A year ago, the Canadian government made some changes to how its citizens can be held liable for downloading copyrighted materials.  Right away, I signed up with a reputable anonymity provider, PrivateInternetAccess.com.  Easy to set up and affordable.  I liked it so much I signed up as an affiliate (vpn.promptcare.ca) but they've just announced a…

Cryptowall and its variants are nasty little viruses that not only hold entire computer hostage but encrypt all your documents/files as part of the process.  Only a proper backup can restore the files once the infection is in place.  I can get rid of the virus but I can't undo the damage it does. Prevention is…