We've all heard about fake antivirus programs, also known as scareware. These programs falsely claim that your computer is infected with malware and prompt you to buy a product that will do nothing for you, except put your credit card number into the hands of criminals.
Well now there are fake disk defraggers that masquerade as applications that fix disk errors on a computer. In a post today the GFI Labs (formerly Sunbelt Software) blog Dubbed the programs FakeAV-Defrag rogues and said they had names like HDDDiagnostic, HDDRepair, HDDRescue, and HDDPlus.
This article is top news for the spinsters and when you learn their mind control tactics you can read through their propaganda like a book.
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House lawmakers on Wednesday again approved a bill to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law, delivering renewed momentum to the years-long campaign to end the ban on gays in the military ahead of a possible Senate vote next week.
The House voted 250 to 175 to repeal the 17-year-old law; 15 Republicans voted for the bill, while 15 Democrats voted against it.
* Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab traveled to Yemen to meet with “terrorists.” However, his mother also lives in Yemen, which could also explain the visit. * The alleged terrorists in Yemen had been in Guantanamo Prison. They were released without trial by the Bush Administration even though they were reported as among the most dangerous detainees. * The government of Yemen reports that Islamic terrorists there have been arrested who have proven ties to Israeli intelligence. * Abdulmutallab’s father, though we are told is a retired "Nigerian banker," ran their defense industry in close cooperation with Israeli Intelligence (Mossad).
Russia and China are poised to take a small but symbolic step in their expanding economic relationship, a move that in the long term could make the dollar less relevant to business between the two nations.
A government shutdown looms as Congress risks missing a key deadline this weekend over the battle in the Senate on a massive 2,000-page catchall spending bill that Republicans have vowed to oppose unless they can strip it of earmarks. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected Thursday to take up the $1.27 trillion omnibus spending bill that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year, to Sept. 30.
Energy bills are set to rocket to pay for wind turbines and wave power as the Government announces a shake-up of electricity prices today. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne is paving the way for a minimum price for carbon generated by coal-fired and gas-fuelled power stations. Energy firms will have to stump up for the cost of the carbon they use – but they are set to pass the burden on to consumers.
The increase in VAT to 20 per cent will not be reversed, George Osborne said last night.
The Chancellor dashed hopes that the looming increase from 17.5 to 20 per cent was a temporary measure, insisting it was a ‘structural’ change to the tax system.
Do you ever get the feeling that justice isn't applied equally in this country? That Tom Delay will never get life in prison that there's different resources devoted to jailing non violent drug offenders versus white collar corporate criminals. AlterNet's Joshua Holland explains a culture that exalts the wealthy.
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“Justice is no longer blind, she is a cheap whore whose price is well known.” -- kdtroxel
The first of the world's leaders to address this cable was Netanyahu, who said Monday that "if the leaders make these statements publically there will be a significant change".
"When leaders are willing to tell their people the truth it promotes peace." The prime minister said, adding that "peace based on truth has a lasting chance."
President Barack Obama met with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates this morning at the White House to discuss the economy and the billionaires’ philanthropic endeavors, an administration official said.
Obama called for the Oval Office meeting, which also included Gates’ wife, Melinda, to discuss the Giving Pledge project, started by Buffett and Gates to encourage wealthy U.S. individuals and families to give most of their fortunes to charity, the administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
As the incoming chairman of the House monetary policy subcommittee, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) will hold the bully pulpit when it comes to the nation’s money woes. He’s not wasting any time getting right to the heart of the matter. The libertarian-leaning conservative has long been a critic of the US Federal Reserve and central banking as a whole, but this may be a new one: speaking with CNBC recently, Paul said he views the Fed as a “monopoly” that could benefit from the introduction of competition.
SCOTLAND is today bracing itself for a second wave of icy weather conditions after forecasters warned a freezing snowstorm would hit tonight - bringing up to three feet of snow in some areas of the country.
London's top police officer says he is considering banning student marches in the wake of violent flare-ups at protests opposing a massive increase in university tuition fees.
The move has prompted some observers to declare that Britain may be headed towards "martial law" as police push back against angry youth who find they can no longer afford an education, at a time when jobs openings are rare.
While there have been a few high temperature records in the desert southwest and western Oregon, the majority of weather records in the USA this week have been for cold, snowfall, or rainfall. The biggest number of records have to do with the lowest maximum temperature.
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