Computer scammers intensify NZ attacks – New Zealand Herald

Scammers have stepped up a cold-calling con which convinces computer users to hand over cash to fix a non-existent virus. The Government’s Scamwatch service has received about 500 reports so far this year, compared with 450 reports for all of last year.
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My computer has a virus(Total Security) How do i get rid of it?

My computer won’t let me get into anything. The only thing it will let me in is internet explorer. Everything else it won’t. I know i have a virus and i know the virus is called total security, but i don’t know how to get rid of it. HELP!

Looking beyond anti-virus to limit costs, attacks – SC Magazine US

As more than two million new malware signatures are identified each month, and more organizations are falling prey to zero-day attacks, traditional anti-virus (AV … The performance impact on computer servers and networks running AV, which has to monitor …
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