Crooks are making millions of dollars defrauding unsavvy users with fake online tech support. The scam is simple but yet effective…
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When you buy a shiny new PC sporting a copy of Windows, you’ll find it comes with a key for product…
What is Safe Mode?Basically, Windows “Safe Mode” is a boot option that loads only the most basic drivers needed for Windows…
A phishing scam typically comes as an email purporting to be from your bank, Internet Service Provider, or any other online…
Tomorrow is going to be a Microsoft special—special in the sense that it’s not only Patch Tuesday but also the last time…
[youtube=http://youtu.be/p_cFww5rfek&rel=0] Tech Support scammers are really creative these days. As if the Microsoft ruse was no longer in fashion, they are…
Fake or rogue tech support companies are lurking everywhere.Whether they cold-call you or deceive you with ads and pop-ups, you need…
A vulnerability affecting Microsoft Silverlight 5 is live and infecting PCs that visit compromised or malicious websites.Developed by Microsoft, Silverlight is a framework for…
You may be familiar with cold calls where someone pretending to be from Microsoft is telling you that your computer is infected…
Back in 2009, I wrote about a telephony based scam that had gained momentum, and which sadly appears to have grown…