Tag: BSOD
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Linux gets double-quick double-update to fix kernel Oops!
Linux has never suffered from the infamous BSoD, short for blue screen of death, the name given to the dreaded “something went terribly …
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‘Bad Neighbor’ Security Exploit Is Causing BSOD Hell, Patch Your System Now
If you want to defend against this, you can patch your systems and wait for updates from Microsoft. Aside from that, you can disable IPv6 …
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Chrome to show error codes, similar to Windows BSOD screens
Google Chrome will get support for error codes, similar to the ones seen on Windows blue screen of death (BSOD) crash pages. The idea is to …
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BlueKeep exploit to get a fix for its BSOD problem
Currently, the only public proof-of-concept exploit code for the infamous BlueKeep vulnerability is a module for the Metasploit penetration …
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Windows-crashing bug not patch-worthy, says Microsoft
When is a bug not a bug? That’s the question in play with a proof of concept (PoC) published by researcher Marius Tivadar, which can …
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Microsoft’s Jan. 2018 Patch Tuesday Lowdown
Microsoft on Tuesday released 14 security updates, including fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws detailed last week, as well as a …
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Scary Chip Flaws Raise Spectre of Meltdown
Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants have released updates for a pair of serious security flaws present in most modern computers, …
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Malware display fake BSOD to sell phony Windows anti-virus for $25
Microsoft has a never-ending malware problem, in fact, millions of Windows devices worldwide have been plagued with some sort of malicious …
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Malware fakes BSOD and convinces victims to buy Windows Defender Essentials
A bit of a warning, there’s a new type of malware our on the loose that actually fakes a BSOD and then makes you purchase ‘Windows …
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Windows security: New BSOD scam emerges from fake tech-support swamp
Tech-support scammers are using fake blue screen of death (BSOD) messages and a bogus ‘Troubleshooter for Windows’ application to dupe …
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