There’s a growing trend of extortion or blackmail emails going around, with the latest iteration focusing on porn. The basic principle is the same with this scam as all the previous extortion ones, they demand money in bitcoin (BTC). If you pay up they promise to not divulge a supposed masturbation video to your contact […]
New PC malware is so invasive, it loads before Windows. This makes things quite a bit more dangerous for those running any version of Microsoft Windows.
Even if your system is displaying no virus infection warnings, it could still be infected. This is called a rootkit or […]
For several years there has been the threat of fake programs out on the internet that are masqueraded as legitimate software. With more money to be made however, the proliferance of such software has risen dramatically. Recently someone brought in a system that was infected with a program called Advanced Password Manager, an illegitimate password […]
Recently a customer, let’s call him Steve, brought in a Lenovo desktop computer. When I met with Steve, he said the system stayed on for anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, then turned off. He initially was told by a local computer […]
The best upgrade to any laptop is a SSD, or solid state drive. These are replacements for a standard moving parts hard drive. Having an SSD for a laptop makes sense as number one – it lowers the time it takes to read files. Your system may boot up and be ready in under 30 […]
Slow computer performance can have many causes. Windows could be needing a cleanup, your hard drive my be having issues, a virus infection could also be the culprit. As you can see, there is a vast difference in these possibilities. From hardware problems to a […]
Have you recently been confronted with the message on your cell phone, data storage device not being recognized? Did you have all your photos and other data stored on your sd card? What you’re experiencing is possible data loss, and what is required is a service called data recovery or cell phone data recovery.
Something has happened to […]
Have you lost your Microsoft Office installation or lost your Microsoft office key? Recently restored your computer and no longer have Microsoft Office available on your computer? If you need this program for work or your daily activities on your computer don’t worry, there are […]