The Microsoft Windows Notification tech support scam that displays a popup that pretends to be a Microsoft notification. This notification will state that your computer is infected and was locked. The ...

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 ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

Initially, Microsoft planned to charge consumers $30 to enroll in its Extended Security Updates (ESU) program and keep ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. Windows tech support scams aren't a new problem by any ...

Annoying tech-support scammers have found a new way to lock up Firefox. It's part of a scam to convince victims they need to call a bogus 'Windows support' hotline because their PC has an illegitimate ...

Microsoft is a colossal multi-trillion-dollar company that owns numerous consumer-friendly products. Like any software, hardware, or service, we might occasionally encounter issues, especially with ...

New Delhi police have arrested 63 suspects in the last two months working and operating 26 call centers that were engaging in tech support scams, posing as tech support staff at Microsoft, Google, ...

Not every Windows tech support scam starts in India, not every scammer speaks in heavily-accented English, a security company said today. In a new trend, scams have gone home-grown, said Malwarebytes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. Have you ever seen an alert telling you to call for Windows ...