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Users Actively Seeking Out Alternative Antivirus Programs Due to Cyber Threats

Kayla Elliott / September 24, 2018

Users Look for Better Protection Against Today’s Cyber Threats PC Matic recently conducted a survey, including 500 participants, regarding the impact of recent ransomware and crypto-jacking attacks. According to the results, approximately 45% of participants have either already switched antivirus providers, or are considering it, due to these growing cyber threats. Of those who participated, […]

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Flood of Cyber Attacks Drives Endusers to New Antivirus Solutions

Kayla Elliott / September 19, 2018

Ransomware Attacks Drive 44.53% of Endusers to Reconsider Their Antivirus Solutions Not only are ransomware attacks taking place daily, but news coverage of these attacks has increased. Therefore, the public has become more aware of this cyber threat. The same can be said for another cyber threat, crypto-jacking. Not long ago, computer users would have

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PC Matic – The Fake Virus Experts

Kayla Elliott / May 18, 2018

Imagine this alert showing up on your screen. Scary thought, right? This message, and one’s similar, are intended to scare users and force them into acting promptly by calling the toll-free number listed in the alert to fix the issue identified. The problem is, these alerts are completely fake. There is nothing wrong with the computer, therefore

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Is Your Internet Service Provider Giving You Enough Bandwidth?

Lyle / February 14, 2017

Is your internet service provider (ISP) giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for? How much bandwidth does the average household need? The use of internet for downloading music and video and other uses has exploded during recent years. More devices, such as smart TVs, game consoles and some household appliances are now making use of

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PC Monitor Display Sizes Continues to Grow

Lyle / January 16, 2017

Our analysis shows that PC monitor display size continue to grow. The average desktop monitor diagonal size at the end of 2016 is 22.1 inches. While on the portable PC side, the average display diagonal size comes in at 16.1 inches. (Note: This analysis focuses on simple diagonal monitor display sizes. Obviously aspect ratio, the

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Windows Operating Systems Life Cycle – End of Extended Support Coming for Another Windows Product

Lyle / December 27, 2016

End of Support for Microsoft Windows Products – What does it mean? Windows Operating Systems life cycle report, which Microsoft maintains, provides end-of-support dates for each of Microsoft’s Windows products. Based on the report, support for Windows Vista happens in April of 2017. Source: Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet – Dec 2016 The life cycle report

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PCs Installed Base by Manufacturer – Have Brand Loyalty Rules Changed?

Lyle / November 22, 2016

Gartner reports that total US shipment of PC were down 6.6% year on year for Q1 of 2016. Our analysis looks at the brands of the Windows PCs that ran PC Pitstop scans during the past several years. The PCs installed base analysis reveals that both desktops and portables have shown a consolidation of brand

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US Geographic Average Home User Download Bandwidth

Lyle / November 16, 2016

How fast is your internet download speed? The average US download bandwidth speed for PC Matic home users for 2016 is 22,383 Mbps. Your internet speed affects your browsing habits. Many folks with higher bandwidth rates take it for granted. They stream videos and music, perform quick research and check and interact with their social

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Solid-State Drives (SSD) Continue to Gain Popularity

Lyle / November 2, 2016

The rotating platter hard disk drives (HDD) have been around since the early days of PCs. Technology improvements are allowing for the improvement of speeds and capacity. Basically the HDD technology involves a armature that moves across the surface of the platter. Using magnetism, the drive head reads and writes information to the disk. SSD

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