It has been reported that Google pulled 21 free apps from the Android Market. It seems that the apps are malware that are getting root access to the user’s device, gathering a wide range of available data, and also downloading more code to it without the user even knowing of the download. Google has removed [...]
Android has a malware scare!
by JoeMac OS X has a Trojan floating around!
by JoeA lot of the reason we see people buying Mac’s over PC’s is not just because of its ease of use but also because it has been virus free for the most part. Well now that might start to change as there are reports out there that a backdoor Trojan is floating around. The Trojan [...]
SPAM: The electronic food that no one likes
by GreggRemember Monty Python’s Flying Circus? One of the skits is done in a cafe where the only item on the menu is Spam. “Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam! Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!” sang the Viking patrons at the cafe. That is where all that nasty lunch meat reference of an annoying computer scam comes from. Not [...]
Paid or Unpaid? The Difference in Anti-Virus
by GreggFor all you frugal frogs out there feeling jumpy about paying for that “extra protection” on your Anti-Virus program, here is some information that might help with that decision. Personally I run two programs on my laptop, AVG and Avast, both on the free plan. That means on the “upgrade” screen that always keeps popping [...]
Microsoft Security and How Essential It Is
by seanIf you are new to the Geek Choice Blogs, then you are in for an awakening, as this blog is where you can come for the TRUTH. We are hit with information as soon as we wake up and it lasts all day until we go unconscious. This can lead to health problems, as well [...]


