Latest Bug Targets Windows 7 Machines
If you're running Windows 7 on your computer you are probably aware that Microsoft is going to stop support for it on January 14, 2020. That doesn't mean you can't continue using Windows 7, it just means that you won't get updates (some might call that a blessing)....
Google Play Adware Apps to Remove
Google Play discovered three adware apps recently. They have a unique strategy for staying on your phone. After launching the app the first time, it hides itself and only gives you a shortcut to the app. When you try to uninstall it from your home screen you only...
Facebook Privacy Breach… Again
First, the Cambridge Analytica breach, then the announcement that millions of accounts had been compromised. Now, the phone number that you put in for your two factor authentication is being sold by Facebook and used as a look up tool! When you signed up for the two...
Ransomware From ‘Proton Technologies’
Proton Technologies made ProtonMail and ProtonVPN. If you look up Proton Technologies you will find a legitimate company. Hackers have taken the Proton name and copyright statement to add to their ransomware letter in the hopes of fooling unsuspecting victims. What...
Phone Apps Still Tracking You!
Have you opted out of being tracked on applications on your phone? Most of us have. That doesn't mean that the apps aren't still tracking you. Tracking us and what we do online is how apps make money! While re-setting the advertising id's settings should prevent us...
New Virus Can Affect Every Device!
Although Mono is focused on Macs right now, it has the ability to cross over all the lines and infect Windows, Androids, PlayStations, Xbox, and even the Wii! Mono is bundled in software downloads and installs with 'cracked' software, which is software that has been...
‘Clipper’ Malware Found in Google Play Store
This particular malware, 'Clipper', is used to steal information from the clipboard on your gadget. What does this mean? Say you have a password that you copy and paste onto a website, it is saved to your clipboard. Anytime you copy something, it is saved to your...
Latest Facebook Scam Could Fool Anyone!
Facebook is always a target for hackers due to the amount of people using it. The latest phishing scam is difficult to recognize. Hackers created their own "Log in With Facebook" pop-up window. It is almost an exact clone of the login screen you get when a page give...
Google+ Stopping April 2nd!
Google+ is a social networking site that Google created to compete with Facebook. It didn't have the desired effect though. Google had scheduled it to be pulled in August of this year but after the data breach in December 2018 they have moved that date up to April...
CryptoMining Apps Discovered in Microsoft Store
Recently Microsoft discovered eight applications in their store which were installing Monero CryptoMining scripts and removed them from the store. What were the applications: Did you install one of these? You need to uninstall it immediately. CryptoMiners use up your...