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PC Matic Dominates with Perfect Virus Detections on the Venerable VB100

chengrob / December 29, 2016

In April 2016, we released PC Matic’s Super Shield 2.0 engine at no additional cost. There were numerous improvements in the new engine. Super Shield 2.0 Improvements enhanced signature based detections enhanced hash based detections enhanced DLL detections 100% internally developed and implemented eliminating our reliance on Vipre’s black list engine new script based detections […]

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Windows Operating Systems Life Cycle – End of Extended Support Coming for Another Windows Product

Lyle / December 27, 2016

End of Support for Microsoft Windows Products – What does it mean? Windows Operating Systems life cycle report, which Microsoft maintains, provides end-of-support dates for each of Microsoft’s Windows products. Based on the report, support for Windows Vista happens in April of 2017. Source: Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet – Dec 2016 The life cycle report

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PC Pitstop Addresses Claims Made By Malwarebytes

Devin Bergin / December 23, 2016

On December 8th Malwarebytes began removing our products as potentially unwanted programs. Earlier today, December 22nd, we received their explanation why.

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Malwarebytes Alert

chengrob / December 16, 2016

My son is nine years old and in fourth grade. Imagine that he comes home from school and announces that he is super smart. “I no longer plan to take tests”, he smiles. Then, he begins to terrorize the other students preventing them from studying and taking tests. As a parent, what do you do?

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Yahoo Confirms Largest Data Breach In History

Devin Bergin / December 15, 2016

New reports from Yahoo confirm the largest data breach in history. This is the second data breach the company has announced this year.

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IBM: Businesses More Likely To Pay After Ransomware Attack

Devin Bergin / December 14, 2016

In a new study, IBM has found that businesses are more likely than consumers to pay up after a ransomware attack.

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Samas Ransomware Authors Continue Raking In Cash

Devin Bergin / December 13, 2016

The Samas Ransomware Group reportedly raked in an incredible amount of money this year using a different method than most malware authors.

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Microsoft Edge Can Be Tricked Into Showing Fake Scam Alerts

Devin Bergin / December 12, 2016

A browser vulnerability researcher has discovered that with some tweaking Microsoft Edge can be forced to display fake scam alerts that contain a phone number to real tech support scammers.

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Ransomware Strain Offers A Way Out: Infect Your Friends and Family!

Devin Bergin / December 9, 2016

A new ransomware strain being developed has been discovered that encourages those infected to spread it to their family and friends to avoid paying the ransom.

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