Geek Software of the Week: Two For One Special!

AVG Anti-SpywareNormally, we give you one Geek Software of the Week pick… but this week, we follow the story of my son, Ben… the GameMaster himself… who was downloading files to update his M.U.G.E.N. software (a free and Open Source 2-D game.) He got a really nasty piece of spyware on his system that kept popping up a message that said he needed to buy a product to remove spyware. This was actually spyware itself! So, he came to me and said, “Fix it!” OK… OK… here’s some links… YOU fix it! And he did. Made his old man proud! So… here are the links:

SmitFraudFix

AVG Free Anti-Spyware

So… if you run into similar problems… here’s your fix! AVG Anti-Spyware used to be called Ewido Anti-Spyware… but it is even better, and, to my mind, easier to use! Check it out!

One Million Virii in the Wild!

Dewd! This is bad! There are now over 1 million virii out there “in the wild!” Sigh!

Computer viruses hit one million

“The number of viruses, worms and trojans in circulation has topped the one million mark. The new high for malicious programs was revealed by security firm Symantec in the latest edition of its bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report. The vast majority of these programs have been created in the last twelve months, said Symantec. Cyber criminals pump out malware to fool anti-virus programs which look for characteristics they have already seen.”