Friday, April 25th, 2008
In the old days, as our parents frequently love to remind us, life was much simpler. You bought a computer, and when you finally figured out what you wanted to do with it, you assembled a list and went down to your local Egghead for some software. It was straightforward, ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, will tomorrow release AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0, the latest version of the company’s popular and widely-used free security software, which now incorporates protection against spyware through a new combined anti-virus and anti-spyware engine.
AVG Free provides basic protection against viruses and spyware, ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Our columnist shows you how to get rid of spyware, shrug off spam, and stay safe on unsecured public networks.
Viruses, spyware, and worms. Oh, my!
We all know the dangers inherent in accessing the Internet, and we all take precautions. Yet our PCs still occasionally get infected because we can't know ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Sounds more of an annoyance than it does "malicious" but the folks over at Spyware Sucks has an interesting post about a bad flash banner being posted on Livejournal.com. I just thought I'd share.
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Criminals changed tactics in the last six months of 2007, dropping malicious email in favour of Web-based attacks, according to data reported to Microsoft by Windows users.
The company saw the number of Trojan downloader programs it removed from Windows machines jump by 300 percent, according to Jimmy Kuo, principal architect ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
You may think that you are anonymous as you browse web sites, but pieces of information about you are always left behind. You can reduce the amount of information revealed about you by visiting legitimate sites, checking privacy policies, and minimizing the amount of personal information you provide.
What information is ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
If you don't have security software, your PC is an Internet mugging waiting to happen. We show you the eleven best pieces of software for defending yourself against online thugs.
The PC security landscape is constantly changing. Well paid, malicious programmers keep cranking out new and different attacks, and the security ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
The first thing is to isolate the computer (no more trading floppies until you're done) and then begin to disinfect it.
One of my favorite tools is Knoppix. The great thing about this Linux distribution is that you don't have to know anything about Linux in order to be able to ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
User Account Control (UAC) is a new security feature in Windows Vista that requires all users to log on and run in standard user privileges mode instead of as administrator with full administrative rights, thus prevent unauthorized or accidental changes that could destabilize the computers or allows virus and malware ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The first thing I suspect when someone tells me that their PC is running slowly is that they may be dealing with adware or spyware. Typically, a computer infected with this type of malware will display other symptoms as well. Odd behavior such as pop-up ads, your internet home page ...
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