Active Broom

The bestsafecomputer.com website may look like a reliable merchant site selling an antivirus called Active Broom 2011.

Update: activebroompro.com is a similarly malicious site that promotes a variant of the rogue software, the Active Broom Pro. According to Best Safe Computer, the Active Broom antivirus which sells starting at 59.95 (for a 1 Year License 1674 rub) can Protect and Secure your Windows OS and even claims that the Active Broom 2011 has a new social networking protection for popular sites like facebook.

To entice potential "customers" the site even has a portion where they posted "testimonies" supposedly by satisfied customers who posted their Active Broom reviews on twitter.

The Active Broom Scam
A quick research, however, will prove that all these claims and testimonies are a hoax. You can't even try what appears to be a free online scanner because the links merely lead you to the buynow page. Active Broom is a rogue antivirus. Its predecessors include the personal shield pro and Active Pro Security.

Most fake antiviruses are characterized by fake alerts and adverts, google redirects/browser hijacking, Do not be deceived by the security warnings and popups generated by the active broom virus.

Active Broom Removal: How to get rid of Active Broom Malware

For information on how to remove activebroom and bestsafecomputer virus, you may want to check this article on fake antivirus removal. This will provide you with a detailed guide on what to do to remove active broom infection.

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How to Send Voice Messages on Facebook

Facebook now gives its users the ability to send out voice messages. The social networking site has updated its mobile apps and now gives users more flexibility in sending out messages. You can now use the Facebook messenger in your mobile device to record voice messages for a friend instead of composing long text messages.

Here's how to use and activate Facebook voice messaging. The instruction below is intended for users of iphone and iOS devices but the same will likely work for android devices:

1. Update your Facebook messenger app.
If you haven't updated your facebook messenger app yet, do it now. The latest update will allow you to send voice messages. The update will also allow you to call your friends right through your Facebook messenger although this feature is yet to be rolled out.



2. Click the compose a message icon--> choose your message's recipient and click the + button. The image and microphone icons show up. Choose record a voice.





3. Your Facebook voice message will be sent right after you release the red button.

Youtube Thank You Survey Scam

Beware of the Youtube thank you survey scam. The thank you survey usually pop outs when you try to open or search for some videos on Youtube and it may appear to a be a survey conducted by the video sharing site itself.

Why It is a Scam

Although the thank you survey may appear to be offered by Google's YouTube  a closeR inspection of the survey's URL shows it is not by youtube of google.

The survey is likely a phishing attempt. The "survey" may also be collecting email and contact information from non suspecting people.  If you have fallen to this scam, you will likely be receiving spammy emails or text messages. There is even a high likelihood that you subscribed to an expensive text messaging subscription. Contact your phone service provider as soon as possible.