Raymond almost falls for the Microsoft Phone Phishing Scam I guess I’m just gullible. I received a call from a man with an Indian accent claiming to be from Microsoft. He told me that my computer had come up as “infected” and gave me a code that would allow me to connect with a Microsoft technician to clean… Read More »
Ah yes. The fervor mounts as anti-tracking cookie zealots spew their anti-tracking cookie vitriol on blogs, tech sites, newspapers, radio, and television. Why they have created a virtual army of anti-tracking-cookie haters whose paranoia can be catching. If you come down with a bad case of paranoia it can cloud your vision and blind you to really important… Read More »
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware For Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Works on 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows What is it? An excellent anti-malware scanner and anti-malware remover Download size: approx 2.3 MB Windows executable (EXE) Despite its colloquial name, and regardless of the fact you probably think you’re already being inundated with anti-this’s and anti-that’s –… Read More »
Bill’s ISP is Comcast and they’re offering all customers Norton Internet Security, free of charge I have been using Comcast for the past 3 years and overall, I’ve been happy with their service. Recently they’ve been trying to get me to “protect my computer” with Norton Internet Security, which they provide free of charge. I currently use Avast,… Read More »
Any good hitter can tell you the secret to hitting is to keep your eye on the ball. If a hitter is distracted by the scoreboard, the fans, or even a sheet of paper blowing across the field, it’s not very likely he’s going to hit the ball. So it is with dangers you face on the Internet.… Read More »
Here’s a tip you won’t remember until you need it. But this little tip can pull you out of some serious problems. There are hundreds of new rogue security programs (also known as “scareware) on the Web, and they all follow the same M.O. Viruses, Trojans, keyloggers, spyware, and other malicious files are very dangerous, but if you’re… Read More »