Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 3: macOS Recovery
Getting hit by ransomware is perhaps the biggest bummer ever. Everybody gets a virus now and again. Things get intense as you worry about your identity getting stolen and [...]
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Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 2: Windows Recovery
When you’re hit by ransomware, the first thing many folks think of is – CRAP! My pictures/videos/school work/data! What am I going to do?! To be honest, [...]
Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 1: Prevention
Over the weekend, a very good friend of mine told me how someone they knew fell victim to a ransomware attack. The victim was an acquaintance of his; and this acquaintance [...]
Top 10 Tips to Avoid Malware
In light of the latest bit of ransomware – Petya – here are tips to prevent getting hacked The latest bit of ransomware – dubbed Petya – is currently running through [...]
Symantec to Acquire Identity Protection Service, LifeLock
The deal, worth $2.3B, is intended to create a more powerful AV tool 2016 was a big antivirus year for me. I had two articles on how anyone could pick up malware. I [...]
BullGuard Internet Security
Keep your PC safe with this must have internet security suite. If there’s one thing that I know and know WELL, it’s that anyone and everyone can get a computer virus [...]
Anyone can Pick Up Malware – Part 2
Sometimes, you can be your own worst enemy… A while back, I posted an article about how anybody could get a computer virus. It was telling, because the anybody was me. I [...]
Another Day… Another Virus (Backdoor.MAC.Elanor)
This one targets Mac systems. Heads up Apple users…! As Macs and macOS become more and more mainstream, more and more virus and malware authors are going to be writing code [...]
Anyone Can Pick Up Malware
The past few weeks have been hellacious at Casa de la Spera… I’ve been in computing since 1984. I have written more than I can remember without [...]
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