Dallas Computer Repair

Dallas Computer Repair reports as usual the first three months of 2007 have been plagued with computer viruses but more with trojans as Russian and East Europeans vie for dominance. This is nothing but a game that needs to be dealt with due vigilance in firewall and virus/trojan protection.

Wake up people, else our fortunes and identities are stolen.

Computer Viruses Galore

Wow, the computer viruses and trojans are at a record pace with Dallas Computer Repair. The last virus/ trojan repair was over 200 different malware with another 200 plus adware/spyware.

Most of these problems begin when Norton or McAfee subscriptions run out. People will not take any proactive measures and become infected with the malware and probably worst they end up having a lot of personal identity stolen.

Malware Authors Battling

Dallas Computer Repair reports the authors of Warezov and Storm worm are engaged in online war to see who can control the largest botnet and gain the most profit. At least two groups are involved and possibly three criminals or criminal enterprises including the author(s) of Bagle worm variants. These malware authors are varying their trojans to more easily go into stealth mode where they steal computer users information.

Users need to keep a good 3rd party firewall up and running along with updated anti-virus signatures.

Botnets

Let's be no longer clueless nor ignorant to botnets. Dallas Computer Repair has gone to long lengths to educate daily computer users. Botnets can be setup on user's computers that can take over your computer using it to (1) Attack other computers or networks, (2) Send out spam with code that infects those computers, (3) A variety of ways the author of the code wishes.

Protect your computers either through freeware or other software that you must pay for. The bottom-line to this warning is that YOU are responsible.

PERIOD.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Repairs

As usual Microsoft is patching repairs for their software for this coming, infamous, "Patch Tuesday". This set of software repairs, Windows Office, Exchange, BizTalk and Capicom, a Microsoft ActiveX Control. Information Week states in the report that Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool will also be updated next week.