Today we did an experiment with an Internet Tech Support Scam that is reportedly being found online by many in the Reno Sparks area. Below is a screenshot of what first appears when you happen upon the website at online-system-scan.net. More than likely you were redirected here by a malicious advertisement on another website or…
Read moreApparently one of the Ransomware developers has almost grown a conscience. His or her name is Tox and Tox claims on Pastebin.com that his / her “brilliant idea” has become “too hot for me to handle” so he / she’s getting out of the Ransomware business, although Tox is willing to sell his / her…
Read moreLate last year Google made an important change in their ranking system that has received relatively little coverage. Google has added to their search ranking algorithm a query to determine if a site is being served over HTTP or HTTPS. If a site is being served over HTTPS it ranks higher. Here’s an example of…
Read moreRecently we’ve had several people come to us having been hit by a nasty piece of Adware. This particular pop-up is insidious as it’s a two part pop-up, see the attached screenshot. First you have the large underlying pop-up with the information that says “Call XXX-XXX-XXXX immediately.” Also take notice of the “24/7 Unmatched Service…
Read moreWhile not in person, this kind of email is as much an attack using social engineering as some unknown tech who shows up saying they are there to repair your copier when you weren’t expecting it, but is really there to gain unauthorized onsite access to your network. The desired outcome is the same –…
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