PC Matic Continues to Advertise During Hannity We have been receiving an overwhelming amount of feedback regarding our ad placements on Fox News and when our ads air, specifically during the Sean Hannity Show. We wanted to address these concerns immediately, however, there are a few things people need to know. First, we are not […]
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Scammers Portray PC Matic A previous PC Matic customer recently posted a review on Facebook expressing frustrations that the PC Matic sales team was contacting her after her annual subscription had expired. The calls were occurring multiple times a day, as late as 10 p.m. First, PC Matic wants to assure all of its customers,
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Another Global Cyber Attack is in the Works… Miroslav Stampar, a Croatian tech security adviser for the country’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), believes another global cyber attack is coming soon. To date, all that is known about this unnamed malware variant is, it uses seven different NSA exploits leaked by ShadowBrokers, and it functions in
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Recently, an article was posted on CIO.com and other IDG outlets, titled “Yes, you still need endpoint malware protection”, questioning the need for end point security. Several publications pointed out that end point security is not needed, due to the operating systems and other components being more secure. However, as we’ve seen in the most
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Vote for ChannelPro Reader’s Choice Awards Now! The Channel Company is in the midst of the 2017 ChannelPro Reader’s Choice Awards voting process. PC Matic Pro has been nominated for Best Endpoint Security Vendor; but, to win — you must vote! Please, take the time to have your voice be heard. Click here, to start
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WannaCry Decryption Kes Although a decryption key became available recently for WannaCry victims, the success rate is minimal. WannaKey, is the free tool available to unlock files that were encrypted due to the global ransomware attack that hit on May 12, 2017. However, this decryption tool is only successful if the computer has not been
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Healthcare Industry – An Easy Target Over the past few days, we’ve seen a new ransomware called WannaCry or WannaCrypt wreak havoc across the globe, infecting hundreds of large corporations, such as FedEx, Telefonica, and Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Though the ransomware continued to infect computers at a more subdued pace, many corporations are
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EU and US Agree not to Ban Laptops The Department of Homeland Security has been back and forth multiple times on the idea of banning large electronic devices, including laptops, from being carried on to flights. Instead, these larger devices would be placed on checked luggage. There are two concerns with larger electronics. First, the
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Conducting a PC Matic Scan After downloading PC Matic, you will need to conduct your first security scan. To do so, follow these steps. Open PC Matic by clicking on the desktop link, or clicking on the shield icon located in the task bar near your clock, and selecting “Launch PC Matic”. If you are
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Which OS is Your PC Using? With the latest exploit of a Windows vulnerability, it is important PC users know which operating system their Windows PC is using. To find out, you will want to open your Start menu, and access the search bar. Windows 10 PCs will have the search bar near the Start
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