Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is my go-to tool for malware clean-up. I recommend it as a supplementary scan to your normal antivirus (as a second opinion) and I pay for a premium license to get the real-time protection on my own PC. I was excited when MBAM 2.0 was announced so I checked out the beta and was disappointed when the new UI made it into the final release. With updates, … [Read more...]

I have had the unfortunate privilege of seeing people completely compromise their Google Chrome browser. Chrome is relatively pretty secure but malicious extensions can insert toolbars, hijack your browser session, violate your privacy, and expose you to even more malicious or annoying web traffic. Some of this behavior could cause Chrome to be unusable or seemingly functional … [Read more...]

After installing the Firefox 32.0 update on Tuesday, I noticed that Firefox had taken over as the default PDF application on my computer. Despite having Adobe Reader installed and previously configured as the default PDF handler, Mozilla's browser still thought it needed to take its place. Starting with version 31, several other people reported it in Mozilla's Support forums. … [Read more...]

Google Chrome 37 has been promoted to the stable channel, which also brings the first 64-bit version of the browser to wide availability. Microsoft has had a 64-bit version of Internet Explorer for a while on 64-bit versions of Windows but Firefox and Chrome have remained with the 32-bit architecture up to this point. Some might have previously downloaded Waterfox or Minefield, … [Read more...]