Since November 2013, PC Wrangler has gone to the aid of many of its clients to resolve these types of issues, and it’s come and a scary cost! Both financially and in terms of lost data.
On a financial level, we estimate that due to compromised computers, identity theft and password compromises, our clients have had over $100,000 taken directly from their bank accounts! One client had $47,000 taken from their savings account over a period of a week.
We have had several business lose all of their business data because they were infected by a virus that encrypted their files with a random key. They had a few days to pay the ransom and get their files back. The problem was the attackers demanded payment using Bitcoins (not many people even know what they are), and even if the ransom was paid it would have done little good as the attackers had all gone to ground. All the files were lost for good and one business did not survive the event.
All of this devastation could have been avoided.. And you all know how..
It’s very simple to protect your PC’s (and hence yourself, family and business) from these threats. All of us are aware of Antivirus, Identity Protection and Firewall Software. What amazes me is the sheer number of businesses and individuals we come across weekly that are continuing to play Russian Roulette with their security, I guess because “It will never happen to me”.
If this sounds like you and I’m scaring you, GOOD! Do something about it. Last week i removed 26,300 viruses from a single PC, there is simply no excuse for that!
The many free Antivirus programs available don’t offer adequate protection against identity theft and other issues and will require you to purchase the full versions to get the full protection features offered. We always recommend to clients that they purchase a solution such as ESET SMART SECURITY from a legitimate supplier, after all , when was anything good free?
PC Wrangler can identify and remove all of your current threats and supply you up with a full featured security solution.
Why risk everything to save a few bucks? — Get your PC’s protected!