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Beware Facebook AV
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F-Secure has spotted a new kind of rogue anti-virus spreading on Facebook. Using a variety of names including Facebook Antivirus, Antivirus in Focebook and F'acebook antivirus. (Note the misspellings. According to F-Secure, Facebook is working on blocking the scams now. [url...
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Adobe Plugs Critical Hole In Download Manager
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Excellent news for Adobe fans!
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Microsoft to release "cumulative security" patch for IE
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Read it here:
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Cloud Computing...Get Your Head Up There!
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https://www.immunet.com/protect I have been using this with Avast! Free 5...I believe it to be a good 2nd line of defense. (and no...it doesn't have a little dog that barks! just kidding,Beetle!) Alan -- Edited by NicKnayme on Tuesday 30th of March 2010 09:19:29 AM
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Spam Email ? Reply or not to reply ?
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Scam Alert: Are You a Secret Spammer?
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Scam Alert: Are You a Secret Spammer? Malicious programs can enlist your computer into a “botnet” army.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Heads-up.....
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2 Bulletins, 8 vulnerabilities addressed...
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Microsoft warns of fake Security Essentials 2010 software
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Google Fixes Buzz Bug
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Whew... that was close...
Google Fixes Buzz Bug
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Serious Google Buzz Exploit
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Yikes! Here is the upshot.....
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Are you password protected?
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Are you doing enough to protect your business by having secure passwords? And do you have different passwords that can't easily be traced?
Many people use the same password for everything - from their private work accounts, containing a plethora of confidential details, through to thei...
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MS Preparing Bumper Patch Thursday - February 2010
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Get ready for the tidal wave of patches! Microsoft issued an advanced bulletin notification on Thursday detailing 26 vulnerabilities the company plans to fix on Tuesday February 9. February's Patch Tuesday will include 13 bulletins - five rated Critical, seven rated Important, and one r...
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Vista Networking Fix
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One of the hot topics since the release of Vista has to be some of the networking issues people have been experiencing.
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- Windows Messenger issues
- Large File and copy transfers
- Large file transfers which seem to “hang” right in the middle of the transfer
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New Version Of Avast Anti-Virus Available
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http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Avast-Home-Edition.shtml Alan
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Best Free Rootkit Scanner/Remover
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RealPlayer haunted by 11 critical vulnerabilities
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Ok, just a head's up here......
RealPlayer haunted by 11 critical vulnerabilities
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Dangers From Haiti Spread To The World
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From WinPatrol: Dangers from Haiti Spread to the World
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Microsoft Unleases Out Of Band Security Update
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This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Users whose...
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New avast freebie security scanner aims to keel-haul MS
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A new version of avast aims to offer users of free anti-malware technology faster running protection against the latest hacking attacks, while offering alternatives to AVG and Microsoft Security Essentials. avast Free 5.0 comes with the same engine under its bonnet as its premium sibling, avas...
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Microsoft to patch bug used in hack of Google's networks
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Microsoft is scrambling to patch an Internet Explorer flaw that was used to hack into Google's corporate networks last month. The attack was used to hack into networks at 34 companies, including Adobe, security experts say. Typically such hacks involve several such attacks, but the IE bug is the on...
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Facebook users offered 6 months of free security with McAfee
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Facebook seems to be on a mission to make its social network a safer place to visit and use. At the end of last year McAfee said that both Twitter and Facebook would be top malware targets in 2010 and Facebook is already taking steps to counteract that. Earlier this week the social network started testin...
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768-bit RSA cracked, 1024-bit safe (for now)
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With the increasing computing power available to even casual users, the security-conscious have had to move on to increasingly robust encryption, lest they find their information vulnerable to brute-force attacks. The latest milestone to fall is 768-bit RSA; in a paper posted on a crypt...
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Set Up Your Home Network, Windows 7 Edition
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With Windows 7, you can more easily share files and printers across a network via the new HomeGroups feature. HomeGroups lets you connect to files and printers with a group password--if all the PCs have Windows 7. But I'll show you how to get your Windows 7 PC to play nicely on a network that also...
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PayPal Classifies Its Own Email as Phishing Attempt!?
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The 5 essential patches of 2009
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Fact: Everyone who patches is safer. Fact: Not everyone patches.
The gap between the two facts is too deep for even security experts to explain, although they try, with theories running from the conspiratorial -- pirates hate to patch, they say, because they're afraid vendors, Microsof...
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Microsoft shows malware writers where to hide - Bone head Move of the Year
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SOFTWARE FLOGGER Microsoft might have given malware writers information about good places to hide their creations, an insecurity outfit claims. The Vole decided it would be helpful and provide a list of file extensions and folders that probably do not need to be looked at by antivirus scan...
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AV-Comparatives Tests Anti-Malware Suites
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I'm sticking with Microsoft Security Essentials[url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357365,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fpcmag%2Fbreakingnews+%28PCMag.com+Breaking...
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DHL / FedEx Delivery Failure Virus
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Unfortunately, this is a real one.... http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp
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10 tips for improving your wireless network
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If Windows ever notifies you about a weak signal, it probably means your connection isn't as fast or as reliable as it could be. Worse, you might lose your connection entirely in some parts of your home. If you're looking to improve the signal for your wireless network, try some of these tips fo...
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Trend Micro forecasts future threats
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Cloud computing and virtualization are just two technologies that cybercriminals are anxious to exploit, forecasts a report released Wednesday by security vendor Trend Micro.
The year ahead offers new opportunities for cybercrooks as they hunt for more targets and new challenges as...
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