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As you probably know by now, ransomware is an insidious form of malware that will encrypt the contents of your hard drive and then demand that you pay a ransom to a scammer in exchange for the encryption key.
Unfortunately, it’s easy to fall victim to ransomware, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to recover your files even if you pay the ransom as instructed.
Now, the scammers are planning to take this insidious threat to an even more sinister level! [Read more…]
Question from Sammy L.: I have a question for you Rick. Can I install both windows 7 and Windows 10 on the same computer at the same time?
My computer has Windows 7 on it and I have the little icon to upgrade it to Windows 10.
What I’d like to do is clone Windows 7 onto a second hard drive then upgrade the original Windows 7 to Windows 10. Then I could choose which version of Windows I want to boot to with the boot menu.
Do you think this will work or will it cause problems? I’d love to give Windows 10 a try but I’m not sure if I’ll like it so I want to keep Windows 7 too.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Last week’s RicksDailyTips Weekly Newsletter explained why ransomware is so dangerous and gave you some tips for avoiding it. Well, things are about to get even worse.
Researchers at Cisco Talos have learned that new strains of ransomware will soon begin spreading like traditional viral “worms” without requiring the victims to click on a link.
In other words, the infection will occur automatically, with no user interaction required. [Read more…]
Microsoft has announced that as of today they’re no longer be supporting Windows 8 with Security patches and bug fixes.
In essence, the folks in Redmond are abandoning Windows 8 and leaving its users to fend for themselves in the wild, wild west of the Internet.
This essentially means if you’re running still running Windows 8 on your PC you’ll need to upgrade to either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 ASAP in order to keep your PC safe from future malware attacks. [Read more…]
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
By all accounts, Windows 10 is turning out to be a huge success for Microsoft.
If current estimates turn out to become reality, Windows 10 will soon become the most widely used version of Windows in history. There are several reasons for this:
1 – During the first year, Windows 10 is a free upgrade for current users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and apparently folks are taking advantage of the freebie big time.
2 – Microsoft is pushing the move to Windows 10 hard. In fact, come January it’ll be pretty difficult for those wishing to keep using Windows 7 or 8.1 to avoid installing Windows 10. [Read more…]