You asked for it, we delivered!

Due to overwhelming response, we have officially opened a new shop location!

Our new shop address is

4800 26^th St West

Bradenton, FL 34207

In-Shop services, drop off’s and pick up’s are available by appointment only. Please call us at 941.739.3600 to arrange a time for one of us to meet you there.

Of course we still offer our Free Mobile Service at your home or office, whenever it is convenient for you.

We are looking forward to seeing you there and continuing to provide you with the outstanding service you have come to expect.

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There has been a lot of talk lately about Facebook and privacy concerns, security, and their terms of service. You can search the web and find tons of articles on how to lock down your profile and help protect your identity.

Facebook is becoming really popular for phishing scams, kind of like the ones I talked about Here and Here.

Here’s also a good article about Facebook’s privacy settings and what you should know.

A good rule to follow is always remember that the information you put on your Facebook (or anywhere else on the internet) is just that – on the internet. Limit what you share and be careful giving too much information away!

And hey, since I know you are on Facebook anyway, stop by our Computer Doctors page and say hello!

See you there, Jeanette

Malware

“The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.”

This word is actually a proper blanket term for most infections currently circulating. This includes, worms, adware, spyware, or trojans. This software refers to the malicious intent of these kinds of infections. Malware is after all a short word for Malicious Software .

If “pink is the new black”, then malware is the new virus. Using this term in the proper context will show off your new Computer Infection Education!

Brad Button

Worms

“Worms use a computer network to send copies of itself to other computers on that network“

  This malware does self replicate like a virus, but it’s small and doesn’t piggy back with other programs. Instead, it clogs up a network by constantly trying to find other computers to compromise.

In my personal experience, these infections tend to by odd in nature and in most cases may not make itself known to the user. They can be used to compromise and control large amounts of computers on a network or lay dormant on a timer. These may be first noticed by a firewall or by network performance issues.

In my opinion, this is where good preventive measures really shine. If you suspect you have a worm, I recommend disconnecting from your current network (both wired and wireless.) This helps any other computers that you have on the network from becoming infected.  

Keep your antivirus and anti malware/spyware protection updated!

 Brad Button