Nope, not really. Office isn’t $10 or $19 like those ads are showing on major sites. Those ads you’re seeing are scams. The correct price for Microsoft Office is either totally FREE for the web-page version, or around $149 for the one-time purchase that is good for a few years, until the patches expire. And there are monthly versions for business, too. Read more in the free December 2025 PC Updater News, or subscribe and read back issues here.
Phish are smarter with AI, more difficult to spot, but scammers are still relying on everyone who gets email to click and allow their hoaxes, because using non-Admin Windows accounts blocks most of the attachment malware they try to send. They rely on you to let them into your computer. Here’s how to spot a phish, in the new October PC Updater News. Or free subscriptions and back issues are online here.
Your computer is under attack from seasonal storms. The basics of power protection are in the free July PC Updater News, and back issues are here. PUPs have taken over your browser, too. Here’s what to know about Potentially Unwanted Programs.
