Multi-Platform Malware

This comes under the heading of “it was inevitable.”  There is a new malware product that runs effectively on both Windows and Linux systems.  Since OSx looks a lot like Linux under the hood, can a Win/Lin/Mac triple-threat be far away?  Called “WellMess,” this malware takes advantage of the dual platform capabilities of Google’s Golang programming language to work.

WellMess malware operates ...

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Six Simple Malware Removal Tips Anyone Can Use

You think you just got a malware infection on your computer, but you’re not sure, and you aren’t sure what to do.  Take it to the Geek Squad or another qualified IT shop?  If only there were simple things you could try on your own.  The good news is there are, and we will show you some of them today.

  • So it seems you might have a malware issue.  These are ...
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Ten Signs of a Malware Infection

I just finished helping a client with a strange issue that I thought might be malware related, and we successfully fixed his issue by email, without having to meet or even set up a remote support session.  And it occurred to me that I have not covered the issue of malware remediation in ages.  Since this can be a fairly easy DIY project for most computer users, I thought a ...

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Preventing the Next VPN Filter Bot-Net Attack

Back on May 30, 2018 the FBI asked us all to reboot our Internet access devices, the cable and DSL modems that allow most of us to use the Internet.  Supposedly, this would remove the VPN Filter malware, if our router was infected.  This was not exactly the truth.  The FBI had taken over the “toknowall” command and control server ...

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Best Web Browsers for Private or Anonymous Browsing part 2

In our last post we kicked off a review of web browsers and other services that provide improved security, privacy protection, and anonymity when traveling on the web.  Today we wrap up our report.  The last three items in our list are not technically a browser, but provide unique solutions to privacy and anonymity that we thought were worthy of ...

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Best Web Browsers for Private or Anonymous Browsing part 1

There has been a lot of new information about secure web browsing crossing my desktop lately.  Back in May, we wrote a series of articles about browser hacking and hijacking, which described in depth the dangers to our privacy and anonymity that we face when we are casually web browsing.  In this article we are going to be looking at ...

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WPA3 Encryption to Improve Wi-Fi Security

With the expanded use of wireless networks connecting business computers, home computers, smartphone and tablets, and the ever expanding list of smart IoT devices, strong wireless network security is more important than ever.  Fortunately there is a new wireless security protocol, WPA3, that will fix some of the weaknesses inherent in the current standard, WPA2.

Wireless security is all ...

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How to Read Your Credit Report

Since the Equifax breach, we have all become painfully aware that our personal credit information is in the wild.  Identity theft is something that could happen to any of us.  Even the FBI, in a recently released report, says, “Given the hacks we’ve seen in recent years, there are few people who haven’t had their identity stolen.”

There is little any of us can do about the information ...

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