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3 Mistakes to Avoid Getting the Koobface Virus in Facebook

The Koobface Virus spreading through Facebook is catching Facebook users off-guard by deceiving them into clicking on a message that supposedly contains an embarrassing video of themselves. The message even appears to come from a Facebook friend. Listen to the audio below by Dale Powell about the 3 mistakes to avoid to prevent getting this type of infection, virus and spyware prevention tips can go a long way if “actually” implemented.

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Fake Anti-Virus Products Generate $34 Million a Month!

You want to avoid getting this type of infection because you probably won't be able to remove them yourself (unless you signed-up for our Newsletter which tells you the very tools we use to remove them), and your antivirus program may not catch it. Click the Play button below to listen a 7 min audio interview about this threat.
Is Your Hard Drive Making Clunking Sounds Like This?

Then you have a bad hard drive and may be in a data-loss situation. If you need to retrieve any data, turn off your computer ASAP and do not continue to try booting it up. It needs to be diagnosed by a technician to determine how bad it is and whether the data can be recovered locally, or if it should be sent into DriveSavers for in-depth clean-room data recovery.