Category Archives: Security Alerts

Some residents in the Berkshires have been falling victim to a computer repair scam over the past couple of years. These people have received fake phone calls (or cold-calls) from people claiming to be from Microsoft (or other big-name corporations) … Continue reading →

It’s strange, but it seems that AOL accounts are compromised in spurts throughout Berkshire County. I’ve had customers contact me again recently about their AOL email accounts being taken over by hackers and used to send spam to everyone in … Continue reading →

Scams tend to come in waves, but this one has reached epidemic proportions! For over a year scamming phone centers have been calling listed business and residential numbers throughout the Berkshires (and all over the USA and Canada) attempting to … Continue reading →

OpenCloud Security is a computer infection from the Rogue.WinAVPro family, which includes other rogues such as Wolfram Antivirus. This infection is classified as a rogue anti-spyware program because it uses false security alerts and fake scan results to try and … Continue reading →

This rogue program is commonly pushed by TopCat Security (d.b.a. Personal Guard) located in Russia, and the company is currently under federal and criminal investigation for fraud. Win 7 Antispyware 2012, Vista Antivirus 2012, XP Security 2012, and Vista Home … Continue reading →