Midwest Computer Solutions Inc.

12/04/2023

Printing is happening! Compute sales and service are rocking as usual! Thanks everyone!

05/11/2022

Welcome to our new FB page. Watch for alerts, news, tips and specials. Thank you for 20+ years of patronage. It is a privilege to serve our community. If you have received great service in the past please like us and share on your FB page. It really makes a difference and we will be grateful. Thank you and God bless, Tom, Peggy and Staff!

05/10/2022

Welcome to our new FB page. Unfortunately our previous site was the target of unkind people and had to be taken down. Stay tuned here for alerts, news, tips and specials. God bless our community and thank you for 20+ years of patronage. Please give us kind reviews if you've been served well over the years. It makes a huge difference and matters to us very much. In your service, Tom and Staff.

07/18/2017

New Exte CryptoMix Ransomware Variant Released!!

Yesterday, Malwarebytes malware researcher Marcelo Rivero discovered a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware that is appending the .EXTE extension to encrypted file names. This article provides a brief summary of information related to this new variant. Click on Link to read the article.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-exte-cryptomix-ransomware-variant-released/

A new variant of the CryptoMix Ransomware was discovered that appends the .EXTE extension to encrypted files. This articles provides a brief overview of what has changed in this new version.

07/10/2017

Did you know these 5 facts about computers?

• There are more than 5000 new computer viruses are released every month.
• The first ever hard disk drive was made in 1979, and could hold only 5MB of data.
• More than 80% of the emails sent daily are spams.
• HP, Microsoft and Apple have one very interesting thing in common – they were all started in a garage.
• The original name of windows was Interface Manager.

07/05/2017

Have a broken screen? You’re in luck, here at Midwest Computer Solutions one of our typical repairs is replacing broken LED/LCD screens on laptops, all-in-one PCs, and tablet computers. Come on by, our standard quote before repair, lets you be in control! If you have any questions or would like to talk to us about your computer, call us @ 812-372-9400 or stop by! Please know we cannot quote over the phone as model type, connection locations and front or back panel needs must been calculated.

06/29/2017

A new strain of ransomware, a Petya-esque variant being called Petya/NotPetya, is swiftly spreading across the globe today, impacting tens of thousands of computers as of 2:00 p.m., PST. More powerful, professional, and dangerous than last month's WanaCrypt0r attack, the Petya-esque ransomware uses the same EternalBlue exploit to target vulnerabilities in Microsoft's operating system. However, unlike WanaCrypt0r, this ransomware instructs you to reboot your computer and then locks up your entire system. Long story short: if you get this infection, you're hosed.
We're alerting you to reassure you that if you're currently using the premium version (or the premium trial) of Malwarebytes with real-time protection turned on, you are protected from this threat. Our premium technology blocks the Peyta-inspired ransomware before it can encrypt your system. (The free version of Malwarebytes, however, does not protect you against this attack. To see which version you have, open up your Malwarebytes software and look for the version name at the top of the window.)
If you're not currently using the premium version of Malwarebytes, we recommend that you update your Microsoft Windows software immediately. recommend that you update your Microsoft Windows software immediately. Microsoft released a patch for this vulnerability in March. You may access the patch here. We also recommend you be extra vigilant about opening emails, as one suspected method for spreading this infection is through infected Office documents delivered via spam.
If you're thinking about paying the ransom for this threat ($300 in Bitcoin per PC)—don't bother. The email service that hosted the address where victims were instructed to send payment has closed the account. So at this point trying to pay the ransom will result in a returned email. However, the attackers may provide their victims with alternative forms of payment transactions.
Cyberattacks at a global scale seem to be happening more and more frequently. At Malwarebytes, we pledge to keep our customers and readers informed. Your safety is our number one priority.
Sincerely,
The Malwarebytes team
P.S. Learn more about this threat here.

06/27/2017

“Have you ever had paper that you needed for school or a picture that you wanted to share with friends but couldn’t because it was on your computer at home? Office 365 comes OneDrive, a solution that allows you to sync your files across all of your devices. All that you need to access these files is a computer with an internet connection! In addition to OneDrive, Office 365 comes with a suite of other tools to make your life more simple. Contact us today to see how we can prevent you from ever not having that term paper again.”

06/22/2017

Is Malware Protection enough?
Unfortunately, that is not true. It is not "fully capable" as there are services in an Anti Virus that are not fulfilled by MBAM.

• It does not target scripted malware
• It does not target document files
• It does not target media files
• It is still incapable of of removing malicious code that had been prepended, appended or cavity injected into legitimate files such as by a file infecting virus or by a trojan that trojanizes legitimate files ( aka; patches ).
• It is not MAPI and/or VIM compliant nor does it offer a POP/IMAP Proxy Service.
• It does not handle legacy malware because Malwarebytes personnel culls it database periodically and only tragets what they call Zero Day malware. Malware that is fresh and new Today and not something that was more prevalent a year or two ago.

An anti virus may intercept email and it will then decode the MIME and scan the body and attachments and flag the email as a Phish, Fraud or some other malicious content. MBAM may have and Anti Exploit module but that is for software exploitation. It does NOTHING for Social Engineering which is the Human Exploit such as those demonstrated in Fraud and Phishing emails.
If one ONLY depends on MBAM they lose the warnings made by traditional anti virus applications that performs scanning the file types MBAM does not target. They lose a layer of protection that an AV provides. So if one has a folder of Wimad trojans and only MBAM is installed, the computer user will never know. However if they had a fully installed Anti Virus solution performing "On Access" and "On Demand scanning on ALL file types, there would be a warning the files are malicious. This an indicator. MBAM will only protect one IFF they try to play a media file and it attempts some not standard media player function. MBAM will not tell you that is a malicious HyperText Application, or that XLS uses malicious macros or that MP3 is a Wimad or that web site has an Embedded IFrame.

It is disingenuous to make a claim that MBAM 3.0 is a replacement. It is still an adjunct anti malware application because it lacks many constructs that a traditional anti virus application employs.

06/21/2017

Speed, or affordability? This is the question that you should be asking when determining what kind of hard drive you need. SSDs, or Solid State Drives, offer much faster speeds, and better reliability than standard Hard Drives. This means that with an SSD you can turn on your computer in seconds, rather than minutes. In fact, SSDs perform 6 to 10 times faster than a standard HDD. Although, they do come at a much higher price. Fortunately for you, we provide both! Whatever your needs are, Midwest Computer Solutions is happy to help you fill them!

06/16/2017

DID YOU KNOW? Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems are no longer being supported by Microsoft. If you have an older PC, you may be running one of these operating systems! These older PCs generally cannot just be “upgraded” to the newest operating system due to older hardware restrictions. Recently, there has been a few updates to these older operating system because of all the recent cyber-attacks. These updates were rolled out due to special circumstances, so don’t expect there to be any more updates for these older operating systems. We strongly recommend thinking about upgrading your system if you are still using these unsupported operating systems. Contact us for help or to talk about upgrade options today!

06/14/2017

Make sure that you know who you are letting into your computer. Even though Microsoft is a big company, they will not try and contact you they do not know if you have a virus on your PC. They will not personally contact you and try to get into your PC. If someone calls you about your PC please advise them you will contact your local computer repair company. MIDWEST COMPUTER SOLUTIONS does offer remote tech support which can be a valuable tool if used properly.