On last night’s show we had a number of people calling in about jailbreaking the iPhone. From About.com In essence, jailbreaking your iPhone means freeing it from the limitations imposed on it by AT&T and Apple. You install a software application on your computer, and then transfer it to your iPhone, where it “breaks open” […]

While working on a co-worker’s computer that was infected with spyware I was able to remove just about everything using the tools I outline in Jay Lee’s Patented Spyware Removal System save for one persistent troublemaker that was redirecting every Google search through something called Triplexfeed. Malwarebytes didn’t detect it. Spybot didn’t detect it. Combofix […]

Peter Hughes found a great article called “How to Rebuild your Computer and Reinstall Windows Without Headache” over at Digital Inspiration. It basically outlines how to go about reloading your computer’s operating system and reinstalling the applications with a minimal amount of trouble. It’s still a bit of an undertaking, but this outline can alleviate […]

Updated 08-04-2010 From the Microsoft Security Web site Spyware symptoms If your computer starts to behave strangely, you might have spyware or other unwanted software installed on your computer. * I see pop-up advertisements all the time. Some unwanted software will bombard you with pop-up ads that aren’t related to a particular Web site you’re […]