Have you been scammed by an Online Tech company claiming you have a Virus?

iYogi, one of the largest online tech support companies which services over 3 million customers is being sued by the State of Washington, claiming that iYogi scams its customers into purchasing computer services and software they do not need. Bob Ferguson the Attorney General for the State of Washington is the person who filed the lawsuit. The company is based in India, but has recently opened its first US support center in Lewiston, Maine. The suit has also named its president Vishal Dhar of New York. The claim states iYogi support techs, will inform the customer that they are representatives of major hardware and software companies such as HP, Microsoft, and Apple. Once they get the customers buy in, they then take control of...

The new Macbook Air 2016 to be released in June of 2016?

Rumors are circulating that Apple intends to release its new version of the Macbook Air sometime in June of 2016. The hardware speculation for the new Macbook Air include a the new line of CPU's from Intel called the Skylake processor which can provide a longer battery life, better graphics, and ram. The Macbook Air will also possibly come in three sizes a new 12-inch display, along with the usual 13-inch, and the 15-inch displays. The look of the Macbook Air is thought to carry the same traits as the early models, with the retina display. Force Touch technology which Apple introduced into the Apple Watch, is also another upgrade you might see with the new Macbook Air. Force Touch technology allows the user to...

CryptoWall Verison 4.0 release! Be on the lookout

CryptoWall 4.0 - The revised verision of the older Cryptowall Ransomware is back in action. It has already infected thousands of business and residental computers. The file most commonly gets loaded from an e-mail attachment labeld 2015 invoice. Once it downloads on to your computer it encrypts every file including Excel, word docs, pictures, and even Quickbooks. Currently the only solution to get your files back, are to pay the ransomeware of one and half bitcoins, equal to $700.00 dollars.

Your best defense against Cryptowall is to remove any suspicious emails, and ensure you have regular backups of your files.

** If your using an external hard drive, make sure you unplug it once the backup is complete, as this ransomeware has the ability to encrypt this as well. ...