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CryptoLocker: What Is and How to Avoid it
CryptoLocker is a family of ransomware whose business model (yes, malware is a business to some!) is based on extorting money from users. This continues…
8 things your kids shouldn’t do online
It’s not unusual nowadays to hear people say that if you want to know how to operate any technical device, ask a child, and they’re…
Smart bulbs, baby monitors and even toilets… Cyber-criminals have the smarthome under siege
Anything that connects to the Internet is susceptible to cyber-attacks, and that means absolutely anything, including ‘smarthomes’. Some lovers of this latest futuristic trend may…
What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is malicious software that infects our equipment, and gives cybercriminals the ability to lock your PC from a remote location and encrypt your files…
How to Prevent the Police Virus
The Police Virus continues spreading. This type of virus, a trojan specifically, usually exploits system or software vulnerabilities. Therefore, we would like to remind all…
How to disinfect the Police Virus
Published by Jose Manuel Bernal, 27/04/2012 This morning, after I started up the PC, I was confronted with the following full-screen window covering the entire…
Cybercriminals: computer genius or professional criminals?
Much to my surprise, one of the aspects about the Mariposa case that has attracted most attention in the media is that the criminals involved…