Ransomware is on the rise. This kind of virus has been around for a while but really hit the headlines around 2013 when the virus known as CryptoLocker infected computer systems around the world. Since then we have seen various copy-cat virus’s that act in the same way. What is …
Locky Virus Update – Disconnect External Drives
The new “Locky” virus acts in a similar way to other ransom-ware virus’. Your computer gets infected / your files are all encrypted / if you want your documents or photos back – pay the ransom. (usually a few hundred pounds). There is a risk that at the point of …
Windows 10 Forced Upgrade is in the post!
OK we have known for a while that Microsoft will eventually roll out the forced upgrade to systems running Windows 7 & Windows 8.1. They have started to roll this out gradually so whether you opted not to take the upgrade or postpone til later, you may soon have no …
New Locky Ransomware Virus
A new virus known within the channel as “Locky” is causing major headaches to victims. The virus will lock up all of your files and documents using AES encryption, before demanding that you pay a ransom to unlock and retrieve your files. The virus behaves much like the famous Crypto-Locker virus …
Google Chrome Ending Support On Windows Vista
Users running the Windows Vista operating system this week may be have noticed a warning message in the Google Chrome web browser saying that support is ending soon. The warning message suggests that you should “upgrade to a new operating system”. This is not quite as straight forward as it …
Internet Explorer 9 End Of Life
Tech News & Support The life cycle support for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) has ended. Microsoft ended update support for IE8, IE9 & IE10 on 12th January 2016. If you currently use any of these browsers we recommend downloading an alternative such as Opera, Chrome or Firefox. On the same …
Ukash Ransomware Hitting Android
The Ukash scams are well known ransomware virus’s that infected thousands of computers a couple of years ago. This group of virus’s are back, but this time infecting mobile phones and tablets running on the Android platform. Do Not Pay It The advice is if you suddenly get …
Microsoft Are Updating Outlook.com
If you are one of the millions of Outlook.com (inc @live, @msn, @hotmail) users, then expect some big changes to the way your email looks when you log in. Microsoft have already begun rolling out the technical preview of how the new email will look. I have had a few …
TalkTalk Hack. How Might It Affect You?
The latest TalkTalk customer data hack is causing a lot of concern to many of our customers who use TalkTalk as an internet provider. Instead of writing another blog post about the precautions to take, I will simply refer users to this link from the BBC. If you are a TalkTalk …
Fake Reviews On Consumer Sites
In the tech news this week is the story of Amazon suing over 1000 people for posting fake reviews on it’s site. False reviews criticising listed products are being removed and a lawsuit has been launched to take action against people that wrote them. So Can Web Reviews Be Trusted? There are …