The Menu, itself, is a no-nonsense affair that resembles a slightly enhanced Explorer menu. When FastKeys is active, it's invisible until you pause the cursor on the upper screen edge to call up the Menu, or you can click a system tray icon to open the Menu or Settings (a reboot may be needed to open the Settings). The latest release of FastKeys, Version 1.10, has new preset commands, additional user preferences, and some general improvements.
FastKeys is free to try for 15 days, with pop-up nags, but the licensed version costs less than $10, so it's not a big investment in time or money, especially considering the time it can save.
Typing in the two-letter abbreviation expands the full text. FastKeys has useful extras, too, such as a Text Expander for creating custom abbreviations for automating text strings. In fact, most anything you can do with your mouse or keyboard can be automated by FastKeys. FastKeys not only launches programs but opens files, folders, or Web sites runs scripts fills in forms and data fields and automates mouse clicks and keystrokes. With FastKeys, it's the screen edge: Touch it to call up your customized FastKeys Menu.
Additionally, Windows 10 has a secret anti-ransomware feature that you must enable, and you can check if your email addresses have been involved in data breaches using Have I Been Pwned ?.Programs that launch other programs, such as FastKeys, can save you time and effort by automating your most frequent and repetitive tasks and collecting them in one easy-to-access point, typically on the desktop.
If you are fed up with spam calls, iPhone and Android phones can stop spam calls for good. There are many ways to protect your private information from prying eyes. If you are expecting a package and receive an SMS at the right time, it is best to go to the official website of the delivery service and track your package from there. Stay away from links sent via SMS by “official” companies.
The phishing scam doesn’t seem to affect iPhone users, but all smartphone users should beware of sketchy text messages from delivery companies. The nasty malware also made its way into Australia, as the ACCC Scamwatch service received more than 5,500 fraudulent SMS reports of missed calls or voicemail messages for parcel delivery, all relating to the FluBot malware. Proofpoint has discovered text messages sent to Android users in the United States, and recent reports have now warned American Android users of a spyware scam. Recent FluBot malware activityĪccording to researchers, tens of thousands of malicious SMS messages can be sent at an hourly rate, making it easy to spread to other Android users around the world. Cyber security outlet Security Week says the malware successfully affected 7,000 victims in the UK in April and affected more than 60,000 devices in Spain in March. The phishing scam has seen a number of outbreaks throughout the year, even after arrests made by Spanish authorities for those responsible for creating the FluBot malware.
As stated in the report, it “also sends the victim’s contact list and retrieves an SMS phishing message and number to continue spreading using the victim’s device.” The FluBot malware can steal private information using display overlays, including credit card details and bank credentials, while also acting as an SMS spammer.
If users download the app, they will still need to allow full access for the malware to work, including access to notifications. Worse yet, the app that contains the malware looks credible due to threats using the official delivery service logo and credible APKs. Text messages include “FEDEX Your package is arriving, follow it here” and another with a delivery date and a link to “track the journey”.
Now reports indicate that the nasty Trojan is making its way to users in the United States and Australia.Īccording to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, hackers trick unsuspecting Android phone users into masquerading as well-known delivery services like FedEx or DHL and sending them SMS messages to download a malicious app containing the software. The Android phishing scam already spread across Europe earlier this year, originally targeting users in Spain and spreading to the UK, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Poland. Cyber security researchers have discovered an SMS scam affecting Android smartphone users with malicious malware known as FluBot, and it is believed to have spread to various countries around the world.