Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail to grasp that the crooks […]
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When Criminals Take Over Your PC A couple of days before New Year’s Eve, I received a very anxious phone call from a customer saying that he could no longer open any of his files. Windows 10 had suddenly changed and he could no longer
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What is Fileless Malware There has certainly been a lot of misinformation concerning “fileless” malware starting with the notion that this is something new. The Concept of malicious code that only resides in memory and exists without an executable file on your computer came to
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Click-bait, Danger or Annoyance If you own a computer, phone or tablet you undoubtedly have already wasted your time clicking on a headline that had absolutely no bearing on the actual article to which it is linked. Even though its use stems from and is
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iBoysoft has generously offered our DCT readers the chance to win their File Protector software. We have received five licenses for this contest. Each license is currently valued at $29.95 (US) and is good for one computer for one year. You can upgrade the
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Four Is The Magic Number! Forza Horizon 4 Goes To Scotland E3 this year has so far announced some cracking new games, and seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft unveiled Forza Horizon 4, which I only discovered this morning in a random Facebook post. To be
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In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ˈkɛərɒn/ or /ˈkɛərən/; Greek χάρων) is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. ~ Wikipedia Windows
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Utopia Unless you live in a utopian dreamworld, you most likely lock your windows and doors. Perhaps you even have a security alarm system or a video setup, or a big mean dog to scare off intruders! And why do you do this? Well of
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CCleaner Infection I have always recommended CCleaner as a good utility for the normal Windows user to help keep their Windows systems free of clutter, and I still do. By “normal”, I mean those of us who are not geeky, power freaks who are able
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Microsoft Sharing Your Internet Connection When Windows 10 updates your computer some of your updates may be coming from another person’s computer and not directly from Microsoft’s servers. The reverse may also be true– other people may be receiving their updates from your computer. This
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