Your dusty USB stick deserves a second life as a PC rescue kit

Portable apps are applications and tools that can be started directly upon clicking them, with no prior installation needed.
PCMag

Microsoft Says This Free App Can Fix Slow PCs in One Click. I Had to Try It

I installed Microsoft's free PC Manager tool to see if a single click could actually make a difference on a sluggish computer ...

10 free ways to make your Windows PC harder to hack

PCWorld outlines 10 free cybersecurity methods to protect Windows PCs from hackers, including password managers, two-factor authentication, and proper account management. These security practices ...

GPU mining malware spreads via SEO poisoning, AI chatbots

Threat actors are targeting systems with high-performance computers in an ongoing cryptojacking campaign spread through a ...
The Hacker News

Malicious npm Package Stole Files From Claude AI User Directory via GitHub

Malicious npm package downloaded 676 times stole Claude AI files via GitHub uploads, increasing AI-driven malware risks.
Decrypt

Perplexity Built a Tool That Checks Your Computer for Infected Software—Without Setting Off the Infection

Bumblebee from Perplexity scans developer machines for compromised packages and AI tool configs, without triggering malware.
Spiceworks on MSN

Did AI write the worm that breached GitHub’s own house?

A single developer. One poisoned extension. Five supply chain surfaces compromised in 48 hours. And a threat group claiming ...
PCMag on MSN

Kash Patel's Apparel Site Is Trying To Trick Visitors Into Installing Malware

The FBI director's Based Apparel site has been spotted hosting a 'ClickFix' attack, which involves duping users into running a seemingly benign, but malicious command.