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Category Archives: Computer Security
Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
I recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware regularly. I like to call it the “biggest broom” for sweeping out a computer that has been infected. I want to alert you to a new tool from the same company, Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit (HT: TechRepublic). It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged antivirus, malware, MalwareBytes, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Rootkit
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Internet Security – A View from North of the Border
Cory Doctorow is a very well known science fiction writer, journalist, and a commentator on technology and social issues. He is interviewed in about the first 15 minutes of the Canadian (CBC) program Spark 170. I think what he’s saying … Continue reading
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Tagged Cory Doctorow, internet security, PIPA, Science fiction, SOPA
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Passwords
SmartPlanet has a list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011. It’s good to read the comments as well. Computer people tend to make the error of thinking that any password that’s hard to guess is good, and the harder … Continue reading
Basic Malware
I’m writing this article so that I can refer callers to it. It’s going to be very, very basic. I’ve been getting calls from people who have been referred by my clients, generally with serious malware issues on their computers. … Continue reading
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Tagged antivirus, Malicious Software, malware, MalwareBytes, Microsoft Security Essentials, security
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Freeware Security List
You don’t want to just do a search for security software. It’s quite possible that you’ll find a tool that is useless, or even is malware itself. Thus this excellent list of security software at Gizmo’s Freeware. Several of these … Continue reading
If You Need Another Warning
… consider yourself warned. I have encountered several machines recently on which people were either running without anti-virus protection or had allowed the anti-virus subscription to lapse, sometimes for long periods of time. I know it’s tempting to avoid that … Continue reading
Ransomware Warning
I think this article on MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles is good reading for the non-technically oriented. I have already encountered some of the programs mentioned on various computers. This should just be another warning to: Keep your anti-virus products up … Continue reading
Info on Rootkits
TechRepublic’s 10 Things blog has a pretty good rundown. I’ve recently had to explain the very basics of rootkits to an occasional curious customer.
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Will Vista become Standard?
Jason Hiner thinks not. The problem is likely less that Vista is bad, than that it is new and different and just a little clumsy for people who are accustomed to Windows XP. The idea of resolving security issues by … Continue reading
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