Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Security in all mainstream operating systems is non-existent; however, things are especially bad for Windows. Windows happens to be the favourite target of worm and virus writers. Conventional wisdom suggests that the huge installed base of Windows helps spread the worms and viruses, and also makes it a highly attractive ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Mike Healan
March 23, 2004
If you've ever been infected with a browser hijacker, you know what an infuriating situation it is. For all intents and purposes, your $3,000 computer is converted into a source of revenue for some fly-by-night web site unable to generate legitimate web traffic. Once ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
For Immediate Release. Please distribute as you see fit
December 2, 2003 -- We in the antispyware, antivirus and security communities would like to express our disappointment with the new technical support policy in place at Dell Inc. Dell's new support policy does a disservice to its customers and puts everyone ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Reported by Lockergnome
TNT Computers President Tim D. Ingrum writes:
After all this is said and read, I know that there'll be a few of you who just have to open that e-mail attachment to see what it is! You're the "clickers" that have just gotta see what's behind that Paper Clip. ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Fresh from penning our Firewall and Virus Alert article, PCStats would like to present the second part of our beginners guide to the less savoury aspects of the internet experience; dealing with the subject of "Spyware." If you've installed a peer-to-peer sharing program such as 'Kazaa Media Desktop' or 'Morpheus', ...
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