Spyware Categorized Posts

New Skype Hack – Be Afraid

by Scott | Jan 31, 2014 | Spyware

Thursday morning I sat down at the crack of dawn, and the first thing I noticed was a lot of activity in my open Skype window. That was pretty unusual, because Skype is a one on one chat platform, and I’m not used to seeing that many conversations there at once....

You Need Better Passwords Right Now

by Scott | Jan 27, 2009 | Spam prevention, Spyware, Viruses and Scams, Web Hosting

A dozen years ago or so, I had one password that I used for everything, and it wasn’t until some bad experiences that I understood the wisdom of having stronger passwords. That said, to this day, I have some very simple passwords for literally dozens of online...

How I Control My Windows Performance

by Scott | Apr 29, 2008 | Computers - How to, Spyware, Tools, Viruses and Scams

There is nothing worse than computer problems, and there’s nothing better than free software to prevent them in the first place. One of my favorite utilities of all time, Winpatrol, has just updated to their 2008 version, and the company owner has provided me...

Is Your Website Harmful to Others?

by Scott | Oct 23, 2007 | Google, Spyware, Viruses and Scams

Google has the ability to Mark your search listings with a warning to users if they think you are doing something wrong, or trying to download spyware onto people’s computer when they visit. You may not even know they’re doing it until you see it, and...

Don’t Fall for the MSN Worm… (I did)

by Scott | Mar 17, 2007 | General interest, Spyware, Viruses and Scams

I can’t believe I fell for it. One of my MSN Messenger contacts APPARENTLY sent me a chat message, saying this… Surfing the web Ive found this useful tool in http//Get-Messenger.com/?en Just entering your MSN Messenger account you can find out who has...

What’s Ransomware?

by Scott | Jun 29, 2006 | Spyware, Technology News, Viruses and Scams

Ransomware is a new term for spyware that actually extorts money from you, and it’s sweeping the world like wildfire. In a nutshell, imagine you wake up one day to find that all of your files have been encrypted on your computer. That’s right, you’re...