by The Same Day Computer Team | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Services, Uncategorized, Upgrades, What We Do
Zero-Day Exploits refers to a vulnerability in software that hackers have found and before the software company finds it and comes up with patch to fix it. This is not rare. Hackers are smart, otherwise they wouldn’t make money! A lot of the time software developers...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Services, Uncategorized, Upgrades, What We Do
Viruses are malware, or malicious software, that spreads through your computer and multiplies as it goes. They can slow your computer down, corrupt files, even corrupt the operating system, making it impossible to use your computer. While viruses, generally speaking,...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Services, Uncategorized, Upgrades, What We Do
Malware is a very broad term. Basically, it is software that is software that is created to damage your system and/or to get your personal information. A smaller section of malware is malvertisting. This is an ad online with code in it so when you click on the image...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, News, Services, Uncategorized, Upgrades
This is a newer term than phishing but still one we have all heard. Pharming: While similar to phishing it is different. This is a where hackers make a convincing looking website or ad. After clicking on the website or ad they request your log in information and...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog, Front Page, Info/Contact, Laconia, News, Services, Uncategorized, Upgrades, What We Do
Drive by Downloads: This is the way that most malware is installed, accidentally. Cybercriminals can hide their malware anywhere! It could be an ad, a link, a pop up, or anything. Keylogger: This malware logs every key stroke you make on your computer even...
by The Same Day Computer Team | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Front Page, Laconia, Services, Uncategorized, Upgrades, What We Do
Microsoft added a bunch of new features for their Fall Creators Update, which came out last week (see blog). If you are excited to see what is coming on the new update, make sure that you have your updates turned on and your computer plugged in. This update, being...