There has been a lot of buzz in the news lately about computer repair phone scams. According to reports, the scammers call up claiming that they work for a virus removal company and that the victim’s computer is infected with malware. They ask for personal information as well as a payment to fix the situation. [...]
Today’s computer viruses are largely financially driven. They target sensitive information such as your identity, credit card or bank account number and other data that can be used or sold for profit. There are many variants that will attack using different strategies.
The most significant threat to your security is a virus that you may not even know is infecting your system. Even if you feel that your anti-virus has secured your computer, there are many viruses that are designed to disable the anti-virus and anti-spyware software. Other viruses are so infectious that there is no easy way to remove them without an expert’s help.
