Over the past few days, there have been an increasing number of reports about supposed YouTube outages. The number of reports rose sharply on fault-tracking platforms such as Downdetector, but this time there was no…
TL;DR: Block ads on nine devices for life with Adguard’s Family Plan, now $19 (reg. $169.99). Ads are a frustrating part of using the internet. They’re also entirely avoidable. If you want to block annoying ads for…
Hey, you! Yes, you, on the iPhone! You’ve got a virus in your Windows PC! Better download this totally legit free app and let it scan all your files for threats and such. So goes…
Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or give away sensitive personal data before you realize you’re being tricked. Typically,…
Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. “Scareware” has blighted the web almost since its inception,…
Chrome is the undisputed king of the browser space, but the peasants are revolting over its shift to a new browser extension standard. Manifest V3 has left popular ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin in the dust.…
Neowin reports that the popular ad blocking add-on uBlock Origin Lite has been removed from Firefox’s official add-on marketplace due to a recent conflict that’s been brewing. uBlock Origin Lite’s developer Raymond Hill has been…
Ad blockers might seem like an unlikely defense in the fight against spyware, but new reporting casts fresh light on how spyware makers are weaponizing online ads to allow governments to conduct surveillance. Spyware makers…