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Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning

Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaningLOL!That's a good April Fools joke right there!A wise choice!You can't go wrong with it! If Loverock recommends it then it must be good.I'll stick with my Antivirus XP 2009, thanks.I'm KIDDING! :pVery Poor RecommendationsCommercial Anti-virus: You recommend ESET NOD32 and...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, clamAV, Conficker, antivirus, Clam AV, early Spring, Norton 360, good excuse, actualy, virus

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

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Would antivirus ruin the iPhone experience?

Would antivirus ruin the iPhone experience?Huh ? I'm confusedIf that were the case, CLAM-X A.V. would beat them to the punch. But honestly does one really need that kind of protection on a phone? Will it be free? I don't see this going anywhere.Personally, I wouldjust wipe and restore. Would...

Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Apple iPhone, iPhone Experience, antivirus, Symbian Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

CA antivirus trashing Windows system files

CA antivirus trashing Windows system filesCA malware problemI do not have this problem on my XP machine because I have Ubuntu dual booted and run Linux while online. I use my XP for my local computing needs.Therefore I do not need anti virus software.Had CA, had a similar problemI...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Computer Associates International Inc., antivirus, CA antiviru, virus, Windows System Files

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Apple: 'PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want'

Apple: 'PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want'Not so fast...Depends what you are going to use your computer for. If you want nothing more than an email machine for grandma, why does the "old and slower memory" or "dirt cheap screens with low quality incapable of...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Desktops, Cyberthreats, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., malware, low quality, Microsoft Windows, security

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary tale

When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary taleIt's the ticket booking traffic, st...!What they don't tell you, is that the 10 CMS servers were handling the business-critical ticket booking traffic - incl. peaks during special-offer newsletter blasts.RE: When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary taleThis article is clearly biased against Linux."The general...

Tags: Operating systems, Content management, Groupware, UNIX, Collaboration, OPEN SOURCE, SharePoint Solutions, Linux, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-17

Calling Mac users - Have you installed antivirus on your Mac?

Calling Mac users - Have you installed antivirus on your Mac?Multiple anti-virius solutions?Um... why install multiple vendors? All you do is eat up resources and cause your system to slow down even more. Oh wait, Mac's are superior and can handle it *eye roll*Sorry, no points for apple on this...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Desktops, SECURITY, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, Calling Mac-user, virus

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Antivirus is 'completely wasted money': Cisco CSO

Antivirus is 'completely wasted money': Cisco CSOBUYING antivirus is a waste of timeBut honestly; from what I've read, freeware antiviruses such as Clam, and Avast do as good a job or better than overpriced commerical ones you have to subscribe too.In the last 4 years I've been on Win2k, and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Viruses and worms, Black List, antivirus, security, Cisco Systems Inc., software, Using Virtual Machine, Stewart

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Symantec announces Norton Mac-Windows antivirus bundle

Symantec announces Norton Mac-Windows antivirus bundleYeah, sure....trying to drum up business on the Mac side?Sorry - Mac is a No Virus Zone!This is great news....Now I can make more money from Apple users who use such a craptastic product. The 2500+ Norton uninstalls I was called into perform over the...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Mike Cox, norton, Mac threat, Apple Macintosh, OSX, Norton Co., antivirus, Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Mac users - Secure or smug?

Mac users - Secure or smug?I see the "Vote" code ....... has been "upgraded". It nows zero % on the first vote.Anyway, the real question is what can be attacked on a Mac or a Linux box as most distros force you into a standard user account that has very...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Limited User, Mac-user, malware, MacOSX, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

Linux-based Unison server to challenge Microsoft Unified Communications Platform

A group of former execs from a Microsoft messaging hosting partner are going to launch a Linux-based unified communications platform that will compete directly against Microsoft. Unison, a two-year-old developer based in New York, plans to release into beta testing the Linux server and Windows client code...

Tags: Platform, Unified Communications, Enterprise Version, Microsoft Corp., Unison, Linux, E-mail, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-02-27

Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

Microsoft mulls early IE patch releaseHhhmmm..checked todays updates, check not running as root, checkCLAM Antivirus, checkfirewall, checkkonquerer, ...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, ClamAV, Microsoft Corp., IE patch release, Microsoft Internet Explorer, early IE patch, IE Patch, SVG, Linux, virus, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2006-09-25

Intel's VPro to boost security

Intel's VPro to boost securityBe careful IntelIf the virus makers can't disable it, we can't disable. If the software malfunctions we are looking at some hellish tech support. I don't know how many times I've seen the norton or mcafee uninstallers fail and I've had to remove them manually which...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, security, Intel vPro, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-04-25

Is security software a protection racket?

Is security software a protection racket?They can't give it away for freeThey would get sued for anti-trust faster then I can type this sentence.What I wish the big box shops would start to do is bundle AVG or another free-for-home use Antivirus, instead of the 90 trial of Symantec. ...

Tags: Operating systems, Windhose, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, software, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-02-14

Sober worm variant makes the rounds

Sober worm variant makes the roundsClam AVLooks like Clam AV has their signatures updated to catch this. Freshclam to the rescue!3 steps to avoid this . . .1) Use an antivirus with an email scanner, and keep it updated.2) Use spam filtering software.3) Never open attachments!It's not that difficult ....

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, e-mail, operating system, Sober worm

Discussion threads 2005-05-03

'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says

'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai saysdns proxy would helpbut then it is hard to track web surfing habits from dns hitsZombie huntersA quote:The deluge of data that hit the infrastructure provider was "so large that it (couldn't have) come from a couple of servers," said Tom Leighton, chief scientist...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Operating systems, Web, PC, zombie, Akamai Technologies Inc., DNS, bot

Discussion threads 2004-06-16