Virus outbreaks blog posts
The most destructive computer viruses – infographic
Published October 05, 2015
Supreme Systems IT put together this infographic about the “most destructive” computer viruses of all-time. It gives a broad overview and history of computer viruses and malicious software. Read more
Craigslist resume scam spreads Trojan virus
Published February 27, 2015
Reports of "Craigslist résumé" viruses have skyrocketed in recent months. Some of our clients here at New River Computing have unfortunately fallen victim to this recent outbreak. Thankfully, we've been successful at cleaning up the aftermath, but often the remediation process is long and arduous due to the sophistication of the malware. This particular malware campaign has been enjoying a fair bit of success because the attacks are specifically aimed at businesses that use…Read more
The CryptoLocker virus is spreading!!!
Published November 11, 2013
There’s a new type of malware that has been spreading like wildfire over the past couple of months called CryptoLocker. Most security researchers are claiming that this is one of the nastiest and most successful computer viruses ever: CryptoLocker is currently infecting Windows operating systems all across the United States and in other parts of the world. The virus is part of a generically named family of malware called “ransomware,” and its main function is to encrypt your files and…Read more
ZeroAccess Botnet
Published October 13, 2012
ZeroAccess is a very large botnet, infecting millions of computers globally. According to researchers at Sophos Labs, ZeroAccess has been installed on computers over nine million times with the current number of infected PC’s topping out at over 1 million. That is a staggering number. Below are some images that will give you a visual sense of just how widespread the infection is, not only in the United States but, globally. The largest numbers of infected computers are found in the USA, Canada…Read more