Every now and again I get a customer who believes Youtube put a Virus on their computer. Although it is not out of the realm of possibility, it is highly unlikely. Youtube is owned by Google, a very big and profitable internet company. Google makes a lot of its money through advertisements, they probably do not need to put a viruses on your… Read more →
Category: Scam
Most Common Online Scam June 2016
The most common scam we are seeing this June 2016, maybe the most common scam throughout all of 2016 so far is there one where the victim actually calls the scammer and allows them to take control of their computer. For a long while for the past 10 years there have been countless reports of people calling Australians with foreign sounding… Read more →
PopUps taking over your computer
Its bad enough when you start using your computer and all of the sudden popups start bugging you and interfering with whatever your doing, but what do you do if it happens straight up; when your computer has just been turned on? When you are using your computer and more and more popups start bugging you there are a lot… Read more →
What is Paypal
Paypal is one of the biggest online payment processors in the world which anyone can use Paypal to facilitate their online buying and selling. Paypal can be used as the middle man for online transactions and has a lot of benefits such as security and flexibility. Rather than having to pull your credit card out every time you make a purchase online, where anyone… Read more →
Anti-Ransomware is here
For anyone who uses their computer for work, school or even just for fun, having a virus or your computer can be one of the most annoying things on your computer you will even have to deal with. Viruses destroy your computer, Adware advertises to you, Spyware spy’s on you, but what does Ransomware do? Ransomware is a whole new… Read more →
Fake Telstra Scam Townsville
This December 2015 we are seeing a lot more people being involved in the fake Telstra scam. The scam starts off as a fishing scam, the culprits are calling people and informing them they are from Telstra Bigpond and there is a problem with their internet and computer. The phishing scam This is called a fishing scam because they don’t even really… Read more →