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Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security Essentials

Protect the hosts fileThe protection of the hosts file from malicious modification could do with some improvement. I ran a number of tests and things fell through the cracks. See Testing Microsoft Security Essentials and the Hosts file http://blogs.computerworld.com/14971/testing_microsoft_security_essentials_and_the_hosts_fileRE: Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security EssentialsMake it catch...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Security Essentials, hosts file, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Windows XP Mode RC - Serious improvement over beta

Windows XP Mode RC - Serious improvement over betaSo whats their new grade rating? - NT.RAM requirements"It also requires additional 1 GB of RAM"So I'm guessing that means 2GB on a 32-bit host OS and 3GB on a 64-bit host OS (??)It also seems kind of strange that...

Tags: Operating systems, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Windows XP Mode RC, Windows XP Mode, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Web filters mistakenly blocking Yahoo

Web filters mistakenly blocking YahooEmbracing Websense... corporate IT's biggest mistakeAs more and more of the Web is filtered by corporations using Websense, the backlash from these mistakes is only going to get bigger. I for one am very happy about this failure, and I wish them many more to come...maybe...

Tags: Channel management, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Yahoo! Inc., Hosts File, Websense Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

Windows without viruses and spyware? Yes, it's possible

Windows without viruses and spyware? Yes, it's possibleGood avice until...."If Dad has a favorite piece of software that won't install in a Limited account and instead requires Administrator privileges, find an alternative."Much, much easier said than done.yes it can be possible you use something else:)So Ed, you don't...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, virus, Linux Advocate, spyware, Microsoft Windows, GTO, Hosts File

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing trojans

HOSTS file hijacking combined with bank password stealing trojans is one of the more egregious spyware tricks currently being seen. Here's the scenario. A user is infected with a trojan and other malware that, among other things, changes the HOSTS file so that websites commonly used for online banking are...

Tags: spyware, Internet Service Provider, Layered Technologies Inc., Hosts File

Blog posts 2006-01-11

Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk

Site-blocking worm carries phishing riskKey word is "worm"Hate to start the Linux/Windoze stuff today, but . . .This is the true "problem with Windoze" - worms. While one-shot viruses and trojans COULD affect Linux as much as Windoze, it is the self-replicating worm that is pretty much exclusive to Windoze....

Tags: Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Hosts File, Key-Word, phishing, worm, Web browser, hosts file, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-04-12

MyDoom variant targets Microsoft

MyDoom variant targets MicrosoftI need a windows boxso i can have fun and get out of work and have something to complain about to. Everyday its the same thing in linuxland. turn puter on, everything works, check mail, no viruses, launch open office everything works, no macro virus, launch browser,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, hosts file, Linux, Microsoft Corp., update site, MyDoom virus

Discussion threads 2004-01-28

Additional Resources

SimpleWget 0.9 (Mac)

SimpleWget is a Cocoa front end for GNU Wget, a great UNIX download tool. You can do recursive downloading, specify file type to get(like .jpg only, .gif only...and so on), span hosts, read URLs from a text file. GNUWget-1.8.2 Installer Package for Mac OS X is also available at the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, TPJ, SimpleWget, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, UNIX, Operating Systems, Web Site Development, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-16

High-risk flaw dings Google Chrome

no NoScript..No Google Chromethis is one of the reasons i don't want to get near this browser. Till Google wakes up and builds an add-on support for Adblock and NoScript, then and only then i might give it a try.Chrome wont even give me the Option to manually disable Scripting....

Tags: Scripting languages, Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., JavaScript, NoScript, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

A-squared HiJackFree 3.1.0.22 (Windows)

A-squared HiJackFree is a detailed system analysis tool which helps advanced users to detect and remove all types of hijackers, spyware, adware, trojans, and worms. Manage all types of Autoruns on your system, Explorer and Browser plug-ins (BHOs, Toolbars). Running processes and their associated modules, control all Services, even those...

Tags: Emsi Software, A-squared HiJackFree, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Windows 7 demo: Window management

You missed a couple of gestures!You missed a couple of gestures!1. Hover your mouse over the small vertical rectangle box at the extreme right hand side of your taskbar and you get a ghost of all your open windows. This is great when you have lots of windows / programs...

Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, window

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

AB Commander 7.3 (Windows)

AB Commander is a powerful yet easy to use tool that lets you manage your files and folders using the convenient dual-panel user interface pioneered in Norton Commander, while maintaining close integration with the standard Windows shell. AB Commander has the following features: The main window of AB Commander hosts...

Tags: Folder, WinAbility Software, AB Commander, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-25

Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?

Free for business use?Interesting... According to this table, MCE can be used in servers (2008 R2) and, since there is nothing in contrary, it seems that is also free for use by businesses - most of the other free offerings (Avast, AVG...) are only free for non-commercial use.RE: Microsoft Security...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., MSE, Windows User, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-13

SharewarePublisher 1.2 (Mac)

SharewarePublisher is a software submission tool and PAD file generator for Mac OS X. Developed specifically for software developers, vendors and media specialists alike, SharewarePublisher makes submitting software applications to leading software listing sites and repositories incredibly easy. SharewarePublisher ships with almost 200 preconfigured shareware sites, with carefully hand tuned...

Tags: Shareware, Software, Apple Macintosh, Site, SharewarePublisher, Shareware Site, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-10

AggreGate Network Manager for Windows 4.30.01 (Windows)

AggreGate Network Manager is an enterprise-grade network management and monitoring platform. It tightly integrates with other smart building management systems, such as physical access control, HVAC, lighting, and time/attendance control. The system has common scalable architecture based on the core of AggreGate Device Management Platform, providing unique abilities for...

Tags: Network, Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, Tibbo, AggreGate Network Manager, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-09

DEKSI Network Monitor 8.2 (Windows)

DEKSI Network Monitor is an advanced, powerful, and multi-featured network device monitor which enables you to learn when a device is available as well as the time it became unavailable or out of service. This will enable the network administrator or IT Management staff to be pro-active in responding to...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, TCP, ICMP, DEK Software, DEKSI Network Monitor, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-09-02

Expert Data Miner 1.50 (Windows)

Flexible and fast interactive log analyzer. With EDM you can add/remove columns each report but also create your own ones (you define the target, the operand and the column header), combine many filters on visitors or lines with and/or conditions, get conversion rates for keywords/engines/Web sites even if a visitor...

Tags: Asco Plc., Microsoft Windows, Mice, Strategy, Hardware, Peripherals, Management

Software downloads 2009-08-30

Symantec airs dirty Web sites in public

Next stepRemove them from the DNS and be done with it.I "Blacklist" many web sites on my local "hosts" file ... especially when they continuously serve pop-ups.Just making this list public doesn't help the average naive web usere stay safe they probably have no idea that this list exists.Stronger measures...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, Web browsers, dirty Web site, Web site, Web, Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

BacklinkSpeed 1.1 (Windows)

BacklinkSpeed is the easiest way to submit your web site to over 33 backlink sites and directories, instantly giving a jumpstart to your traffic and immediate visibility to the search engines. BacklinkSpeed submits directly to a large variety of domain, whois, and DNS statistic web sites, including whois.domaintools.com, hosts-file.net, aboutus.org,...

Tags: Web, Search Engine, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, KSoft, BacklinkSpeed, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Search, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-04