Preview: FF 55 Compatibility Warning
FF 55 is expected to be released tomorrow (8 August)... some sites, like MajorGeeks, are already "mirroring" it.Warning: FF 55 will BREAK compatibility of its PROFILES from earlier FF versions (and...
View ArticleUpdates 8/8/17 - Microsoft+Adobe+Firefox Tuesday, MVPS HOSTS
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 ArticleWindows Event Viewer Scam - Dell phone number, knew my service tag
TL;DR: I got a scam call from Dell's "concierge" number (1-877-790-3355). The caller had several pieces of personal information, including my name and service tag, and details of my recent system...
View ArticleUpdates 8/10/17 - Firefox
FF 55.0.1https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/55.0.1/releasenotes/FixedFix a regression the tab restoration process (bug 1388160)Fix a problem causing What's new pages not to be displayed (bug...
View ArticleUpdates 8/15/17 - CCleaner
CCleaner v5.33.6162 (15 Aug 2017)Settings - Fixed an issue where Automatic Update continued to inform users of an existing update after the setting had been disabled Browser Cleaning - Updated Edge...
View ArticleUpdates 8/17/17 - Firefox
Firefox 55.0.2https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/55.0.2/releasenotes/FixedFix a potential issue when the username had some specific characters in the path (Bug 1388584)Fix an issue with new...
View ArticleOn-demand Antivirus Scanners for Windows
In this post, we will see some of the free on-demand second opinion antivirus scanners which you can use. Some of them are standalone, while some of them, you may need to...
View ArticleMore Chrome extensions hacked
Google's Chrome web browser Extensions are under attack with a series of developers being hacked within last one month....Read more here...
View ArticleUpdates 8/22/17 - Pale Moon
PaleMoon 27.4.2 (2017-08-22) http://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtmlThis is a small update to address some security and stability issues.Changes/fixes:Fixed a number of crashes.Enabled the opt-in...
View ArticleUpdates 8/23/17 - SAS
08/22/2017SUPER Anti-Spyware 6.0.1248Technology ChangesService releaseMisc. bug fixesYou will be prompted by the program when you run it.
View ArticleUpdates 8/25/17 - Firefox
Firefox 55.0.3https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/55.0.3/releasenotes/FixedFix file uploads to some websites, including YouTube (bug 1383518)Fix an issue with addons when using a path containing...
View ArticleMS Security Essentials ?
Getting a lot of update failures recently for Microsoft Security Essentials, running with Win 7 Pro, 32-bit.So far the following definitions updates have failed: 1.249.12.69.0, 1.249.1405.0,...
View ArticleUpdate 8/30/17 - Adobe Reader/Acrobat
These updates resolve a functional regression with XFA forms functionality that affected some users, as well as provide a resolution to security vulnerability CVE-2017-11223.Note: For DC versions,...
View ArticleUpdates 8/31/17 - SpywareBlaster
SpywareBlasterdatabase update 8/31/201714 NEW items (IE/ActiveX)for a total of 17,735 items in databaseAfter updating, be sure to enable all protection!
View ArticleNew router flaws found
Thousands of routers, many of which belong to AT&T U-verse customers, can be easily and remotely hacked through several critical security vulnerabilities...Arris NVG589 and NVG599 modems with the...
View ArticleEquifax Cybersecurity Incident
As you may have heard on the news, Equifax got hacked and millions of records stolen.Read more here and then click Impact to see if your info is considered to be "at risk". If it is, start the...
View ArticleUpdates 9/12/17 - "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 9/15/17 - MVPS HOSTS
https://mvpshostsnews.blogspot.com/2017/09/mvps-hosts-file-update-september-15-2017.htmlMVPS HOSTS File Update September 15-2017The MVPS HOSTS file was recently updated [September...
View ArticleWARNING: (32-bit) CCleaner v5.33.6162 compromised
CCleaner v5.33.6162 (32-bit version) has been compromised (security-wise). Anyone still using this particular version should upgrade to 5.34, which was released on 12 September.The following was...
View ArticleUpdates 9/20/17 - CCleaner
CCleanerv5.35.6210 (20 Sep 2017)- All builds signed with new Digital Signatureshttp://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds.Either be careful to UNcheck any pre-checked offers for bundled programs/toolbars...
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