Which Is Worse: Driver Updater Programs or Malware? This question crossed my mind this morning as I was working on 2 different PCs, owned by 2 different people, in 2 different countries, who both were experiencing some really bad Windows problems. What did these two PCs have in common? These two PCs had one thing in common – they both… 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 »
Slimeballs Inc. – The Anatomy of a Scam As someone who, along with Darcy, works on dozens of PCs each week, I can tell you from personal experience there are a lot of people getting scammed every day – and not just for a couple of bucks – but for hundreds of dollars. Sometimes I tend to think… Read More »
FBI Says Ransomware Will Net Criminals $1 Billion This Year //from CNN// Cyber-criminals collected $209 million in the first three months of 2016 by extorting businesses and institutions to unlock computer servers. At that rate, ransomware is on pace to be a $1 billion a year crime this year. The FBI told CNN that the number “is quite… Read More »
The Hitler “Ransonware” (Another attempt to steal your money) Cybercrooks have put together Hitler-themed ransomware that simply deletes files on encrypted PCs. The (apparently prototype) Windows malware displays a lock screen1 featuring the infamous Austrian dictator, together with a demand falsely stating that files have been encrypted. The ransomware says files can supposedly be recovered by paying 25… Read More »
SaferWeb: Not So Safe In the past two weeks we’ve over a dozen people ask us about SaferWeb. Since we have never had an inquiry about SafeWeb before, we are thinking perhaps SafeWeb is being bundled with other programs or buying a large number of avertisements. So we decided to look into “SafeWeb”. SaferWeb is a browser add-on… Read More »