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First Android ransomware detected
ESET Antivirus Lab has detected a virus that encrypts user files on Android smartphones and tablets.
Viruses encrypting user files have long been known by a million PC owners for their very unpleasant detrimental effects, which are sometimes disastrous in their dramatic nature.
Many of them irretrievably lost not only time and money, but also a lot of valuable documents, family archives of photos and videos, which sometimes accumulated over the course of a dozen years. After all, decrypting files encoded by a robust algorithm is almost impossible. Even with a supercomputer, this could theoretically take about 100 years.
And this terrible virus got to mobile devices. The new DoubleLocker ransomware virus, discovered by ESET specialists, is aimed at the Android mobile platform. Continue reading
How to download Windows 7, 8.1, 10 from the Microsoft website
Download any edition of Windows 7, 8.1, 10, as well as Microsoft Office from the official Microsoft website using a special utility.
In this article, we will consider a utility with which you can download any version of Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and Microsoft Office you need directly from the official Microsoft website.
You can download this utility, programs for creating bootable media, as well as comparing versions of Windows in the “Links” section.
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1. System requirements
The utility works on Windows 7 and higher, Windows XP is not supported. To run the utility on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, you may need to upgrade Net.FrameWork to version 4.6.1 or higher, the link to which is also in the “Links” section. On Windows 10, this component is installed automatically when the utility starts. Continue reading
How to clean your laptop from dust?
Possible consequences of dusting the laptop, self-disassembling and cleaning the laptop, useful tips on how to do it right and what you should not do.
Dust consists of small particles that enter through the grill of a laptop’s cooling system. After six months or a year, the ideally clean notebook inside becomes dirty. Fans can not blow out all the dust that clogs the radiator of the cooling system, and then the motherboard and accessories. Gradually, dust increases in size and interferes with the operation of the device, especially overheating affects the battery life of the laptop.
If you do not carry out timely cleaning, the laptop will simply overheat and stop working. Unpleasant fan noise and noticeable heating of the case are clear signs of clogging of the cooling system, followed by a decrease in performance. Many people spend a tidy amount of service to maintain order inside the laptop. However, in most cases, you can save a budget and do this simple business on your own. Continue reading
