Archive for October, 2009

Not everyone may realize this, but it’s worth noting that all Microsoft Signature PCs (name-brand computers sold at their online and retail stores) include Microsoft Security Essentials pre-installed. Microsoft isn’t making the mistake of competing... »

I think this year was the best ever in terms of costumes (in case you didn’t know, Halloween is a major tradition here where we basically take over the city — for example,  2003, 2005,2006, 2007, 2008, and so on). Robert... »

A federal judge in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose awarded Facebook almost $711 million in its action against infamous junk mail king Sanford Wallace. According to the court action, Wallace and two associates got... »

Don’t.http://twitter.com/spam/status/5236330687Tom Kelchner »

Windows Enterprise Suite is a phony security program, made to look like Microsoft Windows security software. Windows Enterprise Suite is actually phony security software, designed to rip people off. Window Enterprise Suite also screens that look very ... »

SoftBarrier is a rogue security program, it uses scare tactics to frighten people into buying the software. SoftBarrier poses a serious security risk to all PC's it infects, if your PC is infected with SoftBarrier, you should remove the corrupt softwa... »

Desktop Defender 2010 is rogue antispyware, corrupt software that is designed to rip people off. If Desktop Defender 2010 is installed on your PC, you should remove it immediately.Desktop Defender 2010 uses scare tactics to trick people into buying th... »

There are at least two Facebook "change-your-password" scams circulating in spam. Here's the first one. It tries to lure you to a malicious site to steal your Facebook login information.A second one comes with an attachment that installs the Bredolab T... »

One of the cool features of Windows Virtual PC is how applications that are installed into Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 virtual machines automatically appear in the start menu on the host operating system – and can be launched directly without first needing to open the virtual machine in question: ... »

In the October 21 issue of the Sunbelt Security News, Editor Larry Jaffe ran a brief little survey that ask readers just four questions:-- Do you feel your privacy has been compromised since the advent of the Internet?-- Do you make use of any software... »