Beware of COVID-19 Scams Our mission is to keep your Windows computer running well and to keep you safe from the scams and pitfalls that are all around you on social media and the Web. Today, we want to make sure that you’re aware of the many ways COVID-19 scammers may try to steal you money… Read More »
Windows 10 Warns Users Not to Install CCleaner We’ve never been fans of CCleaner, its registry cleaner caused its users a lot of problems. And frankly, there are better system cleaners available – like BleachBit. But when Avast bought CCleaner, we were pretty sure Avast would “re-invent” CCleaner in its own image… a questionable application bordering… Read More »
Beware the New “You Better Stay on the Phone Scam” There’s a new scam going around that demands victims stay on the phone or else they will be arrested or have their accounts seized. And the sad part of this obvious scam is it is generating a lot of ill-gotten income for the scammers. We want… Read More »
Why You Should Avoid TotalAV Every week we receive several emails from folks asking us to look a program that most learn about through an email – spam or an email from a tech site looking to make money by selling a program that amounts to little more than a scam. The company that makes TotalAV… Read More »
The Brushing Scam: Beware of Deliveries You Didn’t Order There is a relatively new Amazon package scam called ‘brushing’ that you may not have heard about. The brushing scam involves receiving packages from Amazon you didn’t order. You may wonder why you’re getting packages you didn’t order and didn’t pay for, but if you do… Read More »
Beware of This New Google Search Scam This is a new scam that appears when your browser and you click a link on an affected page. It may also appear when you change pages within a site. And it may also seemingly appear out of nowhere. When you see it, we want you to know it’s… Read More »