Our friends at Emsisoft are on the ball and are on top of a new ransomware called PClock which copies CryptoLocker. If a computer is infected with PClock the user will be asked to pay a $300 ransom to unlock their files. In other words, if you don’t pay the ransom you’ll not be able to open many… Read More »
Alleged tech support scammers come up with all kinds of alibis to counter complaints Companies sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft for allegedly defrauding consumers with worthless Windows technical support have spun tales involving flakey Internet connections, it’s-not-us-it’s-scammers, new management software and unanswered emails to counter hundreds of consumer complaints this year, Better Business Bureau… Read More »
Look Before You Leap – Two Tools to Help You Determine If a Web Site is Safe It’s really hard to tell by looking at a web site whether it’s safe or not. And nobody wants to be constrained to visiting only sites they know are safe. Part of the fun of the Web is scouting and finding… Read More »
‘Tis the Season for Telephone Scams We wanted to pass this on to you from Microsoft — this article originally appeared in Microsoft security newsletter. Since so many of our subscribers have written to us concerned about phones calls they received from people claiming to be from Microsoft — it’s especially important that we pass this information along… Read More »
Tis the Season to Be Scammed Your merry spirit, coupled with an uptick in purchasing and festive phishing emails, could increase your risk of being scammed during the holidays. Con artists are getting craftier, using high-tech tricks to get your financial data, and it’s nothing to ho-ho-ho about. “The holidays are used as a hook for the same… Read More »
You Don’t Need a Firewall We started debating this issue a long time ago — and we told our readers then not to waste money or 3rd-party firewalls or buying security software that had a firewall. We became more and more suspicious as companies who make anti-virus suites started making outrageous claims as to what the firewall contained… Read More »