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Browser lockers (aka browlocks) are a class of online threats that prevent the victim from using the browser and demand a ransom. A locker is a fake page that dupes the user, under a fictitious pretext (loss of data, legal liability, etc.), into making a call or a money transfer, or giving out payment details. […]

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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wrote the text for the original Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Microsoft developer Raymond Chen revealed the surprising fact in a blog post earlier this week, detailing Ballmer’s dissatisfaction with the original text that flashed up when a program wasn’t responding in Windows 3.1. Ballmer was head of the systems division […]

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Microsoft has fixed and reissued a patch released earlier this month that left some users with the infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death.’ The patch in question is MS 14-045, which was released earlier this month as part of the Patch Tuesday update. After customers reported problems, Microsoft advised users to uninstall the original patch, and […]

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