Virus, malware, and security in general
Updates to Apple’s Mac operating system has always required user intervention to install the update through the Mac App Store or intentionally allow updates to occur automatically (Apple Menu –> System Preferences –> App Store). Apple has had the ability to perform automatic OS updates […]
Hey, Wait! Did My Mac Just Do A Security Update All By Itself?? Read More »
People often ask me how they can tell if their machine is infected, sometimes the mere fact that they need to ask is a pretty good indication on its own. There was a time when most prevalent viruses were geared toward malicious damage and the
Is My Computer Infected – 4 Likely Indicators of Malware Read More »
Threat analysts at PhishLabs have encountered a fake browser warning which, when acted upon, delivers the Zeus (Zbot) malware. Of course, this type of social engineering attack is quite commonplace these days but what makes this one standout, and the main reason we are bringing
Beware: Fake Browser Warning Delivers Malware Read More »
Timely advice from security reporter Brian Krebs. These types of scam emails requesting confirmation of online orders are prolific at the best of times but the pre-Christmas shopping spree creates an environment of exaggerated vulnerability, one which the malware purveyors are only too happy to
Beware: Fake ‘Online Order Confirmation’ Emails! Read More »
AV-Test is best known for its ongoing evaluation of antivirus protection and usability but just recently the German lab shifted gear and, instead of measuring how well antivirus protects our data and devices, decided to look into how effective these products are at protecting themselves.
How Effective is Your Antivirus at Protecting Itself? Read More »
The following is obviously aimed at less experienced users, but I would urge experienced users to also read – if only the final message at the conclusion. I’ve lost count of the number of client’s machines I’ve worked on where the resident antivirus is either
Is Your Antivirus Up-To-Date and Running? Read More »
Messaging applications have been around for a long time but the proliferation of mobile devices has seen this area of communication expand rapidly with literally hundreds of various messaging apps now available to download. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) has recently completed a series of
How Secure is Your Favorite Messaging App? Read More »
*Seeing how I am a two finger typist at best and the name of this software is just too long to be continually typing out in full, any further reference in this article is abbreviated to BART. *At time of publishing this article, BART is
Bitdefender Adware Removel Tool (BETA) Read More »
Most of you will be aware of the multilayer approach to security, which simply means utilizing a number of different programs to help protect your PC. The most important aspects to keep in mind when implementing this type of strategy is to make sure you
VoodooShield – Additional Protection for your PC Read More »
The JP Morgan Chase Bank breach is being called the worst known compromise in history, now said to be affecting approximately 76 million households and 7 million small businesses — and the situation appears to be worsening with each new piece of information. According to
JP Morgan Chase Breach – Largest Data Haul Ever Read More »
Now I know snooping by authorities has a lot of people up in arms, and with good reason, it is certainly nearing saturation point BUT does this new SSD maybe take the concept of security a little too far? The Autothysis128t is a self-encrypting secure
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Respected test lab AV-Test has just released its latest set of results for popular antivirus solutions. Testing involves 23 products in a Windows 7 environment. *If your antivirus is not included, it means the vendor/developer did not submit its product for testing. So let’s take
AV-Test Latest Results – How does your Antivirus Rate Read More »
On-demand malware scanners/removers have become an integral part of our overall security strategy these days with most users utilizing at least one of these programs to help maintain a clean machine. Antivirus software is never 100% foolproof and these types of second opinion scanners can
Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit – Malware Scanner/Remover Read More »
Following on the heels of the Heartbleed scare, another major vulnerability has been identified in a widely utilized software. The newly discovered security vulnerability, dubbed ‘Shellshock’, is part of Bash, the command-line shell utility common to Linux and Unix operating systems. The vulnerability does NOT
‘Shellshock’ Bug – Major Security Threat or Overblown? Read More »
