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DNSChanger Trojan Infection

Thursday, 16 February 2012 16:00 | Written by Austin PC Services |

Late last year authorities shut down a massive Internet traffic hijacking scheme centered in Estonia. Six men were arrested that are suspected of using a trojan known as the DNSChanger Trojan to hijack people's search results and redirect them to bogus pages created to look like the real thing.

The latest research on the trojan shows that the trojan that powered the criminal network is still running on computers at half of the Fortune 500 companies, and on computers at nearly 50 percent of all federal government agencies. This trojan also attempts to block the infected computer from visiting web sites that may be able to offer help in removing the threat from your system. DNSChanger has been known to be bundled together with other types of malware. The trojan can also disable a user's antivirus program and block a PC machine from receiving updates from Microsoft. Rough estimates are coming in that this trojan allowed the men to redirect search results on about four million computers in over 100 countries. including about 500,000 in the US.

Last Updated (Thursday, 16 February 2012 17:00)

Let Austin PC Services be Your Hometown Solutions Provider

Monday, 07 February 2011 18:35 | Written by Austin PC Services |

Welcome to Austin PC Services.

Austin PC Services strives to provide the fastest and most affordable technology solutions for home and small business users alike in and around the Austin area. Whether you need computer repair, computer upgrades, wired and wireless network setup and/or maintenance, a new website or simply your existing website redesigned, Austin PC Services is here to fulfill your technology needs at the most affordable price possible.

We believe that sticker shock should not be a part of getting your computer or other technology serviced so we offer all of our pricing up front, simply click on our price list link to the right, call us at 507-433-APCS (2727) or stop in to our office located at 714 ½ 4th Ave NE in Austin, MN (click here for map and directions) and we will be happy to give you a free quote on the repair service you need to keep your technology working for you.

Last Updated (Monday, 12 September 2011 11:14)

Computer infections

Friday, 06 May 2011 10:37 | Written by Austin PC Services |

I have seen a huge increase in the number of infected machines over the past 2 months, so I have decided to provide a little information on the subject to dispel some of the myths that are circulating about computer infections.

Virus, worm, spyware, trojan horse, malware… There are a multitude of threats related to use of the internet today. While most programs are referred to as viruses, there is actually very few viruses that cause users trouble these days, currently viruses account for less than 5% of total infections around the world. The current threat on the internet today is what is defined as malware, spyware or rogue antivirus programs. These programs have a multi-fold purpose; to replicate themselves and infect other machines, to trick the computer user into paying for ‘protection’ and to download additional malicious programs onto the infected machine. Let’s take these main purposes one by one and break them down:

Last Updated (Friday, 27 May 2011 08:21)

Small Business and Home Networking

Monday, 07 February 2011 17:50 | Written by Austin PC Services |

More and more networkable devices are being found in homes and businesses today. Computers, video game systems, printers and even cell phones are now able to be tied together onto the same network. Connecting multiple devices to the same network will allow you to share resources to most, if not all devices. Networking will allow you to share a printer, share an internet connection, and centralize files such as pictures, music and videos, making all of those resources available to multiple users at the same time while they are connected to the network.

Website Hosting is Here!

Monday, 07 February 2011 17:35 | Written by Austin PC Services |

Austin PC Services is now offering affordable web site hosting for small and medium sized businesses.

We have 3 different hosting plans to choose from. All of our hosting plans offer *nix based servers, multiple email accounts ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) that can be accessed via an email client or web based, up to 50 domains hosted per account (useful for running multiple web sites), and multiple MySQL databases per account.

Computer Repair, Virus Removal, System Upgrades and More...

Monday, 07 February 2011 17:27 | Written by Austin PC Services |

Over 80% of PC problems can be attributed to 3 things:

Windows not being updated.

Viruses and/or spyware and malware being installed on your system.

Outdated and underpowered hardware.

Austin PC Services specializes in effectively troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing Windows installations ranging from Windows 95 to Windows 7 as well as proactively protecting your computer against the latest internet based security threats.

Last Updated (Monday, 26 September 2011 15:14)

Registering Your Domain Name

Monday, 07 February 2011 17:47 | Written by Austin PC Services |

Tired of having to register your domain name for more than one year at a time?
Tired of paying extra fees to your current domain host to administer your domain name?
Register your domain name with Austin PC Services and rid yourself of extra fees for good! Whether you administer your domain name yourself or have us administer it for you; regardless of how many times you move your web site, no matter how many additional email forwarding accounts you need, there is absolutely NO EXTRA CHARGE.

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