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Antivirus and Anti-malware companies on Twitter
Most readers of this site will know what Twitter is and probably use it on a regular basis but for those that don’t, it is a micro-blogging site where the articles are 140 characters or less. It’s...
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Browsers versus malware sites, IE8 twice as good as the competition
Apparently Internet Explorer 8 is exceptional at blocking malware sites. Out of 492 malware sites IE8 blocked 69% of them. You might be thinking that they still missed 40% of them but the next closest...
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Apple patent for iPhone Loss Prevention
Apple yet again shows us why they are the current leader in the phone industry with a recent patent filing. The patent is concerning a design feature that would allow a iPhone owner to set certain...
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Malware writers have some very loyal customers
When considering moving to a different operating system it is always good to ask “Are the programs I have purchased compatible?”. Sometimes however you can expose just how foolish you have been in...
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D-Link adds CAPTCHAs to their routers
Malware is just an accepted part of today’s computing but it is getting more aggressive and is even targeting non-traditional areas such as routers and DSL modems. Thankfully router manufactures are...
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Contrary to previous reports Microsoft did NOT make a special version of XP...
Two weeks ago Wired reported that Microsoft made a custom version of Windows XP for the Air Force. The story was widely reported all over the Internet showering praise upon Microsoft for their...
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BackTrack 4 Pre-Release and the Video To Get You Started
Somehow I missed that BackTrack 4 is now in the “Pre-Release” stage as of June 19. Once I did realize that it was released I waited to post about it because their servers have been getting hammered so...
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Vote For Your Favorite Ad-Aware Skin
Ad-Aware is one of those anti-malware applications that most of us use on a regular basis and are familiar with the way that it looks but Lavasoft (the ad-aware parent company) is looking to change...
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Txt 2 Own
This post is from our new OS Attack author Andrew Seay. Please help him feel welcome – Paul Charlie Miller, aka Safari Charlie, recently revealed the exploit code which allows an attacker to take...
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Remove the Security Warning on files downloaded from the Internet
One of the most annoying things in both Windows Vista and Windows 7 is the inclusion of obsessive security policies. The one that has been bothering me quite a bit lately is a little prompt that is...
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Are legacy operating systems really “dangerous”?
One of my all-time favorite operating systems is Windows 2000 and I would continue to use it today if I was not so worried about security. Many people still use Windows 98, 2k and XP because they...
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Technician Tool: SecuritySoftView View Installed Anti-Malware Applications
As a computer technician one of the most bothersome issues to encounter is a machine with multiple anti-malware applications installed on it. This can cause extreme performance issues as well as even...
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Why is Windows 10 connecting to akamaitechnologies?
Let me first start by saying that this is by no means a definitive or authoritative answer and is more of my theory using the evidence I have found as to the purpose of these connections. After my...
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