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Bleeping Computer is a website covering technology news and offering free computer help via its forums that was created by Lawrence Abrams in 2004.[2] It publishes news focusing heavily on cybersecurity, but also covers other topics including computer software, computer hardware, operating system and general technology.
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Type of site | Technology news and computer help |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Bleeping Computer LLC. |
| Created by | Lawrence Abrams |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 26 January 2004[1] |
| Current status | Online |
In 2018, Bleeping Computer was added as an associate partner to the Europol NoMoreRansom project for the ransomware information and decryption tools provided by the site.[3]
BleepingComputer was founded in 2004 after Abrams could not find existing technical support sites that could offer easy-to-understand instructions for his friends and family.[2]
The domain name bleepingcomputer.com originates from the sounds made by a broken computer and because a user might want to curse at a computer when it does not work properly.[2]
Since the CryptoLocker ransomware attack in September 2013, and a subsequent DDoS of the site due to its reporting on the new malware,[4] Bleeping Computer has been reporting on new ransomware families as they are released.[5]
The articles published at Bleeping Computer are categorized as news articles, tutorials and virus removal guides. Its content includes searchable databases for looking up Windows start-up programs and uninstall entries, as well as a free Internet forum to receive computer help.
The site covers news released by researchers and companies, but also performs in-house investigative reporting [6] and analysis of ransomware[7] and malware.[8]
Free decryptors to unlock files encrypted by various ransomware families have been released through the forums or the site's news section by third-party researchers.[9]
Government agencies have included Bleeping Computer cybersecurity articles and analysis in numerous advisories.[10][11]
Bleeping Computer's reporting has been cited by major media that cover technology and IT security news.[12]
The site used to offer a malware removal training program[13] through its forums that teaches volunteers how to remove Windows infections using various tools, including Combofix, HijackThis, DDS,[14] OTL, GMER, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Rkill,[15] developed by Abrams.
In October 2020, there were over 840,000 registered members on the site.[citation needed]
In early February 2016, Enigma Software, the developers of the anti-malware suite SpyHunter, filed a lawsuit[16] against Bleeping Computer in response to a negative review of SpyHunter, alleging a campaign to damage the reputation of their company and product.[17] Bleeping Computer requested financial aid from its readers to help pay legal fees arising from the lawsuit.[18] At the beginning of August 2016, Bleeping Computer filed[19] its own lawsuit against Enigma Software for an alleged long-running smear campaign against Bleeping Computer.[19] The lawsuit against BleepingComputer ended in settlement, with BleepingComputer removing Quietman7's posts on Enigma Software's product.[20]
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