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Category: Computer Security/Home Computer Security
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McAfee Reveals 'OneCare' Competitor, Falcon
McAfee announced today an all-in-one security subscription service codenamed Falcon. Falcon will contain all major security suite components as well as PC backup and tune-up tools. It's essentially a competitor to Microsoft's Windows OneCare, expected soon, and Symantec's Genesis (also a codename), due out this fall.
Symantec has a lawsuit against Microsoft based on allegde “misappropiation of intellectual property.”
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What blows my mind is how Microsoft continues to get away with this.
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Delete Search Results: Cover your tracks
Ever search for something questionable on someone else system and go into a hyperventilation panic when you notice that their computer is retaining the keywords you typed into their search engine?
You typed in “boobies” on your mom's computer and now the word pops up everytime you type a “B”!!
Perhaps it was your spouses system and your were searching for evidence of pornography.
Maybe it was your kids computer and you want to make sure they are o.k. mentally.
Maybe your Internet connection has been down for a while and you’ve had to use your friends system or a public system.
Whatever the case maybe it is none of my business. And you don’t want it to be the business of the other who will use the system after you.
Here are two simple techniques to get rid of those bad keywords.
For Window XP “Recently Opened Documents”:
To delete “my Recent Documents”
Right – Click on the “Start†button
Select “Propertiesâ€
On the Start Menu Tab, Select “Customizeâ€
Select the “Advance Tabâ€
Select the “Clear List†button at the bottom. Don’t worry, it will NOT delete the files. (Deselect the checkbox if you don’t want the system to track previously opened files)
For Windows XP, Internet Explorer:
In IE, Select “Toolsâ€
Go to “Internet Option†at the bottom of the Tools list
Under Temporary Internet Files select “Delete Cookies†and “Delete Filesâ€
To delete the history of the websites you searched select “Clear Historyâ€
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18 Days of Reckless Computing
Someone over at wired gives tests his new Dell to see how many viruses and how much malware it takes to get the Geek Squad to call it a total loss.
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10 Security Suite Reviews : Who's Got Your Back
All-in-One Security
Suites of antivirus, antispyware, and firewall software can provide convenient, solid protection against today's worst threats. Our tests of ten contenders show who's got your back.
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Computer Viruses Monitored via Dynamic Worldmap
You'll be able to view Previous Hour, Previous Day, Previous Month, This Year, and Previous Year. Color Coding has 6 Ranges (No Data, Quiet, Low, Medium, High, and Epidemic)
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She Cracked my Hotmail Password: a sad shoulder surfing story
Ever type in your password at work and notice that there is someone standing behind you watching your fingers very closely as if trying to decipher you password? This is known as “Shoulder Surfing.”
If you don't think it is possible to eyeball someone's keystrokes and know their password, think again.
In the '90s, I didn't know much about computers or computer security. I was a military cop well versed in physical security and air base ground defense and only used computers for screwing around. My passwords were as easy as possible so I could remember them.
I didn't fully appreciate the importance of having a strong password until my wife hacked my Hotmail account. No big deal right… WRONG. Like I said I was screwing around. I was big into flirting in chat rooms and on email. I was just having fun with what I thought were beautiful young ladies, but who (realistically) were probably neither beautiful or young or (shedding a tear) ladies.
I'd been spending so much time online with chatrooms and EverQuest (a.k.a EverCrack) that my wife started to get very jealous of the computer and suspected I was up to something. So she shoulder surfed me one night, got my password, and got into my account while I was at work.
To make a long story even longer, my wife went crazy. She called my job screaming, I had to respond to my own house, my weapon was taken away (this is like being neutered for a cop), and the beautiful young lady that I was chatting with…. It was a man (yeah, it was like a cyber Crying Game). Needless to say, I don't do much of ANY chatting these days. But I digress.
Tips to guard your hotmail account cracks, via shoulder surfers.
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How to get Malware/Virus/Trojans on your Home Windows computer:
1) Use Window 9x/2000/XP out of the box DO NOT bother to reconfigure it
Don't create any login accounts with strong passwords
Do all work from the adminstrator account (Windows does this out automatically so don't do anything)
Do not bother with patches no matter how critical (Windows will prompt you to update, just ignore it)
Don't disable the guest account
Don't change the name of default administrator account
Enable as many network protocols as you can2) Use Internet Explorer
If you want your system to get infected with all kinds of malware DO NOT use Firefox or anytype of pop up blockers
When you use IE, don't increase the security under: Tools | Internet Options | Security tab, just leave it as is
Ensure all Java and ASP scripting languages are enabled, allowing other computers to load software on your computer remotely
Never patch Internet Explorer3) Connect directly to the Internet
Do not use any kind of firewall
Do not use Network Adress Translation (which will hide your IP adress)
Do not load SP2 for Window XP
4) Surf the deadliest sites with no protection
Surf Serial/Crack/Warez sites and always completely trust their sites
Porn sites with no protection
Screen Saver sites
“hacker sites” not all hackers sites just “black hats” and script kiddie type sites
Find dark IRCs
5) Behavior that will help you get your system infected.
Download Screen Savers from site you are not sure about
Open emails from people you don't know
If you get a Security Warning that says “Do you want to download XXXXPROCUT NAMEXXX..” Don't even bother reading the rest just click yes.
6) Software that is more than likely infected
Tools bars that automatically download without your permission
Kazaa and some other free P2P toolsList of Tools for faster Infection:
Internet Explorer (Firefox can affectively block malware)
Broadband/DSL (use of a firewall using Network Adress Translation will hide you system)
Windows 9.x/2k/XP (open source OSes such as Linux are less likely to be hacked) -
"Windows has detected spyware infection!"
Want to know how to get rid of the “Windows has detected spyware infection!“
“Your computer is infected! [tag]Windows has detected spyware infection[/tag]!
It is recommended to use special antispyware tools to prevent data loss Windows
will now download the most up to date antispyware for you.
Click here to protect your computer from [tag]spyware[/tag]!”Here is how to delete that annoying “computer is infected” message.
If your seeing this message your system really is infected with some [tag]malware[/tag] (virus, trojan, spyware) and that message you see is a part of the malware. This type of malware typically is trying to get you to purchase a product to clean your system. When you click on the link they provide, it takes you to the very source of the malware on your system. It is supposed to look like some of the Window system messages you can get about updates. DON’T fall for it.
DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION!
This page will give your more information on what it is and how to get rid of it.
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Open source anti-spyware
Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and
anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external
attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated
with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus. Exactly as the title says.