This email appears perfectly legitimate and it’s consequences could be devastating to a business! Most businesses use some version of Microsoft and are aware of licensing requirements, even when they don’t know the specifics of their licenses. So when an email arrives appearing to be from Microsoft’s Volume Licensing Service Center and it is properly…
Read moreWe’ve all become accustomed to seeing ads on websites. Some sites are slowed down as ads continually load on the sides. This is most evident on sites our kids frequent and frequently complain about, like Cool Math Games. The continually loading of new ads causes the all too frequent “Dad the website’s frozen again!!!” Most…
Read moreIt’s a new year so naturally a new ransomware infection has been found attacking computers and networks. PClock has been discovered masquarading as CryptoLocker. See image below. PClock attempts to name itself CryptoLocker, more as a scare tactic than anything, however it has been named PClock from the project name found in it’s executable file.…
Read moreFirst no one should be surprised by this headline; it’s the day and age we live in and there is a certain amount of pseudo anonymity online making some believe they are safe to act however they please. For instance you find all sorts of things online that only the lowest of the low would…
Read moreNovember 10, 2014 the Federal Trade Commission along with local Delray Beach Florida law enforcement raided the facilities of OMG Tech Help and Vast Tech Support effectively closing down these and related businesses for engaging in deceptive business practices by running “a multi-million dollar computer repair scheme that exploits consumers’ fears about computer viruses, malware…
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