Disable AutoComplete
Tuesday February 28, 2006
AutoComplete not only makes it easier for you to automatically fill in forms and logon to secure sites - it also makes it easier for Trojans and hackers to gain ... Read More
Tell-tale Signs of a Hoax
Sunday February 26, 2006
What is it about hoaxes that make so many believe them and forward them on to dozens of others? Here's a look at some of the possible reasons hoaxes seem ... Read More
Patch Me Up
Wednesday February 22, 2006
A rootkit is technology used to mask the presence of a (usually) illicit program. Rootkit the band is a group of developers who created what they describe as a 'tongue-in-cheek" ... Read More
Critical Safari Browser Flaw
Tuesday February 21, 2006
The Safari browser "Open 'safe' files after downloading" feature in Mac OS X has been found to be vulnerable to a security vulnerability that could allow attackers to remotely execute ... Read More
Invitation Virus Hoax
Monday February 20, 2006
The Invitation virus hoax is a knock-off on the old A Virtual Card for You hoax. The Invitation virus hoax email warns of a fake virus "that opens an Olympic ... Read More
Leap.A aka Oompa Loompa Virus
Friday February 17, 2006
IMPORTANT NOTE: The blog entry below pertains to the MacOSX Leap.A worm discovered in February 2006. The Leap.A worm has no similarities and is not related to March 2007 reports ... Read More
Toxic Excuses
Thursday February 16, 2006
Is a user's risk proportionate to his words? Check out these all-too-common excuses for deliberately launching a virus or forwarding an email hoax. >> Full Article
Review: McAfee VirusScan 2006
Tuesday February 14, 2006
McAfee is one of the most recognizable names in the antivirus industry and one of the most respected names in corporate protection. But previous versions of the home-user VirusScan have ... Read More
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
Sunday February 12, 2006
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic provides free antivirus protection for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98. The svelte scanner installed only 34MB and 3 running processes to our Windows XP Pentium 4 test system, making it ... Read More
Review: Free Antivirus Software
Thursday February 9, 2006
Free antivirus software may be the only option for those on a limited budget. The question, of course, is how well free antivirus software protects your PC, how easy is ... Read More
Firefox: 8 New Vulnerabilities
Monday February 6, 2006
The Mozilla Foundation published 8 security advisories for the Firefox browser, one of which is rated 'critical' and 4 of which are rated 'moderate'. The critically-rated advisory (MFSA 2006-05) allows ... Read More
Removing Stubborn Infectors
Friday February 3, 2006
Getting stubborn adware and spyware off your PC can be frustrating. If you've got a stubborn infection that keeps reappearing or your scanner simply cannot clean, try using these tips ... Read More
Nyxem Worm Payload Date Nears
Wednesday February 1, 2006
The Nyxem worm is set to deliver the first nasty payload on February 3rd - overwriting all files with DMP, DOC, MDB, MDE, PDF, PPS, PPT, PSD, RAR, XLS, and ... Read More