Monday, August 15, 2011

One of the things we have to watch out for is a Keylogger

Yes AVG has had a good name for awhile but may be overtaken by some of the other AV programs now. Malwarebytes seems to be a good one.

Good point. It is always wise to ignore any AV site that contacts you first. If you go to their genuine site then you are a lot safer.

As an example I posted this warning earlier on another forum. "If any one gets a pop up for an Adobe update to Adobe 10 do NOT click on it as it is a fake update and is viral.

ONLY update from an official Adobe site or the Adobe home site."

The best thing to do with any pop-up offering you an update is NOT to click on the pop-up, just close everything down immediately. You can use use Ctrl-W to close down all Browser windows and tabs. A re-boot to clear out anything suspicious that may be still running would be a very good idea at this point.

It would be wise to always keep your AV 's up to date and change your passwords on a regular basis.

The online malware is evolving all the time so we have to try to be one step ahead of the bad guys.

One of the things we have to watch out for is a Keylogger. this allows the hacker to take control of your PC. And to see ANYTHING you type including passwords and credit card details.

Some AV programs may not detect a keylogger so we need to install and run a program called an anti -root kit. Fortunately there is a very good free one available called SOPHOS Have a look on their site for the free version.

Antivirus, Malware Removal, Disk Encryption and Data Security | Sophos

Be very careful about clicking on any attachments or images unless you know and can trust the sender.

But that link I posted is ok, you can trust me. I've never had a virus or keylogger on my machine EVER.

TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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