Trying to remove a malware infection can become a battle of wills between you and the attacker. Antivirus software can be a powerful ally, removing most of today's malware with ... Read More

Two years ago, 13-year-old Megan Meier hung herself as a result of a cruel cyberhoax carried out via MySpace. Federal prosecutors brought felony charges against Lori Drew, the 49-year-old woman ... Read More

Trojan.Win32.Delf.aam isn't really a folder eating virus. But it does hide the original folders, then copies itself to the folder's original location using the same name as the original folder. ... Read More

With sales estimated at less than 2% of the total market, Microsoft has announced they are pulling the plug on Windows OneCare effective June 2009. Microsoft has stated plans to ... Read More

The free ZoneAlarm firewall sparked a revolution in personal firewall protection back when it was first introduced in the late 90s. Now, in honor of CheckPoint's 15th anniversary, the developers ... Read More

I keep coming across posts in various self-help groups where the poster asks if something is a virus - and people keep responding that it's not. Yet from all appearances, ... Read More

New malware is being spammed in an email masquerading as a notice from UPS (United Parcel Service). The email subject line reads "Your Tracking # 8773004563" and the message makes ... Read More

Attackers are once again using provocative headlines to trick recipients into visiting malicious websites. The current mal-spam typically arrives with "Breaking news" as the sender and contains subject lines such ... Read More

Malware often hooks into the Winlogon process, enabling the malware to load even in Safe Mode. Removing malware load points from Winlogon may require shutting down the Winlogon process. Here's ... Read More

Except in the case of rootkit-enabled malware, it's often possible to remove an infection (at least the active components) by removing their startup points. Following is a list of the ... Read More