Salvaging a fatally hacked PC

A subscriber’s PC was commandeered by malware; even the administrator’s account is now inaccessible! How can this PC be safely returned to service, especially now that Windows 11 is closing some of the old back-door admin-access workarounds?

Plus: Is Google’s Remote Desktop just another way for Google to snoop on us? Does using Remote Desktop create new privacy vulnerabilities?

And: A question about analog versus digital audio in portable devices, and their relative effects on battery life.

Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.11.0 (2022-03-14).

Also in this issue:

  • FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT: Ratool — Because firewalls can’t stop everything
  • PROFILES: Roberta Scholz: Editing in the mind’s eye
  • APPLE NEWS: The M1 Ultra debuts
  • PATCH WATCH: The madness of releases

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Fred Langa

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