There are 2 main issues seen most frequently with home computer users in relation to software problems or performance of their Windows operating system.
1. Viruses and Malware. It happens. [Read more...]
WordPress Virus Prevention and Removal
August 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
Can a WordPress site get a virus? Absolutely. If you were running a logging application on your site, you’d probably find that it was crawled and pinged and bounced on multiple times by bots attempting access to your wordpress website. Viruses happen. Just as PC’s get viruses, web servers do as well and often these viruses embed themselves within your website’s code. I am a firm believer that viruses infect PCs more than MACs because there are more potential victims, i.e. more PC users than MAC users. As this is evident in the up-swing of ‘Mac-attacks’ from malicious code. Same is true with WordPress. As more and more are turning to this open source platform for web development, the market is growing for the development of WordPress hacks. WordPress developers have stayed ahead of this up-swing in attempted hacks, as outlined in the table (source: National Vulnerability Database, keyword search ‘wordpress’) [Read more...]
How to Avoid Getting Viruses and Malware
July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ONLINE REMOTE VIRUS REMOVAL AVAILABLE
There are quite a few resources and services available to help you remove viruses, but what about the preventative maintenance? Even with real-time protection, you can still get malware on your system. To avoid getting viruses, there are a few safe-search practices you can employ to help protect your system better. The following are the most common malware transporters. Or ways to access malware which leads to unexpected virus downloads. [Read more...]
