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This year, the Opera browser added an option to block online ads. The newer Brave browser goes farther, blocking them by default. But Google would rather fix the problems with ads than strip them off websites. “We feel like there are a lot of challenges in advertising. There are a lot of wrong ways,” Darin …

The New York Times and New York Post discovered hundreds of counterfeit shopping apps in Apple‘s App Store. This is also a problem we have seen in Google‘s Play store. While some of these apps will display annoying banner ads, others could have more serious consequences. Some apps may contain malware that could steal personal information. Scammers could also benefit …

Now playing: Watch this: The Internet is having a bad day after massive cyberattack 1:27 Across the US on Friday, people screamed at their phones and computers and went a little crazy trying to figure out which of their favorite websites were still working. At 7 a.m. local time, folks on the East Coast discovered that sites like Twitter, Spotify, …

Spotify wasn’t just serving up tunes over the last few days. The streaming music company confirmed that some listeners on the free version of its service saw “questionable website pop-ups” that continually opened up a device’s browser. The company, which counts about 70 million people as users of its commercial-driven free service, confirmed the problem in a response to a …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go aftermath: Nintendo’s stock surges, malware… 2:19 Pokemon Go is a mobile phenom unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Players are going out with the augmented reality app on their phones, finding Pokemon all over the real world. They are also finding themselves in shady situations, stumbling across a dead body and (on the positive side …

Now playing: Watch this: Android malware ‘HummingBad’ infects millions 1:18 Bad news: a malicious app has taken hold of about 10 million Android phones around the world, and it’s creepy. Security specialist Check Point says the software, called HummingBad, can take root in your phone, collecting your personal data and making it act like you’ve clicked on ads that you …

Now playing: Watch this: Android malware ‘HummingBad’ infects millions 1:18 Enlarge Image Android’s latest version is Nougat, but the operating system is already in a sticky situation due to HummingBad. Google At least 10 million Android devices have been infected by malware called HummingBad, according to cybersecurity software maker Check Point. Check Point, which has been tracking the malware since …

Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware. Dubbed Viking Horde, the new malware has waged war by infecting certain apps at the Google Play store, researchers at Check Point said Monday. Affected apps include Viking Jump, Parrot Copter, Memory Booster, Simple 2048 and WiFi Plus. Android phones and tablets on which the infected apps are installed …

Having trouble with Windows 10 or other Microsoft products? Microsoft can help. Updated since the launch of Windows 10, the Microsoft Answer Desk page describes all of the support options available to you as a Microsoft customer. You can chat with someone online, pick up the phone and call or visit your local Microsoft store for help. Some of the …

Microsoft said it believes that Americans lose around $1.5 billion each year as a result of these scams. Microsoft/YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Have you ever received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft who says he’s detected a virus on your computer and, for a certain fee, he can fix it for you? If so, that’s most …