Monthly Archives: March 2009
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – March 22, 2009
Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts – Deployments of smart grids should be slowed until security vulnerabilities are addressed, according to some cybersecurity experts, citing tests showing that a hacker can cause a major blackout after breaking into a smart-grid system. … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – March 21, 2009
Waledac.V uses false news to spread PandaLabs, Panda Security’s malware analysis and detection laboratory, has detected a new variant of the Waledac family of computer worms, Waledac.V, which uses false news stories about terrorist attacks as bait to trick users. … Continue reading
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USBThief – Designed to Steal Your Passwords
We all know that the purpose of computer passwords is to protect personal information that you’ve stored on your computer, as well as in your online accounts. With access to confidential passwords, cyber-criminals (they come in all shapes, sizes and … Continue reading
Double Up Your Computer Security – Free Online Spyware/Virus Scanners
The one thing we know for sure about today’s malware is; it’s very smart! It’s so smart that it often recreates its own component parts even if it has been deleted. How smart is that? Today’s malware can write itself … Continue reading
VirusTotal Online Virus Scanner
Scan with 35 AV engines! Here’s a twist on online virus scanners – you can have any specific computer file (files are restricted to a maximum of 10 megabytes); scanned for nasties by thirty five diverse online scanners all in … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Security Alerts – March 20, 2009
A new feature on Tech Thoughts, starting today, will be a daily/frequent compilation of news items, reporting on the most significant new computer security threats that can affect Internet users. Hackers exploit Natasha Richardson’s death – WebUser Daily Hackers have … Continue reading
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Red Alert 3 Review
Red Alert 3 is a new game from EA in the Command and Conquer, Red Alert series. It is a real-time strategy game similar to the Warcraft series. This is a review of the PC version of the game. I … Continue reading
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Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Today
I know one shouldn’t run a Beta in a production environment, but despite this old truism, I have been running Windows 7 as my main, at home OS, for several months. I’m not unusual in this; virtually all of my … Continue reading
Free Avira AntiVir Version 9 Adds Anti-spyware And Anti-adware Functions
So, what are you looking for in a free antivirus application? How about an application that offers on demand scans for viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers and other malicious programs? As well, you’re probably looking for a program … Continue reading
Diagnose, Maintain, Clean Hard Drives With These Free Tools
Arguably, the Hard Drive is the most important element in a personal computer since it holds, in many cases, an accumulation of information that is of real and perhaps irreplaceable value: documents, digital photos, email messages, personal and business related … Continue reading
