Archive for October, 2009
‘Scareware’ nets scammers millions
- Posted by Craig Grant on October 20, 2009
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Fake anti-virus software generates millions of pounds for the criminals behind the scams, according to research. Cybercriminals behind the fake anti-virus products that claim your PC is infected and demand money to fix the problem are making big bucks, a report has claimed. Security firm Symantec said that criminals pushing the ‘scareware’ – also referred [...]
Read morePhishing: how to avoid scams
- Posted by Craig Grant on October 19, 2009
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What is phishing? Phishing scams are when a fraudster sends an email claiming to be from a legitimate company in an attempt to trick you into giving out personal or financial data. Phishers hijack brand names of banks, web retailers and credit card companies and send emails that ask the recipient to click on a [...]
Read moreReinstall the Windows Installer
- Posted by Craig Grant on October 09, 2009
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To reinstall the Windows Installer, rename the damaged Windows Installer files, and then reinstall the Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open text box, and then click OK. Type cd %windir%\system32, and then press ENTER. Type attrib -r -s -h dllcache, and then press ENTER. [...]
Read moreHotmail users: change your password NOW
- Posted by Craig Grant on October 07, 2009
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Hotmail users are being urged to change their usernames and passwords after thousands of details were published online. Thousands of usernames and passwords for Microsoft’s email accounts with addresses ending hotmail.com, msn.com and live.com have been publicly disclosed online. According to technology website Neowin, over 20,000 accounts have been compromised. All the accounts begin with [...]
Read moreTop 10 Joomla extensions you can’t live without!
- Posted by Craig Grant on October 02, 2009
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If you have an idea for an article and would like to see it published on our blog and linked to in our monthly newsletter get in touch with us at marketing@cg-computers.co.uk Joomla is a content management system (CMS) which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications and thanks to it’s easy [...]
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