Saturday, October 4th, 2014
This week Microsoft announced the next version of its Operating system, dubbed Windows 10, providing Windows 10 Technical Preview release under its "Insider Program" in order to collect feedback from users and help shape the final version of the operating system, but something really went WRONG!
“Inside Microsoft’s Insider Program you'll get all ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
As part of Microsoft's ongoing effort to improve the security of its Internet Explorer browser, the company has started blocking outdated ActiveX plugins from being enabled.
ActiveX controls have been a feature of Internet Explorer for a very long time and help in enabling interactive content through the browser. Most third-party plugins such ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Until today, Microsoft Windows users who’ve been unfortunate enough to have the personal files on their computer encrypted and held for ransom by a nasty strain of malware called CryptoLocker have been faced with a tough choice: Pay cybercrooks a ransom of a few hundred to several thousand dollars to ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2014
Researchers have detailed a rare form of Windows malware that maintains infection on machines and steals data without installing files.
The malware resides in the computer registry only and is therefore not easy to detect.
It code reaches machines through a malicious Microsoft Word document before creating a hidden encoded autostart registry ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2014
Windows XP hold-outs pay attention. If you run the Java runtime on XP, it looks as if the current version is about as good as it gets. The next version, 7u65 and 8u11, due to ship in the middle of July, will not support or run on XP.
Oracle hasn’t announced ...
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