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Important: You don’t have to pay for driver updates!

Posted on June 1, 2023

Several people have messaged me recently asking about “driver update notices” that are popping up on their computers.

These messages are usually presented in pop-up windows or messages in the notifications area at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Regardless of how these messages show up, many of them are outright scams.

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Why you should avoid ‘Quizzes’ on Facebook

Posted on May 31, 2023

If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you’ve probably seen a wide variety of quiz-style posts pop up in your Newsfeed.

There are many variations of these posts, but the most common ones are of the “What is your spirit animal?” or “Which celebrity do you look like?” type posts.

These posts can seem like they’re nothing more than just a bit of innocent fun, but the truth is they can be quite dangerous. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the hoax phrase “It Actually Worked” on Facebook

Posted on May 27, 2023

If you’ve had a Facebook account for more than five minutes you’re probably aware that scams and hoaxes abound on there.

While the scams can be incredibly dangerous, the hoaxes are usually merely irritating instead of being truly harmful.

The thing is, the irritation these hoaxes cause can become quite intense when the same hoaxes keep popping up over and over again.

Luckily, most of the hoaxes that pop up and make the rounds on Facebook include at least one phrase that’s always a dead-giveaway that the post is a hoax.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: How to identify fraudulent and/or dangerous websites

Posted on May 25, 2023

Let’s face it – we live in “interesting” times.

Fraudulent, fake and untrustworthy websites are all over the Internet these days, and it’s easy to find yourself on one without even realizing it.

According to Internet Live Stats there are currently over 1.5 billion websites on the World Wide Web. Unfortunately, not all of them are legitimate.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous “AppleCare Support” scam

Posted on May 22, 2023

It seems like the scammers of the world never sleep, and unfortunately they’re increasing in number every day.

The latest scam that’s making the rounds is targeting unsuspecting iPhone users.

As usual, there are several slight variations of this scam, but luckily they’re pretty easy to recognize if you know what to look for.  [Read more…]

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