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Scareware! An Ad Posing as a Virus

Scareware! An Ad Posing as a Virus

April 1st 2025 Believe it or not, this alarming, full screen pop-up is an ad. Or at least, it started as one. We had several questions about this very piece of 'scareware' last week. Scareware is a type of scam Read more

Windows 10 End of Support

Windows 10 End of Support

February 20th 2025 We've been fielding a lot of questions lately about the end of support for Windows 10. Microsoft has upped the ante on the messaging appearing on Windows computers, insisting that people upgrade to Read more

A Refurbished Laptop for Christmas??

A Refurbished Laptop for Christmas??

December 3rd 2024 Are you looking for a portable laptop for work or school? Maybe a Christmas gift for a student for next year? Here at Green Mouse we can source refurbished laptops. These are typically a few years Read more

New Ads in the Notification Centre

New Ads in the Notification Centre

November 25th 2024 Recently we've been assisting people in turning off notifications generated by their internet browsers which have been popping up in the Notification Centre (the bottom right of your computer). The Read more

Phone Scams are The Worst

Phone Scams are The Worst

October 29th 2024 Phones scams are still the most common type of scam we see people falling victim to in our local community. We saw another one last week. In this one the scammer was posing as the Fraud Protection Te Read more

Another Phishing Scam

Another Phishing Scam

September 24th 2024 Here's the latest phishing email going around. We've received it and so have a few of our customers (this or something with a similar layout). It has a familiar feel to it; and a casual vibe, like Read more

Another Classic 'Microsoft' Scam

Another Classic 'Microsoft' Scam

August 27th 2024 I received this phishing email today from a client - I've seen a couple of these recently. This is the kind of bold, capitalised text that Kerrin refers to as yelling. The Microsoft logo is correct, Read more

Bitlocker Still a Serious Risk

Bitlocker Still a Serious Risk

August 6th 2024 I wrote my first blog about Bitlocker back in 2022, and we still regularly having jobs come in where access to the client's data is being blocked by Bitlocker. Bitlocker is a piece of security Read more

The CrowdStrike Outage

The CrowdStrike Outage

July 25th 2024 Anyone who was out shopping or trying to catch a plane last Friday afternoon (the 19th of July), will know that a serious and widespread computing outage was wreaking havoc on all kinds of services. Read more