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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. It publishes news focusing heavily on cybersecurity, but also covers other topics including
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and general technology. In 2018, ''Bleeping Computer'' was added as an associate partner to the
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NoMoreRansom project for the ransomware information and decryption tools provided by the site.


History

''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. 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. Since the CryptoLocker ransomware attack in September 2013, and a subsequent
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of the site due to its reporting on the new malware, ''Bleeping Computer'' has been reporting on new ransomware families as they are released.


Content

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 and analysis of ransomware and malware. 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. Government agencies have included ''Bleeping Computer'' cybersecurity articles and analysis in numerous advisories. ''Bleeping Computer's'' reporting has been cited by major media that cover technology and IT security news. The site used to offer a malware removal training program through its forums that teaches volunteers how to remove Windows infections using various tools, including Combofix, HijackThis, DDS, OTL, GMER, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Rkill, developed by Abrams. In October 2020, there were over 840,000 registered members on the site.


Legal issues

In early February 2016, Enigma Software, the developers of the anti-malware suite '' SpyHunter'', filed a lawsuit against ''Bleeping Computer'' in response to a negative review of ''SpyHunter'', alleging a campaign to damage the reputation of their company and product. ''Bleeping Computer'' requested financial aid from its readers to help pay legal fees arising from the lawsuit. At the beginning of August 2016, ''Bleeping Computer'' filed its own lawsuit against Enigma Software for an alleged long-running smear campaign against ''Bleeping Computer''. The lawsuit against ''BleepingComputer'' ended in settlement, with ''BleepingComputer'' removing Quietman7's posts on Enigma Software's product.


See also

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