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Tech support scams promoting suspicious toll free numbers are nothing new but yet they continue to affect and fool many users. One of the reasons for their success is that such scams always apply the name of Microsoft or another…
Have you encountered ‘Ads by Not set’ in your browser while surfing? If so, be careful, since you may have an adware application running in the background and generating intrusive ads. Users have reported the ads being quite persistent, showing…
Meet KB3110329, yet another Windows update that failed to do its job, currently causing many headaches. KB3110329 Official Description This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an…
We all love Facebook but do we know how safe it is? Apparently, not as safe as it should be, as disclosed by the independent security researcher Jack Whitton also known as fin1te. The UK researcher just published an unbelievable…
Another day, another Facebook-related privacy issue! Active Facebook users should be extra cautious because the currently viral Be Like Bill Facebook meme generator may not be secure enough. This particular story once more proves that privacy policies are of extreme…
The thought that Google is the one and only search engine leader is somehow scary. Even though people seem to get more alert on the topic of (data, online, personal) privacy, corporations such as Google are still going to rule…
Have you used Google’s free service VirusTotal? When you have doubts about the origin of suspicious files, VirusTotal comes in handy. The service is about to become even more useful, as its developers have added a new tool to it…
Cumulative updates can be quite problematic for quite a lot Windows 10 users. However, Microsoft usually is not in a hurry to present a quick fix for such issues, and users are left to deal with them alone or with…
The importance of holidays is proverbial on a global level. Some holidays, however, shouldn’t be celebrated in an intoxicated state. Some holidays require alertness and are not all about the fuss. Let’s talk Data Privacy Day. More IT Celebrations: Computer…
It’s never good news when vulnerabilities are found in widely used services such as PayPal. Yes, one of the latest, quite scary remote code execution flaws was indeed discovered in PayPal by an independent researcher in December 2015. Other PayPal-Related…
DDoS attacks and DDoS malware are turning into a regular topic in cyber security. Such attacks are about to reach new grounds – the biggest DDoS hit was registered not too long ago in 2015. Learn More about DDoS Attacks:…
Social media pages are often used as fishing (or should we say phishing?) bate in various scamming scenarios. Most recently, we have seen several attempts by scammers involving Facebook and WhatsApp. Read More about WhatsApp and Facebook Spam Campaigns And…
We have seen many unexpected things happen in the realm of malware. Creating a ransomware piece based on open-source code uploaded on GitHub for educational purposes is one of them. As a matter of fact, we are not quite sure…
2015 is over but it has left us with lots of questions to ponder over, especially in the aspect of malicious software and its consequences. Just by having a look at users’ infection rates, it becomes quite obvious that malware…
Even though Windows 10 is equipped with Windows Defender which is also patched regularly, no one is secure enough against malware intrusions. That is why experts often recommend combining two different protection solutions. Plus, security researchers often conduct tests in…
LeChiffre is one of the latest ransomware cases that has already affected the systems of three banks and a pharmaceutical company in Mumbai, India. Even though LeChiffre is far from sophisticated, the damages it has caused amount to millions of…
Are you an active Skype user? If so, you may want to know that Microsoft has just released an important security update that hides user IPs connected to the service with accessible clients. An announcement has been released on Skype…
Spam never gets tired. There was a peak in spam campaigns during the winter holidays but apparently we are not going to see the end of them any time soon. Fraudsters are constantly attempting new ways, and often involve social…
Microsoft is currently changing many things in Windows 10 and has just updated Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Sway. All the applications are now available as universal apps. Even though Microsoft hasn’t said much about these changes, it’s known that…
One of the latest malicious attacks that can easily become a major threat involves the distribution of a worm to certain website visitors. The worm will then infect home routers and will add them to a particular botnet. Learn More…
