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Virus Alerts - Panda Security's June 12, 2009 Report on Viruses and Intruders

Courtesy of Panda Security This week’s PandaLabs report looks at the XPDeluxeProtector adware, the Banbra.GII banker Trojan and the Snapper.C worm. XPDeluxeProtector is a fake antivirus. Like al… more →

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Virus Alerts - Panda Security's June 12, 2009 Report on Viruses and Intruders — 1 comment

Bill Mullins wrote 1 month ago: Courtesy of Panda Security This week’s PandaLabs report looks at the XPDeluxeProtector adware, … more →

Tags: Malware Advisories, Windows Tips and Tools, online safety, usb, system security, interconnectivity, Rogue Software, Spyware - Adware Protection, Viruses

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Office 2000. How Will This Affect Your System Security? — 9 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 1 month ago: Guest writer Rick Robinette, one of my favorite Blogging buddies, explains why MS Office 2000 is poi … more →

Tags: Software, Windows Tips and Tools, Free Full Versions, online safety, Freeware, Open-Source, system security, Productivity Software, MS Word alternatives

How Risky is Peer to Peer (P2P) File Sharing? — 19 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 1 month ago: Albert Einstein has been quoted as stating “Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for not … more →

Tags: Software, Malware Advisories, Windows Tips and Tools, online safety, Privacy, Freeware, Peer-to-Peer, Internet Safety for Children, system security

Secunia PSI - Checks for Software Vulnerabilities — 2 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 2 months ago: Not all of us, it seems, make use of Microsoft’s Windows Update so that we are current with operatin … more →

Tags: Anti-Malware Tools, Computer Audit Applications, don't get hacked, Freeware, online safety, Security Rating Applications, Software, Spyware - Adware Protection, system security

Windows Patch Tuesday - April 2009 — 6 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 3 months ago: Microsoft released 8 security bulletins on Tuesday (April 14, 2009) to fix remote code execution and … more →

Tags: don't get hacked, Malware Advisories, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Spyware - Adware Protection, Windows Tips and Tools, Bill Mullins, Code, critical, cyber criminals

Inventive FaceBook Scammers Trick You Out of Money with Trojans — 7 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 4 months ago: Do you take the same pains to protect your FaceBook details online, that you do your banking info? … more →

Tags: don't get hacked, facebook, Guest Writers, interconnectivity, online safety, social networking, Windows Tips and Tools

Internet Explorer 7 - Crucial Patch from Microsoft — 2 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 5 months ago: If you are still using IE 7 (start thinking FireFox), as your Internet browser in Windows XP or Vis … more →

Tags: Browsers, don't get hacked, firefox, interconnectivity, Internet Explorer, internet safety, Malware Advisories, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, online safety

Monster.com Hacked - Irresponsible Response — 3 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 5 months ago: OK, so let’s say your Doctor’s (substitute a professional of your choice), office was burglarized a … more →

Tags: don't get hacked, interconnectivity, internet safety, Malware Advisories, networking, online safety, Privacy, Spyware - Adware Protection, system security

Massive Patch Tuesday - 28 Vulnerabilities Patched — 1 comment

Bill Mullins wrote 7 months ago: There are currently 28 vulnerabilities in unpatched Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Micros … more →

Tags: don't get hacked, interconnectivity, internet safety, Malware Advisories, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Spyware - Adware Protection, Windows Tips and Tools, malware, Bill Mullins

Shocking - 98% of Computers are Insecure — 6 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 7 months ago: Recently, both I, and fellow Blogger Rick Robinette, over at What’s On My PC, have written on Secuni … more →

Tags: Anti-Malware Tools, don't get hacked, Freeware, internet safety, Malware Advisories, online safety, Security Rating Applications, System Utilities, Utilities

Makeuseof.com Web Site Stolen and Held for Ransom — 7 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 8 months ago: When we think of kidnapping, extortion or blackmail, I think it’s safe to say, not many of us would … more →

Tags: don't get hacked, Internet Scams, Malware Advisories, Web development, Windows Tips and Tools, Ali Ferank, Bill Mullins, Domain, Dubai

Emergency Patch for Windows Just Released - Update Now! — 1 comment

Bill Mullins wrote 8 months ago: (From ZDNet) – “Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch to fix an extremely critical worm hole … more →

Tags: Malware Advisories, Windows Tips and Tools, system security, interconnectivity, System File Protection, Spyware - Adware Protection, networking, don't get hacked, worms

Drive-by Downloads - Update Your Browser Right Now! — 3 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 10 months ago: Your Firewall and Security Applications along with your Browser security add-ons provide the ultima … more →

Tags: Malware Advisories, firefox, Windows Tips and Tools, online safety, Freeware, Safe Surfing, system security, internet safety, interconnectivity

Think You're Internet Safety Savvy? - Think Again — 11 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 11 months ago: What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? I’m not a mathematician, so I can’t vouch fo … more →

Tags: browser add-ons, Firefox / Add-ons, interconnectivity, internet safety, Internet Scams, Malware Advisories, online safety, Personal Perspective, Safe Surfing

Free Secunia Software Inspector - Confirm You're Patched! — 1 comment

Bill Mullins wrote 11 months ago: If you are a security conscious computer user you are, most likely, generally well armed when it co … more →

Tags: Diagnostic Software, Free Security Programs, Freeware, Security Rating Applications, Software, system security, Utilities, Windows Tips and Tools, Application

Fake/Redirected Search Engine Results = Malware — 2 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 1 year ago: For the past several months I’ve been watching closely, as more and more Blog discussions have been … more →

Tags: Anti-Keyloggers, Anti-Malware Tools, Free Security Programs, Freeware, internet safety, Internet Scams, online safety, Rootkits, Safe Surfing

Check Your Ports for Spyware/Botware Free - With Netstat, CurrPorts, Port Analyzer — 5 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 1 year ago: Windows XP has a command line utility which will help you determine if you have Spyware/Botware runn … more →

Tags: Software, Malware Advisories, Windows Tips and Tools, System Utilities, Internet Safety Tools, online safety, Privacy, Freeware, Utilities

Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical; Excel flaw left unpatched — 2 comments

Bill Mullins wrote 1 year ago: Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical; Excel flaw left unpatched by ZDNet’s Larry Dignan … more →

Tags: Software, Windows Tips and Tools, system security, Productivity Software, Bill Mullins, ZDNet.com, Larry Dignan, Microsoft delivered 11 patches, exploited Excel zero day was left unpatched

FireFox Version 2.0.0.12 Released – 10 Vulnerabilities Patched – Update Today!

Bill Mullins wrote 1 year ago: The latest update of Firefox, version 2.0.0.12, available for download today, includes patches for t … more →

Tags: Software, Malware Advisories, firefox, Windows Tips and Tools, online safety, system security, Bill Mullins, Download, Firefox version 2.0.0.12


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