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Mary's Antivirus Software Blog July 2008 Archive

By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software since 2000

More Storm "Headlines"

Tuesday July 29, 2008
Trojaned spam keeps on coming. New subject lines include: Boy eats fried rat, pictures Obama admits extra-marital affair Son Stabbed to Death, Mother Injured Madonna admits Timberlake affair Shark attack off Australia, 2 dead Car accidents. ... Read More

A Storm of Scary Email

Thursday July 24, 2008
The Storm trojan earned its nickname after it spammed an email with the incendiary subject line "230 dead as storm batters Europe". That email, sent in January 2007, coincided with ... Read More

Postcard from Hallmark Hoax

Wednesday July 23, 2008
The Postcard from Hallmark hoax includes a link to a Snopes article which is worded in such a way that it appears the hoax warning is legitimate. It isn't. While ... Read More

Secunia Software Inspector

Friday July 18, 2008
Chances are, there are dozens of security vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited on your system. And it's not just broken Windows you need to be concerned with. Adobe Flash, Acrobat ... Read More

Antivirus for Gamers

Monday July 14, 2008
Avid online gamers will do pretty much anything to minimize lag and ensure stable game performanance. This includes shutting down antivirus scanners or firewalls if it interferes with gameplay. Fortunately, ... Read More

Secunia Software Inspector

Wednesday July 9, 2008
Chances are, there are dozens of security vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited on your system. And it's not just broken Windows you need to be concerned with. Adobe Flash, Acrobat ... Read More

HIPS vs. Behavior Blocking: Which is Right for You?

Monday July 7, 2008
HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System) monitors each activity a program attempts and (depending on configuration) prompts the user for action or responds based on pre-defined criteria. Conversely, a behavior blocker ... Read More

How to Disable IFrames in Internet Explorer

Wednesday July 2, 2008
Malicious iframes planted on compromised websites pose big problems for Web surfers. Fortunately, Internet Explorer v6 and above includes a feature that can help protect against malicious iframes. But use ... Read More

Don't Forget to Block Prefetch

Wednesday July 2, 2008
A few million users have installed the newest version of Firefox. By default, there's an interplay between Google and Firefox that can cause the first site returned in search results ... Read More
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