Expired Antivirus Protection Just as Bad as None

 None Expiration dates aren't just for food. Antivirus programs can also go stale, and when they do, they're almost as useless as having no antivirus protection at all, according to the latest edition of a twice-yearly Microsoft study. In its Security Intelligence Report 17, released today (November 18), Microsoft found that computers with expired antivirus protection were only slightly less likely to be infected with malware than computers with no antivirus protection at all, and almost four times as likely to be infected as computers that had up-to-date antivirus protection.

Windows AntiVirus Adviser

Windows AntiVirus Adviser Removal Guide Posted by Lawrence Abrams on Nov 12 2014, 05:44 PM Windows AntiVirus Advisor is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.FakeVimes family of computer infections. This program is considered scareware because it displays false scan results, fake security warnings, and does not allow you to access your legitimate Windows applications. Windows AntiVirus Advisor is distributed through web sites that display a fake online virus scanner that states your computer is infected and then prompts you to download the installation file. This infection is also promoted by hacked web sites that contain exploit code that tries to install the infection on your ...

FACEBOOK: Facebook’s 'Privacy Basics

Is A Privacy Guide You May Actually Want To Read By now most people are probably used to Facebook changing its privacy policy several times a year. Usually, when that happens there's an uproar from Facebook users , especially if their privacy settings have been reset to a more public setting. Facebook has done that in the past in order to force more people back into the public sharing sphere if those users had switched to more private sharing before. Of course, that has always backfired as well, and it has only made people trust Facebook even less. Today, Facebook tried to actually improve the situation for its users by making its privacy much clearer and four times smaller than before, and also by adding an interactive "Privacy Basics" guide that explains to users one information byte at a time what various features do on its site. There may be over one billion users on the site, but most are still unlikely to know exactly how each of Facebook's features can affect their

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FTC halts computer technical support scams based out of Florida

On November 10th, 2014 the FTC and local authorities raided the facilities of OMG Tech Help and Vast Tech Support in Delray Beach, Florida stating that the businesses were running a scam that scares and tricks consumers into purchasing unnecessary software and technical support services. Tech support scams have been rampant over the past few years, which makes it good news to hear that the FTC is taking an active role in trying to stop this type of activity. These scams typically involve a remote tech support company taking control over your computer and displaying misleading information to scare you into purchasing tech support contracts or commercial software that you do not need.