Pages Tagged “Malware”
Tech Tips
- Keep Your System Updated! Most drive-by computer infections use old vulnerabilities for which patches are already available.
Blog Posts
- Yes, Your Computer Is A Target
Just the fact that you’ve got a computer with an internet connection could prove very useful to someone who wants to cover their tracks or just add more power to their own distributed system.
- Internet Explorer: Spyware Source!
Satire: “Not only is it able to remove spyware from the system, but also the source of most spyware. Our competitors can’t match that.”
- Insecurity updates
Last month I finally got around to installing antivirus software on the one Windows computer we have at home. While I’ve found Norton Anti-Virus has worked well on my system at work, I ended up choosing McAfee Internet Security Suite for two reasons: (1) unlike Symantec, they don’t use a product activation scheme, and (2) […]
- Who’s REALLY responsible for spreading viruses? (UPDATED)
My dad forwarded me an opinion piece from the eWeek newsletter called Idiocy Imperils the Web. Jim Rapoza argues that – especially by now – people should really have figured out not to click on unknown attachments. My favorite quote: “Most people figure out that if they keep grabbing the electric fence, they’ll get a […]