malware, Virus
G Data Tackles Malware on Websites

G Data Tackles Malware on Websites

G Data’s been busy. After releasing their malware protection for Android, they’ve also extended their safety net into the internet. G Data‘s CloudSecurity is a free browser plug-in designed to block phishing sites and protect against websites pushing malware. The…

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Andrew
Virus

The Helpdesk is Closed…Until Next Christmas

Regrettably, I don’t get to see my folks as much as I’d like….there’s 500-odd miles and a sea between us, so it was a rare pleasure for my parents to visit me over Christmas for a few days. After a…

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Andrew
Windows

Forget IE6 – Update Your Windows XP

So I was given another friends’ computer to fix. They were having overheating issues, which was easily deduced to a blocked fan. Nonetheless, when I turned it on I was greeted with the same issues that so many have not…

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J Powers
Crime, Dave's Muse, Information, Operating Systems, Security, Services, Software, Technical

Mydoom Worm Makes a Name for Itself in a Hurry

The Mydoom worm (a.k.a. Shimgapi and Novarg) is making a fast name for itself and has been detected in 142 countries and currently accounts for 8.5% of all Internet e-mail, according to a leading security company.The worm arrives in an e-mail file attachment. The e-mail body varies from blank to highly technical jargon...all of which are designed to fool the recipient into opening the attached (infected) file which has a common extension such as ZIP, SCR, EXE, or PIF.

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Todd Cochrane
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