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If a pop-up security warning gives you a number to dial, please do not dial it.

How this 77-year-old widow lost $661,000 in a common tech scam: 'I realized I had been defrauded of everything' Marjorie Bloom, a retiree, lost her life savings in a "tech support" scam involving cryptocurrency. These frauds, which target older adults, are on the rise.

As always, questions about the relationship between the Russian Govt and Kaspersky Anti-virus. I do not use, or recommend Kaspersky.

German Issues Security Warning About Kaspersky Antivirus German federal cybersecurity agency BSI has warned its citizens against using antivirus products from Russian-based Kaspersky Lab. The security agency has issued a statement today saying that the Kaspersky antivirus software could be exploited in launching cyberattacks amid Russia’s ongoing war .....

Sometimes can be tough to troubleshoot Internet problems.

Old TV caused village broadband outages Every morning at 7am when the second hand TV was switched on, the village internet went down.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/03/live-coronavirus-map-used-to-spread-malware/

Live Coronavirus Map Used to Spread Malware — Krebs on Security Cybercriminals constantly latch on to news items that captivate the public’s attention, but usually they do so by sensationalizing the topic or spreading misinformation about it. Recently, however, cybercrooks have started disseminating real-time, accurate information about global infection rates ...

Just 20 years ago.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/ =CAD-00-10aag7e

Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade | ZDNet Microsoft's much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended in 2016, right? Not exactly. The GWX tool may be gone, but all the other upgrade tools still work. The end result is an apparently valid digital license, and there's no evidence that the free upgrades will end any time soon.

If you have an Android phone you should look at this app. It helps you find the phone if lost, and LOCK the phone if stolen.

Android users can now lock their lost devices remotely - CNET Google's Android Device Manager lets users remotely lock a lost or stolen device with a new password.

If Google puts the Data Center in International waters .... ?

Why IT Dollars Will Go Further on Google's Floating Data Center Is Google preparing another “moon shot”? The barge discovered in the San Francisco Bay this week hints at it, and rampant speculation has Google building a floating data center. Google hasn’t confirmed any ties to the barge, but many observers find it more than coincidental that the company filed fo...

Here I am working in the office, and the phone rings ... and it is the "Windows Service Center". The supposed technician wanted to tell me that I had a virus and he was there to help me. For only $299 he would clean up my computer.

If you get a similar call, it is a scam. If you think they might be right, and that you have a virus, we can clean your computer for way less then $299. As you can see on our web site, our in person service starts at $120 (for the first 80 minutes), then $30 for each successive 20 minute interval. Often we are finished within that first 80 minutes. If you prefer remote support, we can do that too, that is just $60 per hour.

Bottom line, if someone calls you out of the blue, it is probably a scam. If someone offers to remove your virus for $299, probably you can have the work done for less.

'We're with Windows': The anatomy of a cold-calling scam - NBC News.com On its face, it was totally unbelievable. After all, when was the last time you recall any tech support pro-actively contacting you to...

Aaron, and I have seen, and successfully removed many cases of HTML ransomware (FBI MoneyPak Virus) . Interesting article showing how the bad guys keep developing new ways to take advantage.

New strain of ransomware evades detection by AV apps - TechRepublic Learn about a new type of ransomware that has the potential to snare many victims - and it's not even malware.

Off to the recycling center with freshly scrubbed computers, and apparently an old mop .... Unrelated to the computer scrubbing.