Have You Ever Used the Chrome Malware Scanner? Did you know that current versions of Google Chrome come with a built-in malware scanner than can help you remove some types of harmful software. It does and it’s easy to use and we’ll show you how in just a bit. Most of us have heard the scare stories about… Read More »
FixMeStick Rears Its Ugly Head [Again] With slick Madison-Ave style commercials, glitzy props and paid actors, FixMeStick reminds us that you don’t have to honest to get rich, you just need some good snake oil and a willingness to lie. FixMeStick, is not new, it’s been around for at least 4 years – but the commercials have gotten… Read More »
Be Careful What You Search For… and Think Before You Click There are enough scams on the web without bringing them to your PC with a poorly worded search. In this short tip, we’re going to give you a few tips on what you can do to avoid causing yourself big problems by poorly worded searches – and… Read More »
Beware of this Netflix Scam Scams are nothing new, but this Netflix Scam is very well done (if one can say that about a scam). The email that is being sent out looks like a Netflix communication. The scammers have tried to personalize the greeting but have so far failed. You may see just a Hi or Hi… Read More »
Tech Support Scams Continue to Evolve One day last week, I was looking at freeware picks, and site picks, and evaluating them for possible inclusion in our newsletters. I had 12-15 tabs open at the time, when suddenly, what to my bloodshot eyes should appear? This: And accompanying these ominous warnings including “There is a great threat of… Read More »
Warning: Beware of Driver Scams We published this article several months ago…and wouldn’t you know… things have only gotten worse since then. Driver scams abound. There are so many of them out there now, that whenever you search for drivers you’ll find more results for scams and malware than you will for factual, helpful information. And how are… Read More »