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Hackers Love Windows 10. Do This One Thing to Keep Them Out

With Windows 10 no longer receiving support, it has become an easy target for hackers. That doesn't mean you have to upgrade ...
PC World

Windows includes built-in ransomware protection. Here’s how to turn it on

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held hostage ...
PC World

Windows Security won’t start? Here’s how to get it back

In recent years, users have repeatedly reported that “Windows Security” no longer starts. As Windows virus protection is also included here, this error should be ...
SlashGear

The Main Reasons Why You Should Still Use Antivirus On Windows 11

Using a Windows 11 PC is a great experience, but what about protecting it from cybercriminals with bad intentions? Fortunately, your Windows 11 PC comes with Windows Security built in, and it does a ...

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware

A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of ...
Digital Trends

Don’t use your Windows PC without using these security settings

Historically, Windows has had a bad reputation for security, and there are far more malware strains that target Windows than any other operating system out there — largely due to the scale of PCs that ...
CRN

Sophos Says Windows 7 Susceptible To Viruses

In a Tuesday blog post, Chester Wisniewski, senior security engineer at Boston-based Sophos, cited recent tests in which Windows 7, configured with default User Account Control settings and without ...

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell ...