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Tech Q&A: Virus threat low for smart TV

09
Jul
2014

QUESTION: I recently bought a smart TV. Can it get infected by a computer virus? If so, can it be protected against viruses? ANSWER: There have not yet been any reports of computer virus attacks on smart TVs, although some experts believe that will eventually happen.

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Bitcoin Files Detected as 1987 Virus

24
Jun
2014

Several antivirus solutions erroneously detect some Bitcoin files as the Stoned computer virus that was popular more than a quarter of a century ago. These are false positives triggered by the fact that the 27-year-old virus signature was uploaded into the Bitcoin blockchain. This is possible because when a transaction is made, a small snippet […]

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Greenland deals with computer virus

05
Jan
2014

The town of Greenland this week fell victim to a computer virus that was holding town files and documents hostage.

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