Thursday, August 25th, 2011
MS Security Essentials is already detecting the killapache perl script that's floating around the Full Disclosure mailing list. This is one more reason that I love this AV program and strongly recommend it for all Windows' users.
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Named Win32.Worm.Zimuse.A, this new nasty claims to be an IQ Test but is really a worm that will create about 7-11 copies of itself and store them in critical areas of your Windows system and then destroy the first 50KB of the Master Boot Record (MBR) after X number of ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Finally, some help with explaining internet security to my non-geek friends! The Guide to Scary Internet Stuff video series will hopefully make my life a little easier. Explaining the intricacies of Internet security is a challenging task. I often have difficulty explaining to my non-technical friends and relatives why they ...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Security is never black and white. If someone asks, "for best security, should I do A or B?" the answer almost invariably is both. But security is always a trade-off. Often it's impossible to do both A and B -- there's no time to do both, it's too expensive to ...
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Thousands of downloads. Countless positive reviews on software blogs around the Internet. It's been quite a ride so far for Microsoft Security Essentials.In AV Comparative's most recent report on malware removal, MSE was the only free antivirus rated Advanced+. That ranking placed it alongside big names like Norton, Kaspersky, and ...
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