If You Think It Can’t Happen to You, Think Again! How to Recognize a Phishing Email Yesterday a good friend of mine called me in a panic. He received an official-looking email from Amazon telling him that his Amazon account had been hacked and asking him to click a link in that email to have someone… Read More »
Fresh start: How to prevent malware infections in 2021 Emsisoft Blog, January 19, 2021, by Jareth (Darcy & I would like to thank the Emsisoft team for allowing us to share this article with you. ) This is Part 1 of our “Fresh Start” series, a collection of straightforward guides to help you rebuild your… Read More »
Widespread Malware Campaign Affecting Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge Our mission is to help you with your computer and to help keep you safe. Yesterday, I read a blog post from one of Microsoft security blogs that captured my attention. Before we get started, if you’re using Emsisoft, you’re protected from this malware and its variants. … Read More »
Can You Spot a Phishing Scam? Being a small-town guy, I use a small-town bank. And to be honest, most of the emails my bank sends are boring or otherwise yawn-provoking and most always deleted. But this morning, my bank sent a thought-provoking email that contained information I want to share it with you. The information… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #876 – Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #876, was sent to all our subscribers on Friday, July 24, 2020, at approximately 7:45 AM, Eastern Daylight Time (USA). If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. We suggest, if… Read More »
You’re Not the Target, You’re Just a Victim Most everyone is afraid of having their computer hacked. But it’s very unlikely that your PC will ever be hacked. If I had a dollar for every person who wrote to us saying they have been hacked, I’d have at least $5000 in my pocket by now. But… Read More »