Viruses

WARNING: Facebook and UPS Viruses (Information Security Update)

Along with the holidays comes an increase in dangerous emails containing viruses that can destroy the data on your computer or cause it to quit working until it is “cleaned.”  Described below are two prevalent viruses that are taking the cheer out of the holidays for many people. (Yes, these viruses have struck many people [...]

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Scams and Phishing Attempts Pounding WVU

I guess the scammers of the world have decided to time their attacks on the WVU community with the beginning of school this year.  Yesterday we saw two phishing scams targeting…well… everyone.  One scam was actually a phone scam.  Here is what we posted on it yesterday:

New phone phishing scam circulating
WVU faculty, staff, students and [...]

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Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads

I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [...]

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