How to recognize and avoid email scams
I’ve written on this subject several times, but the message bears repeating. Email is the main source of all virus and Trojan horse infections on the Internet. This was true in 1996 when email was not...
View ArticleFake Microsoft Scams
We recently posted on the forum warning our readers about a telephone scam which has been doing the rounds and proliferating: The scam starts with a phone call from someone claiming to be a Microsoft...
View ArticleBeware the latest email scam – malware!
The latest scam being utilized to propagate malware involves emails purporting to emanate from an official postal service. The emails include an attachment of course, and that is where the malware...
View ArticleLavasoft owners accused of nefarious deeds
Did you know that Lavasoft, the company responsible for development and distribution of the once very popular Ad-Aware, was acquired by a Canadian consortium in January this year? Well, I must admit,...
View ArticleWarning: Beware privacyroot.com
The issues with so-called freeware available from privacyroot.com were first brought to our attention by Marko, owner and administrator of our recommended freeware download site FreewareBB. The...
View ArticleBeware these (free?) Clipboard replacement utilities!
Our friends over at FreewareBB have uncovered a devious plot by developers unknown to promote Clipboard replacement software. The software is available under four different titles (that we are...
View ArticleBeware: Bogus free Windows 8 Activator!
Man, these cybercrooks are good; clever and very quick to seize on any opportunity to relieve unsuspecting users of their hard earned cash or personal information. This most recent scam, brought to...
View ArticleBeware the ‘Virus Fixer’ who calls you on the phone!
The phone scam, where someone who professes to be from a major tech company calls and tells you that you have a virus on your computer, is apparently making the rounds again (or still). There are two...
View ArticleBeware Phishing for PayPal Accounts
Today, I received the following email: While my first instinct was to click on ‘Unlock it now’ out of fear that something has gone very wrong, I’ve seen and heard enough about phishing to take another...
View ArticleBeware: Fake AV/Ransomware combination!
Fake Anti-Virus programs and Ransomware have both been around for a while now. Fake Anti-virus (AKA Rogue Security Software) in particular was very prevalent during 2010, with Ransomware coming to...
View ArticleBeware: New Ransomware threatens Mac OS X & Windows Users
Security researchers have uncovered a new type of ransomware which is not actually designated as malware but attempts to extort payment from its victims nevertheless. The new strain of ransomware is...
View ArticleHoliday Hijinks – How To Protect Yourself
Un-Merry Christmas Despite the mischievous-sounding word ‘hijinks’ in the title there is nothing in the least playful about the scams that the dregs of the earth are willing to try during the holiday...
View ArticleIgnore Facebook Ad Promising Risque Videos of Friends
If you see an ad offering a ‘private video’ or ‘naked video’ of one of your Facebook friends, by all means, ignore it. (Who would want to see that anyways? Ewww. But I digress.) This is the latest...
View ArticleHow to recognize and avoid email scams
I’ve written on this subject several times, but the message bears repeating. Email is the main source of all virus and Trojan horse infections on the Internet. This was true in 1996 when email was not...
View ArticleFake Microsoft Scams
We recently posted on the forum warning our readers about a telephone scam which has been doing the rounds and proliferating: The scam starts with a phone call from someone claiming to be a Microsoft...
View ArticleBeware the latest email scam – malware!
The latest scam being utilized to propagate malware involves emails purporting to emanate from an official postal service. The emails include an attachment of course, and that is where the malware...
View ArticleLavasoft owners accused of nefarious deeds
Did you know that Lavasoft, the company responsible for development and distribution of the once very popular Ad-Aware, was acquired by a Canadian consortium in January this year? Well, I must admit,...
View ArticleWarning: Beware privacyroot.com
The issues with so-called freeware available from privacyroot.com were first brought to our attention by Marko, owner and administrator of our recommended freeware download site FreewareBB. The...
View ArticleBeware these (free?) Clipboard replacement utilities!
Our friends over at FreewareBB have uncovered a devious plot by developers unknown to promote Clipboard replacement software. The software is available under four different titles (that we are...
View ArticleBeware: Bogus free Windows 8 Activator!
Man, these cybercrooks are good; clever and very quick to seize on any opportunity to relieve unsuspecting users of their hard earned cash or personal information. This most recent scam, brought to...
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