ANTI-VIRUS
Protecting Yourself from Scareware Viruses
Nearly two thirds of the viruses that infect most networks fall into the category of “Scareware.” These are highly malicious programs that take control of your computer and masquerade as legitimate Antivirus software, often displaying popups that warn you of numerous infections.

The goal of this type of virus is to get you to
purchase or “renew” a subscription to their software. Once you pay, you get
nothing – the subscription is bogus. Worse, the virus remains active on your
machine and your credit card information is now in the hands of cyber
criminals.
Scareware often comes bundled with other viruses, often with password
stealing and remote access capabilities. We’ve been tracking infections to
determine how these malicious programs get onto our clients’ computers, and the
majority of them are installed while a user is browsing the web, often on video
sharing websites.
There are three important things you can do to protect yourself and your
company from these types of viruses:
- Be vigilant when browsing the internet,
avoiding unnecessary websites (for example, video streaming or social networking
sites). Run a popup blocker and talk to us about web and content filtering
options.
- Make sure that your Antivirus is
functioning correctly. Pay attention to any popup messages that appear and let
PCS Group know immediately, even if the problem appears to resolve itself.
- At the first sign of a Scareware infection,
cease all work and immediately call PCS. DO NOT TRY TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS
YOURSELF. Often times what looks like an active infection, is simply a web
browser popup crafted to look like the virus is already installed on your
machine. In reality, the virus requires that you click on something to
initialize the infection; this includes the X to close the window.
Familiarize yourself with the Antivirus program that is installed on your
machine; any other Antivirus software should not be running.

KASPERSKY
PCS

Group uses Kaspersky Anti-Virus software, which is consistently rated among the top Antivirus programs.
As
the
preferred IT outsource option in the Private Club industry, PCS Group
understands the needs of Club Management and creates comprehensive
solutions that allow you to dedicate your resources, both from a
financial and people-capital perspective, to areas that will optimize
productivity for your entire staff.
For more information please contact:
Sales@pcsgrp.com