Apple Mac Programs to stay away from (Malware)

Apple Mac Programs to stay away from (Malware)

I recently worked on a Macbook Air that was experiencing an issue with malware. Over the years I have worked on infected Macbooks but this was one of the worse infected machines I have seen in a while. I ran a typical virus scan using AVAST for MAC  since this Apple had no antivirus installed on it. Avast was able to detect more than 160 […]

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Crypto-anything Mitigation

Crypto-anything Mitigation

So my previous blog was specific to the Cryptowall ransomware. That piece of ransomware in addition to others are hopefully not going to become the new trend on electronic file extortion for money. While speaking with a client of mine last week I was informed their computer was infected with the Cryptolocker 2.0 ransomware. I  began to research what is other safeguards can we put in place […]

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Antivirus Free vs Paid?

I know Free vs Paid Antivirus has been a subject for debate for sometime  and each professional will have their own opinion. I have seen great Antivirus companies both free and paid market place. I personally am a Paid subscriber to ESET however I have recommended Panda Online Free to many other friends/colleagues. How do  I keep track? I tend to follow a few companies […]

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