June 2012
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The VDH Virus Guide: Ukash Metropolitan Police...
An online threat for our UK readers here, the Ukash Metropolitan Police Virus. This is a particularly nasty virus for your computer to contract, as it prevents you from accessing anything, telling you that you will only be allowed to access your files and programs again once you have entered a code for payment of £100 (the amount may vary).
Image: Spyware Removal News
The virus will prevent you...
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The VDH Virus Guide – Rogue AV: Windows Protection...
Using the internet can be littered with risks. Malware, phishing scams, viruses and a plethora of other nasties that can threaten your system and personal information. Most people know that some kind of protection is necessary – but what happens when a wolf in sheep’s clothing arrives offering just that?
(Image: Trojan Killer)
Rogue Antivirus is just that. It pretends to be helping, all the while...
Rogue Antivirus: System Fix
Each week, we’ll be posting another section from the VDH Virus Guide, our comprehensive look at keeping your computer safe while you use the internet. This instalment of the Virus Guide deals with the System Fix virus, a particularly insidious nasty that renders your computer virtually unusable.
Read on, and keep safe!
System Fix
The System Fix virus has a number of symptoms that can panic...
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We've received a clue!
We’re getting closer to the truth, thanks to all your expert help. We really couldn’t do it without you - so thanks. We’ve just received the following clue from the thief, sent over email. It’s a piece of Richard’s diary, but we need your assistance deciphering the code. Can you help us? If you’ve got the answer, head over to Facebook and visit our app - kindly designed by our in house...
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Richard's diary has gone missing!
Oh no! We’ve just had reports from Virgin Head Office that Richard Branson’s diary has been stolen! We can only imagine what must be going through his head right now - all his business secrets, Facebook logins, private memories, stolen by some crook!
We need your help in order to be able to find the culprit, and to make sure they’re punished! Keep your eyes on our Facebook page throughout today...
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The VDH Virus Guide - Rogue AV Scanner
Vigilance is an essential trait of the modern computer user. We all must be watchful at all times that what we’re doing isn’t putting our device in harm’s way. So what happens when we encounter the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing? Something that comes along claiming to help, but is actually designed solely to infect your computer with malware?
This is the practice of Rogue Antivirus malware....
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VDH Virus Guide
Introduction to Virus Guide
At VDH we receive an awful lot of requests for help. This covers all sorts of areas, from setting up new computers to recovering deleted files. However, one issue crops up again and again for people in need of our expert assistance: computer virus prevention and cure.
It is for this reason that we’ve written the VDH Virus Guide, the first in a series of guides that...
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Give the Geek A Break
We were delighted to be featured on the great Freaky Frugalite blog this week, with a post about our service. Take a look below.
Tech Support for the Tech Support, or, give the geek a break
I had to reformat *another* one of our computers this week. The Windows Updates ALONE took THREE days, a staggering wait, I think. I am the chief tech support person in the house, and now that everyone has...
