Monthly Archives: September 2009
LSO (Flash Cookies) – A Serious Attack on Your Privacy
Crafty business learned long ago that names and the connotations that surround names are important. It just wouldn’t do, for example, to call a piece of computer spyware – “spyware”, or “tracker”, or “privacy invader”. Doing so would be sure … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 22, 2009
Bad Ad: Going After The Malvertising Threat – Microsoft files five civil suits against promulgators of fake antivirus software. Eight Easy Extras for IE8 – Internet Explorer 8, the latest update to Microsoft’s venerable Web browser, introduces several features intended … Continue reading
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Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Personal Privacy – A Dangerous Concept!
It seems rather strange to think of privacy as a dangerous concept. But governments, worldwide, would have you believe that it is, and generally have been highly effective in convincing their citizens that privacy has limited individual benefits. Moreover, governments … Continue reading
Filed under cell phone, Communication, Email, Interconnectivity, Personal Perspective, Surveillance
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 21, 2009
Review: Intel vs. AMD processors – AMD and Intel have released new chipsets in a bid for dominance in the value PC marketplace. AMD’s goal was to compete with Intel’s G41 chipset. But in this ever changing game of leap … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 20, 2009
Lifehacker: Top 10 Underhyped Webapps, 2009 Edition – As with rock music, video games, and other awesome pursuits, great web applications often don’t get enough credit for what they do well. We’re revisiting and updating our favorite underhyped webapps to … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
2 Free Port Checkers – CurrPorts and Process and Port Analyzer
If I was a malware writer, and some days I wonder why I’m not since it’s so easy, the most important function of the malware would be to “phone home”, with the information I had targeted to steal. There’s nothing … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – September 19, 2009
Fixing Security Flaws Isn’t Just Microsoft’s Responsibility – Microsoft gets hit hard with criticisms of its inability to adequately protect its users. But a recent study from the SANS Institute indicates users and software developers may also be at fault. … Continue reading
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Personal Guard 2009 – PandaLabs Takes a Look
Courtesy of Panda Security. This week’s PandaLabs report looks at a rogue antivirus, a backdoor Trojan and a program for creating Trojans. Personal Guard 2009 is a new sample of the infamous rogue antivirus programs. On reaching computers, it runs … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-Malware Tools, Don't Get Scammed, Don't Get Hacked, Free Anti-malware Software, Freeware, Interconnectivity, internet scams, Internet Security Alerts, Malware Advisories, Online Safety, Panda Security, PandaLabs, Rogue Software, Rogue Software Removal Tips, scareware, Scareware Removal Tips, trojans, Viruses, Windows Tips and Tools
