The Windows protected your PC tech support scam that displays ana lert that pretends to be a Windows alert that SmartScreen protected you from a threat. This fake alert then states that a malicious ...

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The YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED Tech Support Scam is an web browser advertisement shown by scammy remote tech support companies that try to scare visitors into thinking that they are infected so ...

The FBI is warning people to be alert to the threat of technical support scams, in which criminals pose as support staff from computer or software companies and try to trick unsuspecting PC users into ...

State police are sounding the alarm that many people are seeing an increased number of scam messages come across their ...

Pennsylvania State Police are alerting the public of scams involving individuals claiming to be from computer tech support. Individuals are receiving an increased number of these types of scam ...

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Not everyone is comfortable troubleshooting or fixing the devices they own. If tech support and repair options are a consideration in your technology purchases, these are the brands our readers ...

A court has shut down a New York tech support vendor after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accused the company of scamming computer users into paying hundreds of dollars for services they did not ...

When it comes to computer tech support, Apple and its stores get top marks from our readers. Still, Apple isn’t perfect and is not without its own horror stories, though they are fewer than the ...

Q. I want to buy my husband a laptop that comes with great tech support because he always has a million questions. Who has the best? A. Like any computers, laptops don’t always perform perfectly. If ...

Small and midsize businesses have most–if not all–of the same IT needs as larger organizations, but they lack the resources and dedicated IT departments to manage them. At the same time, ...