Monthly Archives: July 2009
Virus Alerts – Panda Security’s July 17, 2009 Report on Viruses and Intruders
Courtesy of Panda Security. Panda Security’s weekly report on viruses and intruders. This week’s PandaLabs report looks at the MyDoom.HN and Sohanat.IM worms, and the PCSecurity2009 fake antivirus. MyDoom.HN is a worm designed to launch Distributed Denial of Service attacks … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 17, 2009
10 dumb things users do that can mess up their computers – Users find plenty of ways to run into trouble, from gunking up their system with shareware to leaving it exposed to attackers. This list will help them avoid … Continue reading
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A Tech Discloses What’s Really Inside Your Mega Hard Drive
One of my favorite computer technicians, Dave Brooks, reveals what’s really inside that mega Hard Drive you were thinking of buying. Numerous articles have appeared here on Bill’s blog about how important data backup is. This article will not discuss … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 16, 2009
Patch now or build a bomb shelter – Microsoft today released six bulletins with fixes for at least nine documented security vulnerabilities in a range of products that put users at risk of malicious hacker attacks. At least two of … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 15, 2009
Wireless Cyber-criminals Target Clueless Vacationers – Cyber-criminals are targeting travelers by creating phony Wi-Fi hot spots in airports, hotels, and airlines. Google Discloses Plans For New Malware-Resistant OS – Chrome OS aimed at eradicating malware issues for desktops with lightweight … Continue reading
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If Malware Could Speak – What a Tale it Would Tell!
If malware could speak, you could have an illuminating conversation with one, or more, of the scourges that infest the Internet. You might be surprised at what could be learned from such an imaginary conversation. It might go something like … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 14, 2009
Just a few hours ago Secunia issued an advisory on a “Highly Critical” vulnerability in Firefox 3.5 – No patch is available from the vendor and an exploit has been posted online. An early look at Office 2010 – Microsoft … Continue reading
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Spam and Botnets – Who’s Responsible?
A fairly recent survey on Internet security released by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), determined – “U.S. consumers don’t understand botnets; networks of compromised computers that have become one of the major methods for attacking computer systems”. Pointedly, Ron … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 13, 2009
How To Test Your Computers Security – I thought I’d put together a few ways of testing your systems security setup. These are not virus or malware scanners but various ways of testing your current security software. Hacking Your Computer … Continue reading
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Guard Your Sensitive Files With My Lockbox Freeware
Rick Robinette at What’s On My PC, recently wrote a couple of intriguing articles on some esoteric ways cyber-criminals can gain access to the confidential information many of us keep on our computers. If you think your confidential files are … Continue reading
