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• Anatomy of a malware

  Posted on May 10th, 2021 at 01:08 Ben Myers Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  ISSUE 18.17 • 2021-05-10

  SAFETY

  

  By Ben Myers

  Things are not always as they seem. What might appear to be a devastating, PC-destroying piece of malware can sometimes be a spoof.

  Recently, a client gave me his laptop, which displayed a frightening message as soon he logged in. This variety of malware is all too popular. Here is a step-by-step process to remove it, expecting that the antivirus software installed in the computer cannot do its job. Along the way, you will see where malware is often hidden.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.17.0 (2021-05-10).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.17.F (2021-05-10).

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• Working outside an admin account: Safe but annoying

  Posted on November 18th, 2019 at 01:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WINDOWS

  By Lincoln Spector

  You’ve probably been told to have both a standard Windows account for safety’s sake and an administrator account because Windows demands one.

  But let’s face it, most of us have ignored this advice because … well, juggling two accounts isn’t much fun. It’s especially annoying when using a standard account and you’re constantly asked for the password proving you’re allowed into the administrator sanctum. It’s worse when you’re not asked for the password — and you have to figure out how to bring up the dialog box for entering it.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.42.0 (2019-11-18).

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• Windows 7: Preparing for an uncertain future

  Posted on July 1st, 2019 at 01:15 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  ON SECURITY

  By Susan Bradley

  By now every Win7 user should know that official support for the venerable OS ends next year.

  The final updates should go out on January 14, 2020 (more MS info) — at least they’ll end for those of us who don’t have deep corporate pockets to pay for extra patches.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.24.0 (2019-07-01).

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