Well here we are in October and I honestly don't have a clue where this year is going. Been thinking about what to write for a while, and thought the best way is just to sit down and start typing and it will come.... so let's go. I've had a customer in recently and they had their computer hacked - well I say hacked, it wasn't really hacked as they received a phone call from a company who said words to the effect of "your computer has been hacked and we'll clean it for you" - if you receive a phone call like this, just put the phone down! What ever you do, don't download any software and allow them to take control of your computer. Whilst the software they get you to download is normally a known 'remote control' software that legitimate people use, the people that have phoned you aren't doing this out of the goodness of their heart - they want to install logging software or look to see if you use online banking so they can remove money from...
A randomly updated blog from the manic mind of Humphs, the owner of MFW-Services