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Stuart Ashenbrenner Apple Security Researcher April 12, 2017 There are so many different scams out there today. We hear about it every day. It’s been spoken about in lengths on CNN, NBC, FOX, radio, magazines, blogs, and the list goes on and on. Being in the tech community, I’ve gotten to see a very interesting side to the world of scam artists, in an over-the-web forum. There is one in particular that has been wreaking havoc for computer users, but let’s face it, if you aren’t using a computer yet, then you won’t be reading this. No harm, no foul. The scam I have seen in the largest volume in recent years, hands down, has to be A-Tech Network Solutions , or as their company is named, A-Tech Network LLC. They claim to sell you anti-virus protection, and they “want to keep you from getting any other viruses.” This issue was first brought to me when I was still working as a computer technician. The customer provided a trove of information. When I receive i

Stuart Ashenbrenner Apple Technician/Security Researcher January 4, 2017 MacKeeper and the King of Thieves Rub the magic lamp and a Genieo pops out Leonardo DiCaprio was incredible in the blockbuster hit Inception , but if he starred in a movie about MacKeeper, it would be called, “Deception,” and the late, great Robin Williams would voice the Genie…o. Don't worry, I'll explain that bad joke later. Before we dive knuckles deep into a pile of MacKeeper, we should first give some background on the product. MacKeeper, formally owned by ZeoBIT and currently owned by Kromtech Alliance, according to their website, mackeeper.com, MacKeeper is “a choice of millions and the best application for cleaning, security and performance optimization for Mac OS X.”  The company initially released in May of 2010, and they are amazing... at marketing. They sell themselves as a security company and/or application, but after hours and hours of testing MacKeeper, we have found