Tech Straight Talk

There are many so-called antivirus that clean your computer for free, but in reality they are malware that infect your PC or Android device. Learning to identify them before falling into the trap is vital to avoid being contaminated. The fake antivirus programs use a similar strategy to the phishing, but applied to programs and apps. The phishing is a false website that simulates your bank's website or a social network, so you enter your account data, and so steal what contains: information, money, contacts, etc. The fake antivirus are programs that have the appearance and the name of an antivirus . They even pretend to check and clean your equipment. But it's actually malware that is infecting you right before your very eyes: This type of infection is advertised through pop-up windows or banners that appear on certain websites while you browse, announcing that you are infected with Trojans or spyware. Then they offer you a free antivirus to remove it. They have names v...

Today, the world of the Internet is used by millions of people every day, to search the web, compile information, analyze but we also offer our personal data on many occasions without taking the really necessary precautions. It is necessary that to prevent external attacks, we have some type of defense in our device both at home and at work. With this type of defense we are referring to an antivirus and a firewall. It is true that there are many antivirals that we can download for free on our computer to feel protected. The problem comes when what we have actually downloaded is not an antivirus, but a “fake antivirus”. Fake antivirus Fake antivirus are programs that we install on our computer thinking that what they are going to do is protect us from external attacks, when in reality their main purpose is the opposite. They seek to infect our computer in order to obtain a profit. The problem with these fake antivirus is that the alerts they show us are also false caused by a Tro...

What is an antivirus? It seems pretty simple and easy to tell what an antivirus is. Who has not yet heard of this type of software, its importance, and why it must always be updated? Here you will find a lot of information related to antivirus, to help you better understand this type of software and how they work. Antivirus is a program that helps in protecting your computer against most viruses, worms, Trojans, and other unwanted invaders that can infect your computer. Among the main damages that these programs can cause are: ·        The loss of microprocessor performance, ·        Deletion of files, ·        Data alteration, ·        Confidential information exposed to unauthorized persons, and ·        The uninstallation of the operating system. Over the years, viruses, malware and other threats that threaten us every t...