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- Macro Virus
- A virus that is written in a macro language and placed within a document. Viruses have to be "run" in order to do things. When the document is...
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ZDNet Resources
- About Helping Protect Files From Macro Viruses
- A macro virus is a type of computer virus that's stored in a macro within a file, template, or add-in. To help protect against macro viruses, one should purchase and install specialized antivirus software. To further help reduce the risk of macro infection in Office files, set the macro security...
- Tags: Macro Virus, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2007-12-01
Additional Resources
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...
- Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG. Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer. AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer. This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...
- Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Go-OO (exe)
- Go-OO is an OpenOffice.org fork that features faster load and response times, and several features not included in the standard version of the program. Go-OO's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish. Go-OO has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Go-OO.org, Go-OO, Office Suites, OpenOffice, Productivity, Word Processors, Microsoft Excel, Software, Microsoft Office
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
- Metadefender Lite (zip)
- Metadefender Lite provides application developers with an easy way to integrate ClamAV AntiVirus detection engine into their applications to perform real time virus scanning. Metadefender Lite uses the native port of Clam AntiVirus ClamAV. Version 1.5.62 includes several changes such as file and console logging functionality is expanded, documentation is...
- Tags: Metadefender, Metadefender Lite, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
- PC Health Optimizer Free Edition (exe)
- PC Health Optimizer is a unique set of over 12 maintenance tools to improve system performance and security. This suite of utilities will identify and eliminate problems with one click. It corrects problems in many areas of your computer including hard disks, memory, registry and more. Besides giving your computer...
- Tags: Suite, PC, Computer, Retina-X Studios, PC Health Optimizer, Productivity, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
- Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure
- Jouko Pynnonen posted a message to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today, citing multiple "script injection" vulnerabilities within Facebook. I'm not sure if this is a surprise to anybody out there, it's certainly not to me, as numerous web applications have major problems with Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities, but I think this...
- Tags: Facebook, Vulnerability, XSS, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sandbox, JS, Canvas Page, Web Browsers, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?
- Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?NiceThanks for the nice concise write-up - good job.NAB :-)priceI think you miss the subscription element in this story. Is $70 still nice if I have to pay it every year to keep office going when you can purchase the same version outright for...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Microsoft Equipt, student productivity, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs
- Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there’s a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...
- Tags: BIOS, BIOS update, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?
- Probably not. But it's not a bad thing Microsoft have done, and it really shows that they're committed to this "student malarkey" we have going. Today, they announced that project "Albany", now called Microsoft Equipt, has been released into the wild, for the masses who want an all-round suite of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software
- The latest high trafficked web site to fall victim into the continuing waves of massive SQL injection attacks courtesy of copycats and the ASProx botnet, is Sony's PlayStation U.S site according to a recent post at SophosLabs's blog : "Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Domain, SQL, Sony Playstation, SQL Injection, Hacker, Programming Languages, Game Players, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July
- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyVery nice comboI can't wait for computer manufacturers and builders to start bundling this with systems. Seems like a good idea - like software assurance for home users.RE: New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyI think you can have...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, OPEN SOURCE, New Microsoft Office subscription, New Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Virus-Evaluator (exe)
- A complete solution against all of the most serious Internet threats, including malware, spyware, adware, trojans, worms, viruses, rootkits, phishing, spam, and hackers consisting of anti-malware, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-rootkit and anti-phishing. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Essentials, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Rootkits, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing
- Software downloads 2008-07-02
- McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures
- Stay with me here readers, I'm stringing two stories about McAfee together here, a little out of the ordinary, so I hope it makes sense. If you aren't interested in the tech details of which there are very little, please do read for a good laugh. Network World reported...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Organize-It, PCI, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Marketing Research, Storage, Hardware, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Why computers fail
- Why computers failA good UPS...will decrease failure rates tremendously. I use Belkin AVR UPS's and the only systems I've had go down in the last year were ones installed by my predecessor without UPS's. There is no doubt in my mind that bad power is a PC's worst enemy....
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, chip, failure rate, hardware, software, United Parcel Service of America Inc., redundancy, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks
- HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacksHow many users understand or care....Your article raises a number of good points. But the best advice for not getting phished is to bookmark a secure page on the bank's website and use ONLY that bookmark to access your account....
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Financial services, Web site development, Channel management, Viruses and worms, bank, phishing, Web, HSBC, Web site, XSS
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Is there really a market for an open source router?
- Is there really a market for an open source router?Certainly isAs someone who installed Tomato on an old Linksys router, I think there is a market for this. Myself and others like me have looked on places like Craigslist to find the particular models that the open source firmware will...
- Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Home networking, ShadeTree, Linkys Routers, open source, open source router, router, DD-WRT Firmware
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Open-Xchange releases preview of next groupware server for Web 2.0 era
- Open-Xchange has released a preview version of its next generation open source collaboration server designed for the Web 2.0 era. Open-Xchange Server Edition, which will succeed Open-Xchange 6 and Open-Xchange Express Edition, features an Ajax-based, customizable user interface for managing emails, contacts, task and document sharing, new...
- Tags: Groupware, Web, Open-Xchange, Mashup Feature, OSGi Framework, AJAX, Web 2.0, E-mail, Servers, Open Source, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Online Communications, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks
- What would the perfect phishing attack from a social engineering perspective? The one that compared to using typosquatted domains impersonating the bank's web application directory structure is in fact using the bank's legitimate domain names as redirectors due to XSS flaws within. It's even more interesting to measure the average...
- Tags: Bank, Vulnerability, XSS, Flaw, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Financial Services, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-06-29
- Internet Explorer 'feature' causing drive-by malware attacks
- Internet Explorer 'feature' causing drive-by malware attacksNo surprise hereEver single vulnerability in IE is due to a built in feature.In fact, IE itself can be considered a "zero day" attack friendly vector. The primary point of failure in IT security.what version?what version?RE: Internet Explorer 'feature' causing drive-by malware attacks[i]taking advantage...
- Tags: Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, malware attack
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
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