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Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of April

» by April 22, 2013 at 6:54 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Here is a chart of the non-MS patches that affect Windows platforms in the present month of April (one from March). Get updated asap! APSB13-11 Adobe Flash For Windows, 11.6.602.180 and earlier 4/09/2013 Multiple ...more »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 12: Third Party Program Checkers)

» by March 12, 2013 at 3:36 pm » Comments (1)

Hello everyone, In the past year and a half or so I’ve repaired over 350 computers. In this series I’m describing the very repair tools that I use daily. If you ...more »

How I Removed The FBI MoneyPak Virus (Again)!

» by February 16, 2013 at 2:13 pm » Comments (2)

  Hello everyone, Then FBI MoneyPak virus is still going strong and continues to reek havoc whenever it can. In a previous post I told you how I removed this nasty virus, ...more »

How To Fix: Another Computer On Your Network Is Using Your IP Address

» by January 26, 2013 at 12:37 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Our tech team at school recently received the following question: QUESTION: I keep getting a message that says "Another computer on your network is using your IP Address." When I received this ...more »

Does Your Credit Card Have A Radio Chip?

» by January 20, 2013 at 2:00 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, This may be old news to some, but if not please take a look. If your credit card has an embedded RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, there are ...more »

Another Java Exploit: How To Deactivate And Uninstall Java From Your System

» by January 13, 2013 at 10:46 am » Comments (2)

Hello everyone, Update 1/13/2013: Oracle has just come up with a patch to fix this latest Java vulnerability. Get it here. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users to disable ...more »

Windows Programs Won’t Open? Do This!

» by December 13, 2012 at 9:27 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Guest post today by fellow computer repair tech and security guru Brian Meyer. Brian's Select Real Security website is full of Windows security information, as well as some awesome ...more »

Beware Of This Phony CNN Phishing Email

» by October 12, 2012 at 5:01 pm » Comments (0)

  Hello everyone, ****IMPORTANT SECURITY ALERT**** There's a dangerous phishing email going around with the subject line: "CNN Breaking News -- Mitt Romney Almost President." If you receive this email, I recommend you delete ...more »

Computer Repair Tools That I Can’t Live Without (Part 11: Zalman ZM-VE200 HDD Case)

» by September 10, 2012 at 2:27 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, In the past year and a half or so I’ve repaired over 350 computers. In this series I’m describing the very repair tools that I use daily. If you ...more »

How I Removed The FBI MoneyPak Virus

» by July 18, 2012 at 9:18 am » Comments (73)

Hello everyone, Update: I have a more recent FBI MoneyPak removal post here (another variant of the virus). A client called me today with a machine (Windows 7) infected with the FBI ...more »