strict warning: Declaration of date_handler_field_multiple::pre_render() should be compatible with content_handler_field_multiple::pre_render(&$values) in /home/homepcpa/public_html/sites/all/modules/date/date/date_handler_field_multiple.inc on line 185.

System Check Fake HDD Virus Alert

Submitted by Home PC Patrol on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 23:26
Virus Makes All Desktop Icons and Files Disappear

Since the first of the year we have seen a couple PCs with new versions of both the Fake HDD and SystemCheck family of viruses and both users believed that all of their data was gone and that they had lost everything.

The virus changes Windows settings to 'hide' the files, folders, and even your desktop icons and start menu programs, making it appear that all the user's data is gone. This makes it an easy virus to spot; however, it also has the potential to cause extreme panic if the user does not know that this crafty fraudware is designed to scare them into thinking all their data is gone. Read more »

Bookmark/Search this post with
Syndicate content