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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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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Is the Ransomware that Ruled the World Dead? Quite possibly, yes. WannaCry ransomware hit over 200,000 devices in 150 different countries on Friday, May 12, 2017. The malicious attack was distributed by both SMB ports and phishing emails. This cyber attack sent the world into a panic, and rightfully so. The concept of ransomware, or
Have you ever heard of sandboxing? On occasion, we have used the term in various posts, and wanted to be sure our readers understood what it is. Sandboxing As it relates to computer security, sandboxing is opening programs in a secure, isolated area. This is typically done when a program is unknown, meaning it is
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