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CyberDefender's LiveTech Service Fixes Tech Troubles
“Based in Los Angeles, CyberDefender's hundreds of agents are eagerly awaiting your call for help. Using remote control they'll give your computer an initial diagnostic and fix any problems found. Then any time you need tech help, day or night, you can call on them...”
The Top Ten Most Dangerous Things You Can Do Online
“Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you're not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely.”
7 Online Scams and How To Avoid Them
“Fake Wi-Fi hot spots are cropping up everywhere, and it can be difficult to tell them from the real thing. 'It's lucrative and easy to do,' says Brian Yoder, Vice President of Engineering at CyberDefender, a manufacturer of antivirus software. 'Criminals duplicate the legitimate Web page of a Wi-Fi provider like Verizon or AT&T and tweak it so it sends your information to their laptop.'”
Hackers poison 4th of July search results to sell scareware
“Be very alert using Google, Bing or Yahoo Search to look up recipes for your Fourth of July celebrations this weekend. Achal Khetarpal, Research Director at antivirus firm CyberDefender, just typed '4th July dessert recipes' as a Bing query and got to this innocuous, but highly invasive result...”
Analyst's View: Symantec Improves Support; Others Offer Guarantees
“If you have an issue with our security software we will of course address that for free. If you are a paying customer and it won't install our call center guys will initiate a remote session with your machine and address it. We do have several kinds...”
10 Bizarre-but-True Ways Your Home Is Susceptible to Hackers
“Hold on to your hat, 'cause HERF guns are here. According to Brian Yoder, the VP of Engineering at CyberDefender, high-energy radio-frequency guns are still in circulation, though they were more common a few years ago. The guns send out a powerful electro-mechanical pulse...”
Income tax season spawns Internet spammer scams
“Scammers are always adapting to what is topical,” says Achal Khetarpa, Director of Research at antivirus firm CyberDefender. “We expect an increase in attempts to scam as more people file their taxes online.”
