Tag Archives: malware

Picture and word files ending in POLICE

Posted on September 23, 2012 by angleseycomputersolutions

This was the situation which one of my customer faced today. There was also a warning message on her PC saying “you are suspected of copyright violation and unauthorized access to the licensed software you will need to purchase a … Continue reading →

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internet explorer security issue

Posted on September 19, 2012 by angleseycomputersolutions

The German government is clearly taking the latest critical security problem in Internet Explorer seriously, publicly urging all users to stop browsing the web with the Microsoft product until a patch is available. The German government’s Federal Office for Information … Continue reading →

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Help my PC screen is black with Russian letters on it !

Posted on January 28, 2012 by angleseycomputersolutions

I got a phone call from a client this morning saying that his screen was black with Russian writing on it.   It turned out he has been infected with Widows Security Trojan. The trojan is another example of a fake … Continue reading →

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Is that a phishing scam email?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by angleseycomputersolutions

A ‘phishing’ email is one that pretends to be from a company or bank like eBay, PayPal, Santander, halifax etc, and which asks you, (for various reasons), to enter your account data, such as login details. These scams are often … Continue reading →

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