Microsoft is NEVER Going to Tell You That Your Computer is Infected In the past, most people who have run into the Tech Support or Microsoft Tech Support Scam have been contacted by scammers and warned by telephone that their computers are infected or compromised. But lately, it’s been the fake “your computer is infected with **you name… Read More »
Tax Time Means Scam Time For those of you living in the USA, it’s tax time. And tax time means scam time. This time of year is prime time for scammers, con artists, and criminals looking for easy money. We want to help keep you safe from these predators. So, we’ve made a simple list of things to… Read More »
The Anatomy of a Scam We featured this article several months ago, but we are reprising it because so many people are again getting hooked by scams just like the one we describe in this article. We don’t want it to happen to you. Knowledge is power and knowing what to do if scammers try to trick you… Read More »
Popcorn Time or Et Tu Brute? There’s a new ransomware making the rounds. It’s called “Popcorn Time”. Like all ransomware, it locks your personal files using file encryption and then demands a ransom in order to unlock your files. Unless you pay the ransom — or find the right decrypter – you can’t access your own files. The… Read More »
Don’t Fall for the ScanGuard Scam We are still getting emails from people who write asking about ScanGuard. A few weeks ago, we wrote an article about ScanGuard, but legitimate tech sites are advertising ScanGuard now, and many of you think because you saw it advertised on a legitimate tech site, that ScanGuard is also legitimate. What it… Read More »
Why It’s Probably a Good Idea to Leave Your Name Out of Your Email Address (This is from Cloudeight InfoAve Premium newsletter, Issue #687 ) It’s really cool to use your first and last name in your email address. However, there’s a good reason why you shouldn’t. And here it is. Suppose your name is the same as… Read More »