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Comment by Glenn P. on Fileless Malware: Who You Gonna Call? (August 5, 2025 08:38 PM)
Hey, Bob! I was an avid reader of The Internet Tourbus for many years, and was very sorry to see it discontinued. I'm so very glad to f...
Comment by Ron Atkinson on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 29, 2025 12:59 PM)
Installing a Bitdefender VPN on my iphone 12 disabled my email so be warned....
Comment by Tony on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 28, 2025 10:38 PM)
To quote from Tred Micro's website: "Trend Micro’s free QR Scanner for Android (and its equivalent in Trend Micro Mobile Security for iOS), lets you...
Comment by Phixer on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 28, 2025 05:05 PM)
Fake QR codes are being stuck over genuine codes on parking meters - and no doubt that will apply in other remote locations. No different to scammers ...
Comment by Craig on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 28, 2025 04:53 PM)
The Trend Micro reader apparently is not available for iPhones (Android phones only)...
Comment by Wolf on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 28, 2025 04:47 PM)
I am in complete agreement with Hugh! I, likewise, refuse to just "give in" to a lot of the stuff out there. I only use my phone for phone calls, text...
Comment by hifi5000 on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 28, 2025 04:22 PM)
QR codes are ubiquitous nowadays, so they are very hard to avoid. You are given a QR code to point your smartphone at in a offer to get you more infor...
Comment by Hugh Gautier on QR Codes and Viruses - What You Need to Know (July 28, 2025 04:12 PM)
Actually, I don't allow my phone to view QR codes, because I refuse to allow thee phone onto the internet. 2 reasons, 1. a 4G phone is not a secure de...
Comment by Paul H. Henning on Who is Bob Rankin? (July 27, 2025 12:23 PM)
Just read your article "Should you BUY anti-virus software?" I thought it was helpful until I read the associated comments, the oldest of which was fr...
Comment by JH on Cousin Vinny Strikes Again! (July 21, 2025 02:34 PM)
An article on the danger of QR codes also seems appropriate....
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