I'm not sure which is more surprising - that Supervalu (parent of the Albertson chain of grocery stores) spends over $10 million a week on Fritos and greeting cards, or ... Read More

Antivirus vendor McAfee has announced plans to acquire Hacker Safe, a vulnerability scanning and logo service. I have to admit, I cringe everytime I see the Hacker Safe logo on ... Read More

| Definition | A false negative occurs when a virus scanner fails to detect a virus in an infected file. The antivirus scanner may fail to detect the virus because ... Read More

Hotels today typically offer amenities geared to the 'Net-hungry traveler: Wireless access (often free) throughout the hotel or in the lobby area, broadband in hotel rooms, and business centers in ... Read More

The Internet makes it easier to accomplish many things - banking, research, travel, and shopping are all at our virtual fingertips. And just as the Internet makes it easier for ... Read More

Rogue software erroneously claims the system is infected and instructs the user to purchase a 'full version' in order to clean the bogus infections. Sometimes, rogue software gets installed by ... Read More

Mistakes happen. Whether the result of a false positive from antivirus software or a misunderstanding of a file's function, on occasion a valid system file can be inadvertently deleted or ... Read More

iDefense Labs has issued a public advisory warning of a vulnerability in an ActiveX control installed by the Kaspersky Online Scanner. The vulnerability exists as a result of insufficient controls ... Read More

McAfee AVERT teamed up with the NCSA for a study that could just as well be titled "AV reality check". The survey set out to find how many folks claimed ... Read More

Removable devices such as usb and thumb drives will 'autorun' certain files when the device is plugged in. This is what allows USB worms to spread rapidly from one person's ... Read More

When Windows is starting, pressing the Shift key can allow you to bypass programs loading during startup. The shift feature can be especially helpful when troubleshooting system conflicts or preventing ... Read More

The so-called "U.Z.A. O/S Eliminator" worm appears to have originated in Maldives sometime in late July or early August 2007. The worm exploits the autorun feature, enabling it to spread ... Read More

If you use Internet Explorer, be sure to take advantage of the security zone settings for optimum protection. You can even use these controls to thwart ad servers, stop pop-ups, ... Read More