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Trojan Virus found affecting approx. 600,000 Macs

I still hear people debating PC vs. Mac almost daily. Without fail, Mac-heads state – “Macs are better. They don’t get viruses.” As a current Mac owner, but stated to “always be a PC guy”, I have...

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New Mac OSX Trojan Found

On April 5th, I published a report about a piece of malware found infecting approximately 600,000 Macs. This writeup included steps to check to see if your machine was one of the machines that was...

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You may lose Internet in July!

DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that converts user-friendly domain names into the numerical Internet protocol (IP) addresses that computers use to talk to each other. When you enter a...

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview (VM Installation)

This write-up will walk you through the steps of installing Windows 8 (Consumer Preview) in a virtual environment (also known as a Virtual Machine or VM.) To create the virtual environment, we will use...

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Unlocking Your Cell Phone Becomes Illegal Tomorrow!

The U.S. federal government says that starting Saturday, new carrier-locked smartphones need to stay that way until the carrier says otherwise.  The U.S. Library of Congress has revised the rules that...

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Windows 8.1 (Blue) – Now Available!

Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 update is now available to download. Windows 8 users will see a notification in the Windows Store with a prompt to upgrade to the new operating system.  If you installed Windows...

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New Strain of “Randsomware” Can Hold Your Android Phone Hostage

If your Android phone locks up and accuses you of watching child pornography, you may very well be the victim of a new piece of malware that attempts to scare Android users into paying money to regain...

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Mac OSX Ransomware

I used to tell those who swore Mac computers didn’t need antivirus and anti-malware protection that to believe that Macs could not be infected was foolish.  At one point, it seemed that Macs never got...

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Adobe Issues Emergency Update to Flash Player Due to Ransomware Attacks

Still widely used by many websites, Adobe Flash Player has been subject to a number of vulnerabilities and attacks.  One of the many reasons why many have moved on the HTML5 as an alternative to Flash...

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The Person Hacking Your Account(s) Is YOU!

This is really more of a PSA than anything else, but it will most likely come across as a scolding, as my frustration level with this subject matter is growing by the day.  Almost on a daily basis, I...

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