From the Start menu, to File Explorer and to pop-up Notifications, their "suggestions" might be helpful to some, but they’re often ads in disguise.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says a tech support scam used a fake Windows Defender pop-up, tricking the victim to call and download software.

From the Start menu, to File Explorer and to pop-up Notifications, their "suggestions" might be helpful to some, but they’re often ads in disguise.

It starts with a pop-up message right in the middle of your computer screen telling you that "access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons." ...