Pre-Christmas DDOS Attacks Amazon and Others

DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks occured before Christmas at several sites including Amazon. Other internet shopping sites were crippled or slowed down to attacks orchestrated toward their websites. Retailer's Twitter sites were slowed or crippled such as Amazon.com, Salesforce.com and Walmart.com along with Expedia.com.

Dallas Computer Repair is constantly reminding computer user's to keep their antispyware and antivirus software updated with the latest signatures that can remove rogue software that generate bots used to impair websites with increased traffic generated unsuspetingly by innocent PC users. Dallas Virus Removal with install free software that helps keep this unwanted software off PC's allowing their computers to run much more smoothly.

FBI Releases Warning on Rogue AntiMalware

The FBI has issued a press release on December 11 warning of rogue malware that uses popup warnings to alarm users into buying a fake anti-malware/trojan/virus/worm removers. Dallas Virus Removal has seen an alarming increase in the local area beginning last October.

The FBI warns that message contains viruses that could lead to costly repairs or even identity theft. The press releases continues to explain that botnets are used to push advertising on websites with bad advertising also known as "malvertising" using scare tactics to lure PC users into buying the illegitimate software. The software throws a popup on the screen claiming users are infected with trojans, viruses and worms and the malware remover needs to be "registered" (i.e. paid for) for the infections to be removed.

The malicious software cannot be closed out or "X" out and further instructions to download the package could result in worst damage, downloading more malicious software or even keyloggers that log keystrokes on victims computers. The FBI reports that these rogue programs have been estimated to be responsible for about $150 billion dollars in damage.

The FBI asks those who have experienced these popups or infections to contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3); www.IC3.gov

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