A BBC Panorama special ‘Spying on the Scammers’ is a view inside a ‘Microsoft’ call center which is really a scam to scare people, steal their money and infect their computers. The special is available in the UK on iPlayer. There’s also this six minute version available worldwide. “Panorama has obtained hacked CCTV footage from […]
Time is running out before the end of support for Windows 7. Here’s what’s happening, what to do, what not to do and the way some Office 365 users can still use Win7 with Microsoft support. The end of Win7 support affects many people and businesses. Even in late 2019, around 27% of Windows use […]
There’s a security bug in Windows that’s so serious Microsoft has released fixes for version of Windows they don’t officially support anymore. Here are links to the critical updates necessary or workaround if updating isn’t possible. About Bluekeep The Bluekeep security hole is being used by criminals to attack computers to install ransomware or steal […]
Microsoft is rolling out a ‘patch’ to Windows 7 which is really a series of annoying ads for Windows 10. The ads are reminders that Win7 support ends in mid-January 2020 as encouragement to buy Windows 10. Here’s how to stop the patch or the ads it installs. See Microsoft starts ‘reminders’ for Office 2010 and […]