NEWS YOU CAN USE: Big-name sites hit by rash of malicious ads spreading crypto ransomware.

And speaking of ransomware, here’s a how-to guide for removing Microsoft’s malicious Get Windows 10 icon that started appearing on Windows 7 taskbars in the last week or two. Windows 10 seems to be getting not-so-terrible reviews; but I’d rather upgrade when I’m ready (or perhaps wait and have it pre-installed on a new PC) rather than having it jammed down my computer’s virtual throat by Microsoft.