The news rags are online pointing fingers about who is to blame for the latest Windows issue nicknamed the blacK Screen Of Death (KSOD). Microsoft says it’s not a patch issue, Prevx apologized for initially blaming a patch. All I know for sure is that people want it fixed.
Oddly enough, about 10 minutes […]

Posted in Malware, Helpdesk No Comments »

I saw this IM virus for the first time today:
WARNING – Don’t go to the URLs listed in this post, due to possible malware and NSFW content.

Followed a few minutes later by:
That’s from one of my sisters (so I see some phone support in my future.) She’s not signed in, so […]

Posted in Malware No Comments »

Everybody is all excited about the return of Conficker on April 1, 2009, and the news media is whipping the general public up into a froth about it. Even my mom called me to ask about it.
Here’s the low-down…
PREVENTION:

Apply the security update associated with MS08-067 (Windows 2000, XP, Vista & 2008).
Make sure you […]

Posted in Malware No Comments »

Like a big catfish going after a dough ball, folks are snapping up malware like it’s a $20 bill blowing across a parking lot. Specifically, we’re talking about the old “Antivirus XP”, which is now making the rounds re-branded as “Antivirus Plus”.
Behold…
System Tray

Desktop Icon

Fake Infection Alert

And I’d be willing to bet there […]

Posted in Malware No Comments »

Since some of my blog readers are end-users, and not IT pros, I wanted to pass along the following info.
The hot malware infecting machines lately seems to be "Antivirus XP 2008". It starts simply enough:
(I especially like the typo of "aviailable" - nice).
The unsuspecting user clicks […]

Posted in Malware, Crazy Screen Shots, Helpdesk No Comments »