Introducing Ransom32 – Ransomware with a nasty twist Step right up. Make money by locking other people’s computers. Sign up for the affiliate program and earn 75% of the ransoms you collect! Make thousands of dollars tricking people into installing Ransom32. No, unfortunately, that’s not more of TC’s crazy imagination – it’s a fact. Ransom32 was discovered just… Read More »
The Pharmer in the Dell: Redux Ten years ago, in 2005, Dell tried sneaking malware/PUPs onto their computers and we wrote it up and called them out. In 2012 we republished the article ( with some changes ) because Dell again tried to trick consumers into purchasing computers with pre-installed malware and/or PUPs. Well, the more things change, the… Read More »
Win Cleaner…How to throw away $20 in a hurry! Hurry, hurry, hurry…step right up. Who will be the first to purchase this miracle PC cleaner and fixer in a stick? Yes! Hello madam! That’s right, you just stick this stick in your computer USB port and all your PC troubles will be over. Just $20 ma’am…but wait, I’ll… Read More »
If you’re upgrading to Windows 10 and you use Emsisoft, heads up! Most of you know, by now, the Web is abuzz (is that a word, EB?) with misinformation. If you’re planning on upgrading to Windows 10, there’s a good chance you’ve read, in a computer newsletter, a Windows forum, or in a computer magazine, that in order… Read More »
Emsisoft stops trojans most other security software can’t stop We have been recommending Emsisoft for quite a while now. We’ve gotten to know the Emsisoft team pretty well. We knew after we spent months testing antivirus and anti-malware software that we’d found a winner: Emsisoft. Over the months and years now, Emsisoft has never let us, our readers… Read More »
Where to download Windows 10 Upgrade Free Above – if you want to upgrade to Windows 10 without creating a DVD installation disk or an installation USB, click “Upgrade now” If you want to create an installation USB or DVD or download the Windows 10 ISO from which you can create an installation DVD, you’ll see this (see… Read More »