Be Aware of Ransomware
If you are not familiar with the term “Ransomware” it is very important that you become aware of the severity of this infection as it… Read More »Be Aware of Ransomware
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Ransomware, Backups, and Monitoring
Unfortunately, for the past week the Atlanta GA has been crippled by Ransomware bouncing around computers within numerous government agencies. We thought this would be… Read More »Ransomware, Backups, and Monitoring
Here We Go Again – Another Ransomware Attack
In what is becoming more and more common these days, organizations across Eastern Europe are reporting that they have fallen victim to a new ransomware… Read More »Here We Go Again – Another Ransomware Attack
Bad Rabbit Ransomware
A new type of Ransomware is making the rounds recently called ‘Bad Rabbit.’ While this particular type of Ransomware is similar to others in that… Read More »Bad Rabbit Ransomware
There’s No Crying in Baseball…I mean Ransomware
In the past ten hours, Kaspersky Lab has tracked more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries. If you have been around computers and the Internet… Read More »There’s No Crying in Baseball…I mean Ransomware
Ransomware is on the rise
Ransomware is on the rise and is set up for a record year in 2017. As Ransomware takes over your computer and encrypts all of… Read More »Ransomware is on the rise
New Ransomware: Update your Anti-Virus
While most ransomware tends to work in the same way, cybercriminals are constantly coming up with new and more effective ways to wield their nasty… Read More »New Ransomware: Update your Anti-Virus
Ransomware now corrupts QuickBooks data (12-9-2016)
Here at Frankenstein Computers we have noticed a major uptick in the amount of ransomware infections. Ransomware, such as ‘Cryptowall’, is a particularly dangerous type… Read More »Ransomware now corrupts QuickBooks data (12-9-2016)
Preventing Infection
While everybody who uses the Internet should have good anti-virus protection, all too often this is simply not enough. When using the Internet everyone should… Read More »Preventing Infection
MALWARE, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
This is a repost of our very first blog, back in August of 2010. In general, not much has changed in the Malware world –… Read More »MALWARE, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT