April 2020 – We Fix PC

US govt agencies to disable DoH until federal service is ready

US government agencies’ chief information officers were recommended to disable third-party encrypted DNS services until an official DNS resolution service with DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) support is ready. […]

30 Apr

Ninja Forms WordPress plugin patch prevents takeover of 1M sites

The developers of Ninja Forms, a WordPress plugin with more than 1 million installations, have fixed a high severity security vulnerability that can let attackers inject malicious code and take over websites using an unpatched version of the plugin. […]

30 Apr

Shade Ransomware Decryptor can now decrypt over 750K victims

Kaspersky has released an updated decryptor for the Shade Ransomware (Troldesh) that allows all victims who have their files encrypted to recover them for free. […]

30 Apr

New Android malware steals financial information, bypasses 2FA

A new banking Trojan can steal financial information from Android users across the United States and several European countries, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and France. […]

30 Apr

Bugs in WordPress plugins for online courses let students cheat

Popular WordPress plugins for creating learning management systems (LMS) are rife with vulnerabilities that can be exploited to take control of the platform, get test answers, and modify grades. […]

29 Apr

US govt updates Microsoft Office 365 security best practices

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued an update to its Microsoft Office 365 security best practices as part of an alert distributed via the US National Cyber Awareness System. […]

29 Apr

Google updates Chrome Web Store policy to block extension spam

Google today updated the Chrome Web Store’s spam policy to block extension spam so that users can have a real chance to avoid potentially malicious extensions while sifting through 200,000 add-ons available in the store. […]

29 Apr

Windows 10 Search now gives easy access to COVID-19 info

Windows 10 is now making it easier to access the latest Coronavirus information via new buttons show in Windows Search. […]

29 Apr

Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19619 with freeze fixes

Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19619 to Insiders in the Fast ring with fixes for frequent freezes on some systems, music controls to the Your Phone app, and quick access to COVID-19 info from search. […]

28 Apr

Microsoft warns of malware surprise pushed via pirated movies

Microsoft warns that malicious actors are taking advantage of the boost in traffic seen by movie piracy sites to infect victims with malware delivered via fake movie torrents. […]

Month: April 2020

US govt agencies to disable DoH until federal service is ready

Ninja Forms WordPress plugin patch prevents takeover of 1M sites

Shade Ransomware Decryptor can now decrypt over 750K victims

New Android malware steals financial information, bypasses 2FA

Bugs in WordPress plugins for online courses let students cheat

US govt updates Microsoft Office 365 security best practices

Google updates Chrome Web Store policy to block extension spam

Windows 10 Search now gives easy access to COVID-19 info

Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19619 with freeze fixes

Microsoft warns of malware surprise pushed via pirated movies