Category Archives: Scams

Check Your Router to Make Sure It’s Hacker-free

Check Your Router to Make Sure It’s Hacker-free You’re doing everything right – using good security software,  a strong Wi-Fi network password so you’re safe, right. Well, probably. Hackers are nothing if not innovative and they can break into a router using what’s known as DNS-hijacking.  And if your router is compromised, so are all the devices connected… Read More »

IRS Scams and Tech Support Scams

IRS Scams & Tech Support Scams It’s tax season here in the USA and that means not only do you have to be careful about tech-support / your-computer-is-infected telephone scams, this time of year you have to worry about tax scams and folks impersonating IRS officials. An IRS agent is not going to call you out of the… Read More »

How to Reset Firefox and Clear Browsing History

    How to Reset Firefox and Clear Browsing History If you’re having problems with Firefox and you’ve tried removing extensions and everything else you can think of, but Firefox still doesn’t work the way it should, you may want to reset or “refresh” Firefox. This will remove all extensions, add-ons, and other modifications and return Firefox to… Read More »