Bad Conversion: When Adware is Malware
Phonyfetcher-3PC reveals Chrome extension adware is malware targeting elderly consumers Don’t you hate it when you don’t have the right software when you need it? Like when you need to compile a bunch of scanned documents into a single PDF, yet none of your applications support that. No worries, you think—you’ll just go online and […]
Fake Technical Support Popups Are Back With a Vengeance
Consumers unknowingly install backdoors, lose money, and are subjected to continued attacks It all started with a pop-up warning about a computer virus. Alarmed, Laurie’s aging father called the “technical support” number on the pop-up—soon enough his laptop was riddled with malware and his bank accounts had been drained of $27,000. After buying a new […]