Friday, July 31st, 2009 A pair of computer security researchers have discovered a BIOS vulnerability caused by the Computrace Laptop Lojack software, serving as a rootkit to potentially let malware nest and thrive in an estimated 60% of newish laptops.The research team of Alfredo Ortega and Anibal Sacco say that when malware infects a ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009 I recently came upon a few articles that once again offered the computer security tip to use onscreen keyboards to defeat keyloggers. Most of these tips are suggesting to install an onscreen keyboard or make use of the default one of the operating system to defeat keyloggers while making transactions ...
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009 Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your homepage's FTP password, online passwords (like website member account), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only ...
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 D-Link have announced new CAPTCHA security for selected models in their router range, promising more resilience against DNS-altering malware and spyware. The new firmware - which is also available to upgrade on existing models - adds the familiar distorted letters and numbers to common router settings pages.By changing the DNS ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have announced some AutoRun changes for Windows 7.Currently Conficker and other malware is taking advantage of the AutoRun functionality as a spreading mechanism. AutoRun is used to start some programs automatically when a CD or another media is inserted into a computer. The main ...
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