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Security Features in FireFox 3 and Opera 9.5
Opera 9.5 was released yesterday (June 12, 2008). Firefox 3 final will be released next Tuesday (June 17, 2008). Among the many new features that each browser is touting are beefed up security enhancements. Both browsers now have mechanisms that enlist the help of your web…
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Windows Vista UAC Effective Defense Against Rootkits
Considering turning off UAC on your Windows Vista computer? You might want to think again. UAC is Microsoft’s User Account Control. It’s a sometimes nagging interface that can help to protect your computer. It has specific rules on what an administrator can and…
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The "Art" of Malware Removal
This site recently passed the five year mark. During that time, we’ve seen malware issues explode. The malware removal forum has become by far the most popular forum on our message board. At one time, removing malware generally involved running Ad-Aware, Spybot…
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Have a home router? You’ll want to read this!
A researcher by the name of Dan Kaminsky will soon be unveiling an attack that could be used to hijack certain routers. This web-based attack can be used to gain complete access to your router and change settings within. By doing this, a hacker could change the DNS settings to…
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Review: IronKey Secure USB drive
It’s easy to use, looks great, and has some very robust security features. IronKey has packaged military grade security with enterprise designed functionality into a device that your grandma could use.
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OSX.RSPlug.A Trojan Info and Removal
To many Windows users, it sounds all too familiar. Attempting to watch a video online, a prompt directs them to download a codec to enable viewing. However, the download is malware, and it infects their computer. Now this popular, and successful social engineering technique is…
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What is a backdoor trojan?
Is your system infected with a backdoor trojan, or remote access trojan? Maybe you received a warning from your antivirus, antispyware application, or someone helping you? What is a backdoor trojan, and why should you be concerned? A trojan is a malicious application that…
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HijackThis is now Spyware?
Merijn, the creator of HijackThis™ recently sold the popular application used to remove malware to Trend Micro™. In addition to improvements like support for Windows Vista™, they’ve added a deceptively titled “AnalyzeThis” button. While the average user likely thinks the…
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How to Remove System Live Protect (LiveProtect)
Much of the malware problem the past year has been rougue malware applications installed by the zlob trojan. There are too many to list. Among the popular ones have been SpyDawn, Virusburst, SpyAxe, SpySheriff, WinFixer and SmitFraud. The latest in this long line is System Live…
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Q&A with the Security MVP Experts
Join Microsoft MVP’s from Geeks to Go and other security sites for a live chat! We invite you to attend an Q&A with the Microsoft Security MVPs. In this chat the MVP experts will answer your questions regarding online safety issues such as phishing, spyware, rootkits…