by Joseph Forbes | Aug 4, 2018 | Blog Entry, Emailed, HACKING, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
Question: What Are Hoax Emails? Answer: Hoax emails are also known as ‘spoof’ emails, meaning ‘falsified’. A hoaxed/spoofed email is when the sender purposely alters parts of the email to masquerade as though it was authored by someone else....
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by Joseph Forbes | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
1 Removing the FBI Virus FBI Virus Alert Message. Tommy Armendariz The FBI Virus (aka FBI Moneypack scam) is one of the latest malware threats that takes your computer hostage and demands that you pay a $200 fine in order to unlock your computer. The message claims...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 17, 2018 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, Emailed, HACKING, INTERNET, Malware Reports, SECURITY, SOCIAL ENGINEERING
Ransomware is on the rise these days. It can hold your computer and your data hostage with the threat of losing your data for good unless the ransom demand is paid. You should never pay these criminals a dime because doing so only encourages them to continue pulling...
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by Joseph Forbes | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog Entry, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, Troubleshooting
Lost your Windows password? Don’t panic, the world is not coming to an end. The Windows logon password is one of the most important passwords we have memorized and if you’ve lost (okay… forgotten) this password, the entire world can seem just out of...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, HAPPINESS, HARDWARE, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology (IT) professionals have recognized the importance of disaster recovery for decades. High-profile Internet worms, natural disasters, and other high-profile security breaches all serve as reminders of the need to plan properly for disaster...
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by Joseph Forbes | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog Entry, HACKING, Internet Scam Notices, Malware Reports, SECURITY
When I wake up, the first thing I do is reach over for my smartphone and check for emails I might have received overnight. During breakfast, I catch up on current events via my tablet. Whenever I have downtime at work, I check my bank account online and make any...
