claim of being the best anti-virus program available. Can 50 million customers really be wrong?

Here is the link to a news release detailing how a local central Oregon hospital was attacked by a computer virus and had many of the records of their contributors exposed.

Be Careful Who You Trust With Your Anti-Virus Solutions
The former CEO of a Korean based computer software company was recently indicted on charges he sold a fake anti-virus detection program to 1.26 million computer users. Remember, getting your anti-virus software from a reputable company is about as important as every other step you take [...]

Why do Internet criminals want our money? It seems like an easy question to answer, but sometimes there is a little more to the motivations of people than you would think at first glance. This article explores the motivations of online criminals… from typical scammers to virus programmers.