Updates 3/14 - "Microsoft Tuesday", CCleaner
This thread is currently "under construction", and will be edited for the remainder of today. Please excuse any blank spaces or crossed-out "placeholders" for items expected to be announced.Today is...
View ArticleUpdates 3/17/17 - Firefox
Firefox 52.0.1Security fix 2017-08 integer overflow in createImageBitmap() Available via internal updater: Help / About Firefox
View ArticleUpdates 3/18/17 - Pale Moon
v. 27.2.0 (2017-03-18)This is a major update to the browser with a focus on back-end improvements and security.Changelog: www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml
View ArticleAV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test-Feb/2017
"Currently, we are running this test under Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP1 with up-to-date third-party software (such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Java, etc.).The results are based...
View ArticleMBAM 2.x.x Not Starting.
Got the older version on my older Vista machine. Since I started using Firefox the program won't start or run. I have pressed its icon on the Desktop and the one on Start>Programs>MalwareBytes...
View ArticleReminder: Microsoft ending EXTENDED Support for Vista in April
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/03/17/Microsoft-Ending-Support-Windows-VistaAfter April 11, 2017, Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Vista operating system. After this date,...
View ArticleUpdates 3/20/17 - SpywareBlaster
SpywareBlasterdatabase update 3/20/201720 NEW items (IE/ActiveX)for a total of 17,636 items in databaseAfter updating, be sure to enable all protection!
View ArticleAvast defs 170320-0 BSOD on 32-bit Win7
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=199176.0 What happened?BSOD on Windows 7 32bit with 170320-0 virus definition update.How to fixFix is included in the 170320-1 virus definition update.
View ArticleFirefox Question
Somehow I got my "most watched" bookmarks on the Start page displayed on the left side, but I cleared my cookies and now they are not there. Is there a way to keep them displayed there?
View ArticlePC Trends Report (by Avast)
Some of you may find this interesting...The Avast PC Trends Report for Q1 2017 looks at theanonymous data of millions of desktop and laptop usersworldwide running Windows® to give a real world...
View ArticleMBAM Version Update
This has been requesting to download and install since yesterday. Was wondering if anyone has done so already and if there has been any issues?
View ArticleUpdates 3/24/17 - PaleMoon
Pale Moon: Release notes http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml27.2.1 (2017-03-24)This is a small update to fix some stability and usability issues.Changes/fixes:Fixed an issue with planar alpha...
View ArticleMicrosoft is forcing Windows 7 and 8 users to upgrade to Windows 10
The ultimate malware!Microsoft has admitted that it is blocking Windows 7 and 8 updates on Intel’s seventh generation Core i3, i5, Qualcomm’s 8996 and other processors to ‘force’ users upgrade to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Docs.com sharing site exposed files...
Docs.com’s default privacy setting for uploaded files has been “Public”. So unless you manually changed that default setting, any files you stored on docs.com may have been viewed by everyone......
View ArticleUpdates 3/28/17 - Firefox
Firefox 52.0.2 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/52.0.2/releasenotes/FixedUse Nirmala UI as fallback font for additional Indic languagesFix loading tab icons on session restoreFix a crash on...
View ArticleWindows Update failure
I couldn't get Windows Update to install today's (4-4-17) definitions update for Microsoft Security Essentials for Win 7, 32-bit. Gives error code 0X80070002.Followed MS instructions to fix this error...
View ArticleEmergency alert scam
Robo-call:"This is an emergency alert. Your license has expired and your computer will be shut down unless you renew..."It gives an 800- call back number.Don't fall for this scam! [;)]
View ArticleLastPass Security Update
"...a security finding related to the LastPass browser extensions. In the last 24 hours, we’ve released an update which we believe fixes the reported vulnerability in all browsers..."Read here.
View ArticleCan't trust anybody...
FBI paid Geek Squad ‘informants’Who knows what other personal info and data they collect while fixing a PC? Next thing you know, Geek Squad (and others) will be installing spyware so be sure to scan...
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