Here is a another excellent reason to install an application called Defensio which will effectively block spam, malicious content and filters content so you will not be taken advantage of this kind of vulnerability on facebook.

The banner advertisement for greeting cards was intermittently displayed with an application called Farm Town, which has more than 9 million monthly users according to information published on Facebook.

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The AVG Rescue CD is essentially a portable version of AVG Anti-Virus supplied through Linux distribution. It can be used in the form of a bootable CD or bootable USB flash drive to recover your computer when the system cannot be loaded normally, such as after an extensive or deep-rooted virus infection. In short, the AVG Rescue CD enables you to fully remove infections from an otherwise inoperable PC and render the system bootable again.

Once again, a great tool to have in case you have a problem with a virus or piece of malware. You can burn this onto a USB stick as well. *****

AVG Rescue CD

Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.

This version of Stinger Detects and removes the following "FakeAlert" Variants - Kryptik, AVP Security, Fakespypro,Winwebsec, Antivirus Soft and XPSpy.

Another useful tool to add to your arsenal in case you run across one of these programs on your computer or using it on a clients infected PC.

McAfee Labs Stinger

This is a good site to check details of different Rogue software (those nasty fake Anti-virus/Malware) applications that so many people fall prone to installing accidently. It's offered by Lavasoft who is responsible for the excellent and long standing Ad-Aware malware guarding software. If you ever need help uninstalling one of these, you can take a look here and see whats involved, or feel free to give us a call and we'll be glad to help you get rid of it.

LavaSoft Malware Lab's Rogue Gallery