Category Archives: Adware & Malware

Another Global Ransomware Attack is Under Way

The following article was written by and is provided courtesy of our friends at Emsisoft. We thought you’d be interested to know that another ransomware attack has been launched worldwide. Those of you who are using Emsisoft are protected from this and other virulent ransomware and malware. Here’s the article from Emsisoft… so you’ll be in the know!… Read More »

Emsisoft’s New Anti-Ransomware Feature

Emsisoft’s New Anti-Ransomware Feature The latest WannaCry ransomware outbreak raised a lot of eyebrows as it wreaked havoc around the world, causing the shutdown of some hospitals in the U.K. and several large companies to suspend operations for 24 hours or longer. It has been a fact, in the past, that if your device were infected with ransomware,… Read More »

Emsisoft Protects You From the WCry Ransomware Pandemic

Emsisoft Protects You From the Current WCry Ransomware Pandemic The WCry or WannaCry ransomware is wreaking havoc on tens of thousands of computers around the world including the giant Spanish telecom Telefonica and the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. WCry is also known as WNCry, WannaCry, WanaCrypt0r or Wana Decrypt0r. It was found in early February 2017.… Read More »

[SHOCKING!] The Internet Is Horrible

[SHOCKING!] The Internet Is Horrible Are you like me? Do you hate these kinds of National-Enquirer-style [SHOCKING] headlines? Or do you like sensationalistic headlines that draw you in and make you click something, only to find the article filled with things you already know? It’s not [SHOCKING] to learn that the Internet is getting worse, is it? And… Read More »

Microsoft is NEVER Going to Tell You That Your Computer is Infected!

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 »