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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- E-mail Virus
- A virus that comes within an attached file in an e-mail message. When that file is opened, the virus does its damage. Macro viruses can come in Microsoft...
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ZDNet Resources
- Storm Worm variant ignites e-mail virus activity
- Storm Worm variant ignites e-mail virus activityStorm Worm variant ignites e-mail virus activityMore hype over nothing. Keep spreading the FUD ZDNet. Look, this threat is minimal at best. Corporations strip out the zip files from emails as well as other files with given extensions. Home users have...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Patches, AVG, e-mail, virus, e-mail virus, e-mail virus activity, Storm Worm variant
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- Virus Prevention and Recovery: A TechRepublic Real World Guide
- This TechRepublic Real World Guide offers a wealth of information to help with all your antivirus efforts. It explains why today's IT organizations need a written virus protection policy and includes a policy template that you can customize for use in your own company. Learn how to prevent, stop, and...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Recovery, E-mail Virus, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Sober worm spreads like wildfire
- Sober worm spreads like wildfireThese headlines will continue.And you sheep have brought it upon yourselves.And Ford just teamed up with Gates for a crashproof car.. can you even imagine? The only thing I see happening is a crash.. TWICE.http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-05-01-microsoft-cars_x.htmI thought E-Mail viruses were a thing of the past.Didn't ZDNet...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Patches, virus, security, e-mail virus, Microsoft Corp., Sober worm
- Discussion threads 2005-05-03
- Experts: End of e-mail viruses is nigh
- Experts: End of e-mail viruses is nighYou Mean The End Of Micrsoft Is Near Too???HALLELUJAH!!! THERE IS A GOD!!! NO MORE MICROSOFT, NO MORE E-MAIL VIRUSES!!!Truer words have never been spoken..."The most severe issue Internet users now face is the growing problem of spyware"Spyware is now being used to install...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, virus, antivirus, e-mail virus
- Discussion threads 2005-04-28
- E-mail viruses getting smarter
- E-mail viruses getting smarterA new email protocols with SecurityIsn't the time yet ?All roads lead back to a FLAWED operating system.How many proposed "new" things will fix the underlying problem. An operating system that gives full rights to everyone is just plain wrong.Combine those flaws with flawed programs that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Viruses and worms, tool, e-mail, Linux, virus, operating system, e-mail virus
- Discussion threads 2004-08-17
- E-mail virus attack checklist
- The next time your organization gets hit with an e-mail virus, don't panic. Stay calm and use this six-part checklist to follow the steps needed to identify the virus, remove it, and make notes that will help you avoid future infections.
- Tags: Checklist, TechRepublic Inc., E-mail Virus, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications
- Download resources 2003-09-26
- American Tower Corporation Chooses Sybari's Antigen to Protect Mission Critical Messaging Systems From the Ongoing Threat of e-Mail Viruses
- Formed in 1995, American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT), is a leading infrastructure provider for the wireless, Internet, and broadcasting industries. The groupware and messaging infrastructure at American Tower is comprised of 13 Exchange 5.5 servers hosting 3,500 users. In 2000, the Senior Enterprise Mail Engineer at American Tower Corporation evaluated...
- Tags: Sybari Software Inc., Messaging, E-mail, E-mail Virus, American Tower Corp., Tower Corporation, Groupware, E-mail Servers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Renowned Medical Center Safeguards Against E-mail Viruses, Keeps Messages Moving
- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC is one of the most respected medical centers in the United States. UPMC has approximately 28,000 users of its e-mail system, which is based on Microsoft Exchange Server communication and collaboration server. With so many mailboxes, UPMC must vigilantly safeguard against viruses carried...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Virus, UPMC, E-mail, E-mail Servers, Servers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missingI couldn't make this stuff up if I triedSeriously, I'm not that creative.[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=48138&messageID=898138] Apple fan explains why Apple isn't responsible for PWN2OWN vulnerability [/url][i]A Perl exploit isn't an Apple bug, anymore than the Flash exploit on the Vista machine was a Microsoft...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Domain names, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, DNS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Gateway stops selling PCs direct
- Gateway stops selling PCs directHow does this save money?I mean won't part of the sale have to go to the outlet? While a direct sale Gateway gets it all? Also can we stop this name game thing. Gateway is not longer Gateway it's Acer. I remember...
- Tags: Desktops, PC, Gateway Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by defaultGoogle obviously - and rightly so - regards this matter as important,as can be seen from the fact that even we in Sweden are now allowed to choose the [b]Gmail[/b] option to «Always use https» - I checked immediately after reading Ryan's...
- Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Gmail Add, HTTP, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default
- Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptopsjust thinknow instead of being stuck in a little puddle they can go out there and swim in the ocean of windows applications like the rest of us - a zillion kids just smiledlinuxhelp.net:~# apt-get install mozilla-firefoxReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following...
- Tags: Operating systems, Vista-64, Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., OLPC Laptop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall
- Netflix said Friday it ended the second quarter with more than 8.4 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a year ago, and spent less money acquiring those customers. Those two factors added up to better than expected quarterly results and an improved outlook. The company has been...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Acquisition, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft buys DATAllegro
- Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Is open source hurt by piracy?
- Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable
- Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be ReliableWow, you know it is bad when...You know it is bad when one of your most fervent fanboys tells you to stay away from an Apple service![i]The planned iDisk File Sharing featured was delayed[/i]More vaporware from Apple. Sounds like once again, they've...
- Tags: Desktops, Groupware, MobileMe, Mossberg
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable
- In a scathing indictment of Apple's MobileMe service, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg calls the service "far too flawed to be reliable." The US$99 per year service – which is supposed to push contacts, calendars and email from iPhone to computer – has been hobbling along...
- Tags: Apple Inc., MobileMe, E-mail, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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