Japan is now the place to be if you want to have a better chance of avoiding computer viruses. The country has now made it illegal to create, distribute or store viruses. Those who are caught doing so without a good reason will be either sentenced to prison for up to three years, or be fined up to $6,000 or 500,000 yen. If one is caught storing or acquiring viruses, they could go to prison for two years or be fined around $4,000 or 300,000 yen.

Most of us has probably had to deal with a computer virus at some point in time. They are very annoying when they appear and they could prohibit you from performing the most basic functions on you PC. I recently ran across an infection called Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen on a relative’s computer. It was preventing them from using any web browser in addition to creating numerous alerts. If your computer has been infected with this Trojan, we’re going to help you get rid of this infection for good.

The world’s eyes were opened to the very real threat of computer hackers in the past few weeks. Hacking is certainly nothing new, but with the recent intrusion into the PlayStation Network and the possible intrusion into LastPass, customers are even more aware of the possibilities of identity theft. For the most part, cellphone hacks aren’t as prominent. There have been applications offered by third-party Android app stores that are used to steal customer data, but there haven’t been reports of massive breaches yet. AT&T wants to be ready if that ever happens.

AVG just announced that their ANTIVIRUSfree software app will make the jump from phones to tablets on the Android platform. ANTIVIRUSfree for Android provides security for users phones and now tablets. The company claims to have over 9 million users of it’s free offering (they claim 110 million customers overall). The app can scan apps, more »

What’s the most common phrase heard around the Gadgetell newsroom? Is it “I love Apple?”, “that’s cool!” or “sweet!” ? Answer: none of them, it’s “they are on crack”. This week we take a look back at the things that made us chuckle in the tech world. Let’s get to the suspects: A Kindle for more »

McAfee announced today a cloud-based service for protecting users and providing robust reporting and protection against web-borne threats. McAfee is touting the software as a service, aimed at protecting both those behind a firewall as well as remote workers outside it. McAfee is pitching the service with 5 key benefits aimed at making this a more »

A mad scientist has officially successfully infected himself with a computer virus. The mad scientist, who goes by the name of Dr. Mark Gasson, did this mostly as a proof of concept but has managed to stun most of the medical and technological world. How? You might ask. Essentially the doc implanted an RFID chip more »

McAfee reveled their latest report:McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2010. In it, McAfee uncovers the biggest threats to computers as well as an interesting fact: 98% of the new malicious URLs come from just one geographic location. Can you guess where? If you guessed the US, you’re spot on. “At 98 percent, the United States more »

Imagine this scenario: sitting at work, when suddenly you get a message from the companies McAfee system that you have a virus and the computer is shutting down. Try to reboot, and the same message appears. Then you find out it’s not just your computer, but everybody else’s. It appears as if the entire company’s more »

Another virus attack is targeting Facebook users. An email with the subject “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation” is being sent to users of the popular social networking site and the message body reads: Dear user of facebook, Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find more »