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- Run a Linux distro or a MacIt is funny, when you 'weld' a web_browserinto an operating system and viruses/worms/malware/trojans and spyware come in from outside sources it is amazing how insecureit makes an Operating System.Say what you will, Linux distro's power theInternet with Bind dns, dhcp, routers/switchesand they do not...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Resident Evil: Uprising (Mobile)
- Two months after the events of Resident Evil: Genesis, Raccoon City is overrun with zombies and horrifying t-virus mutations. Take control of Claire Redfield and make your way through a decaying cityscape where every action could mean life and death.Based on the best-selling and highly acclaimed Resident Evil 2 game...
- Software downloads 2009-09-08
- What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release Candidate
- What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release CandidateThere is a caveat there for 64-bit to 64-bitWindows 7's installation will keep on throwing up a error of 'not enough disk space' if you try to upgrade Windows Vista 64-bit SP1 or SP2 RC to Windows 7 64-bit.I've tried...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-26
- McAfee fails the Conficker test
- McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- New photo proof of dark matter
- New photo proof of dark matterDark matter doesn't existIt is fascinating to see how many imaginary objects the big bang theorists need to create to fix their theory which seems more and more flawed.There were black holes,neutron stars,magnestars,magnetic recoonection and other abherations of this kind then now they seem focused...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-28
- Google sponsored links spreading (scareware) rogue AV
- Malware hunters at Websense Security Labs have discovered legitimate Google sponsored links being used to plant scareware programs (rogue anti-virus applications) on the computers of Windows users. In a blow-by-blow description of the rogueware attack, Websense researcher Elad Sharf shows how an innocent Google search for the...
- Blog posts 2008-12-16
- Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?
- Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?Matte Screen - YESI agree wholeheartedly with your final words. Why anyone would think that a highly reflective gloss LCD screen is preferable to a non-reflective matte one beats me.RE: MariusSilverwolfHe's got a degree in English Literature; he's more qualified than me to write on...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this year
- Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this yearBingo - ! ntntBotnets = WindowsXP machines used by inexperienced people are the main backbone of botnets.Call me a zealot, but if everyone was using Linux - as user - this simply wouldn't be happening. The Linux platform is hostile to both the...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-12
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul
- Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haulFor the past week, everytime I shutdown XPI get a message saying 'an update is ready for installation'. I can't tell if XP is stuck in 'update forever' mode or if I'm slowly digesting these updates one day at a time.Is anyone else...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- Will educational software ever be fun?
- MIT's Technology Review recently published an article on a $250,000 research project at Indiana University. The project was designed to create an online virtual world in which researchers could test economic theories: by manipulating the rules of the game, [Indiana University professor Edward Castranova] hoped...
- Blog posts 2007-12-05
- SC07 Day 3: Programming bits and atoms
- SC07 Day 3: Programming bits and atomsWell, Greshen is right....I think what grshen is talking about at sc07, which is quite possible, if we can do a convergence between nano-technology and software technology. But nano technology is still a technology which has to go miles ahead, before we it can...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Friday Rant - Windows Live Messenger ads
- Friday Rant - Windows Live Messenger adsThis is one area you have to give Apple credit for.Apple would never consider this approach with any software they control. They don't litter your computer with crapware either.Considering IM products are a servicemore so than a software product, I doubt the companies...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Windows Home Server Build 3790 (Windows Home Server)
- Windows Home Server Build 3790 Windows Home ServerHardware requirements wouldn't be too highCertainly a server that serves 100 or more clients needs better hardware, but if we're talking about enough to serve a family of as many as ten people even a three year old computer will have more than...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Exploring Multiple Execution Paths for Malware Analysis
- Malicious code or malware is defined as software that fulfills the deliberately harmful intent of an attacker. Malware analysis is the process of determining the behavior and purpose of a given malware sample (such as a virus, worm, or Trojan horse). This paper proposes a system that allows them to...
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Inoculate your system against computer virus infection
- Learn how to protect your computer from destructive virus programs in this sample chapter from Absolute PC Security and Privacy: Defend Your Computer Against Outside Intruders. First, investigate the dangers of computer viruses, then examine how computer viruses work. Next, explore the history of computer viruses and...
- Book chapters 2006-12-06
- Strong Angel III: Disaster response innovation
- Eric Rasmussen, MD, MDM, FACP, Commander, Medical Corps, United States Navy, is leading an effort innovate disaster response in the wake of catastrophies. He is the Director of Strong Angel III, which this month is field testing ways of delivering life-saving humanitarian relief and rapidly deployable communication systems in response...
- Blog posts 2006-08-14
- Worm lurks behind MySpace profiles
- Worm lurks behind MySpace profilesIt is so nice for me that I didn't have a MySpace account...Better luck next time, as I don't have a MySpace account.]:) :DSquid Anyone?Its so much fun to block access to useless sites here at work!If its not useful, its a risk. Waste your own...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-18
- Battle hardening and Mac OS X
- Battle hardening and Mac OS XDepends if you learn from experienceVista will show if that is true. Will the next Mac OS do the same? Time will tell.Re: Battle hardening and Mac OS XThatnks for the link to the Wisconsin test. That machine, which contestents had to compromise [i]without[/i]...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-08
- OS X users celebrate first wild worm
- OS X users celebrate first wild wormANOTHER intelligence testCall it the "clueless worm" or the "stupid worm" or at the very best, the "ignorant worm".Mac OS X is full of exploitsThis is the first Trojan example that got some news coverage, and it isn't even a real exploit. There...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-17
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