During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of time-sensitive emails, including ...

Is this a virus?: Classic ZIP bombs and other archive-based tricks have long given cybercriminals a convenient way to sneak malware onto unsuspecting systems. A newly documented technique claims to go ...

A strain of Windows malware is exploiting a deceptively simple trick to bypass antivirus software: it disguises itself as a legitimately signed application, making it nearly invisible to standard ...

Windows 11 users face growing cyber threats, from ransomware and phishing to occasional zero-day exploits. Choosing the right antivirus is no longer ...

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I recently needed to replace the laptop in my testing lab (aka the living room). It didn't need to be anything special, so I started looking at used and refurbished laptops on Amazon and eBay. Some of ...

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In a novel approach to spear phishing, threat actors are using Windows screensaver files (.scr) to get past defender lines and compromise organizations. ReliaQuest Threat Research published research ...

It’s 2026, and the internet is still a wild place. You might be browsing along, minding your own business, when suddenly a big, scary pop-up appears telling you your computer is infected. These fake ...

Question: What does Microsoft’s PC Manager do, and should I use it? Answer: If you’ve ever searched for ways to “clean up” or “speed up” your Windows PC, you’ve probably seen plenty of third-party ...

Unlike traditional attacks that rely on exploits, this succeeds through social engineering combined with abuse of Windows' own security architecture. Image generated by Google Gemini A sophisticated ...

The rise of AI tools and services has added a new twist to the decline and fall of standalone Windows PCs. For years, I’ve been watching the slow evolution of classic Windows PCs into cloud-based ...