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Intel to rename their McAfee Antivirus software to Intel Security

Posted on January 7, 2014

mcafee-logoIt appears that Intel has finally decided they no longer want their brand associated in any way with John McAfee, the multi-millionaire entrepreneur who founded the company behind the original McAfee Antivirus software suite.

Intel bought McAfee Security in 2010, and ever since it has had to deal with one public relations nightmare after another due to the off-the-wall lifestyle that McAfee took up after leaving the company. I won’t go into the details of what Mr. McAfee has done in recent years, but you can read all about him on this page if you’re interested.  [Read more…]

How to find out who’s behind that 800 number that keeps calling you

Posted on January 7, 2014

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Like most people, I don’t like answering phone calls from numbers which have no caller ID info attached, and the anonymous calls I dislike the most are the ones from toll free numbers.

Personal experience has shown that the majority of calls from anonymous 800 numbers and their ilk are from people that it would probably be wise to avoid (i.e. scammers and shysters).

And trust me, there are a lot of scammers and miscreants out there. [Read more…]

Did you click an ad on Yahoo last week? If so, your PC just might be infected with malware.

Posted on January 6, 2014

yahoo-logoMalware seems to be attacking our computers from every direction these days, but we still tend to take the security of the world’s most trafficked websites as a given. As it turns out, that could be a huge mistake.

According to online security firm Fox IT, hundreds of thousands of visitors to the massive network of Yahoo websites on or around January 3 were served ads that redirected their browsers to websites containing malware. Once on a computer, the malware exploits security holes in the JAVA framework that’s installed on the PC.  [Read more…]

Hackers steal 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers

Posted on January 2, 2014

snapchat-logoIf you use the popular Snapchat messaging app there’s a good chance that your username and phone number could be in the hands of criminals right now.

Snapchat has announced that a recent security breach has allowed the usernames and phone numbers of 4.6 million registered users to be stolen by hackers.

While this breach isn’t anywhere near as serious as most of the ones that have been in the news lately, it could still cause problems for the unlucky victims. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Don’t fall for the $250 Kroger Gift Card on Facebook

Posted on December 28, 2013

scamThere’s a new scam making the rounds on Facebook just in time for the New Year. This one claims to be giving away a $250 Kroger Gift card just for filling out a survey or performing some other innocent sounding task.

The problem is the folks behind the “giveaway” have no relation whatsoever to Kroger. They are actually just a bunch of scammers who are out to steal the personal information you provide when “signing up” for the “giveaway” for their own sinister purposes.  [Read more…]

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