Category Archives: Malware

WARNING: Do Not Click This Popup If You See It!

  WARNING: Do Not Click This Popup If You See It! Hackers have devised a new, deceptive method to trick users into installing malware named ClickFix, according to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. This scheme involves enticing users with one-click fake fixes to common errors in popular programs such as Chrome, OneDrive, and Microsoft Word. Once users download and execute… Read More »

Wednesday Newsbytes: Windows Flaw Allows Hackers to Infect PCs Over Wi-Fi; AI Movies Coming Soon; Another Urgent Warning to Chrome Users; Phishing Emails Abuse Windows Search… and more

  Wednesday Newsbytes: Windows Flaw Allows Hackers to Infect PCs Over Wi-Fi; AI Movies Coming Soon; Another Urgent Warning to Chrome Users; Phishing Emails Abuse Windows Search… and more Every day we scan the tech world for interesting news in the world of technology and sometimes from outside the world of technology. Every Wednesday, we feature news articles… Read More »

Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1071 – Now Available Online

    Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1071 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1071, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, April 19, 2024, at 7:00 AM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you are having… Read More »

See? We Told You So!

  See? We Told You So! For years we’ve been warning our readers about Reimage, Restoro, and all the other useless one-click-fix programs and fake or useless security software being advertised on the Web and social media. You know the ones. The ones that make outrageous claims and promises and use scare tactics to get you to part… Read More »

Wednesday Newsbytes:  March Patch Tuesday – 60 Flaws Patched; Windows Users – Beware Magnet Goblin; Roku Suffers Data Breach; The Web Just Turned 35… and more

    Wednesday Newsbytes:  March Patch Tuesday – 60 Flaws Patched; Windows Users – Beware Magnet Goblin; Roku Suffers Data Breach; The Web Just Turned 35… and more Every day we scan the tech world for interesting news in the world of technology and sometimes from outside the world of technology. Every Wednesday, we feature news articles that… Read More »

Our Ten Commandments of Safe Computing

  Our Ten Commandments of Safe Computing We could write a book (you know us) about computer safety (and we have). But we wanted to pare down our list and create a Ten Commandments of Safe Computing for you. Our missions are to help you with your computer, help you safely navigate the web, and keep you safe… Read More »