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The thought of having one’s email hacked is devastating. I personally know that if I lost access to my email, I’d immediately lose a lifeline to some of my closest friends and business associates. What’s more, my email address serves as the hub that connects me to my bank, my social media accounts, my e-commerce accounts, and more. Anyone who gains access to my email address would very easily be able to access these connected accounts as well. In short, if my email address gets hacked, I’m going to have a very bad day. What precautions should you take?

Annoying ads are simply everywhere — that’s why you need a good ad blocker. Unfortunately, there are plenty of ad blockers out there that can’t consistently block ads and trackers or are unable to stop ads at the DNS level. Ev...

Leaving your device vulnerable to ransomware is an easy way to find your data compromised. Recovering encrypted files is a lengthy (and often unsuccessful) process, and actually paying the ransom likely won’t end with the hack...

ExpressVPN is one of the only VPNs that consistently works in China. It uses obfuscated servers and other sophisticated server technology that lets you connect to servers outside of China that access the free and open internet...

Search Marquis is a browser hijacker that commonly affects Safari and Chrome users on Mac computers. Any time you open a new window, Search Marquis navigates to a handful of websites that generate ad revenue for hackers. Searc...

The best parental controls for Snapchat can monitor your kid’s Snaps and disappearing messages they send and receive in-app. They also let you limit how much time your child spends on Snapchat and block access to the app and s...

The Facebook virus is a broad term for a group of malware and scams found in the Facebook or Messenger apps. However, the Facebook virus most commonly comes in the form of a Facebook Messenger virus known as the FormBook Troja...

MSASCuiL.exe is the name of a legitimate Windows process used to display the Windows Defender (Windows’s built-in antivirus) icon in the taskbar. However, hackers like to hijack the names of legitimate files and processes, lik...

Once a virus infects your computer, it’s difficult to get rid of it. Viruses typically spread through all parts of an infected device, damaging files, slowing down the system, and leaving it vulnerable to more threats. The onl...

A quality antivirus can help remove any threat, including viruses, from your Chromebook. While Chromebooks rarely get viruses thanks to their unique configuration, there are still threats that can slip past the defenses built...