enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Unmasking the threat: A deep dive into what is computer ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/unmasking-the-threat-a...

   If you suspect your computer is infected with malware, immediately disconnect it from the internet to prevent further data loss and/or spread of the infection. Then, run a full system scan using ...

3. Stoned (computer virus) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoned_(computer_virus)

   A computer infected with the original version had a one in eight probability [5] [6] that the screen would declare: "Your PC is now Stoned!", a phrase found in infected boot sectors of infected floppy disks and master boot records of infected hard disks, along with the phrase "Legalise Marijuana". Later variants produced a range of other messages.

4. Computer virus - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus

   A computer virus [1] is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. [2] [3] If this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be "infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses. [4]

5. Overview of Malwarebytes Premium for AOL

   help.aol.com/articles/overview-of-malwarebytes...

   Exploits take advantage of weaknesses in the software you use to take over your computer and interfere with its normal functioning. Ransomware is a type of malware that takes over your computer, holds all your files hostage, and forces you to pay to get them back. Malicious, fake, or infected websites are sites that look legitimate at first ...

6. SafeCentral - AOL Help

   help.aol.com/products/safecentral

   Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. SafeCentral Block hackers and identity thieves from stealing your personal information and passwords -- even if your PC is already infected with a virus or spyware.

7. Scareware - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scareware

   Some forms of spyware also qualify as scareware because they change the user's desktop background, install icons in the computer's notification area (under Microsoft Windows), and claiming that some kind of spyware has infected the user's computer and that the scareware application will help to remove the infection.