Archive for March 17th, 2010

tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/03/17/fixing-hyper-v-virtual-machines-sticking-at-6-starting.aspx'; A while ago I noticed that when I started virtual machines on Hyper-V on my laptop – they were taking just over a minute to start.  Looking at the Hyper-V management console showed that for most of this time the virtual machine was sitting at “Starting (6%)” under the status column. ... »

Are Mac OS X rogues an emerging threat?For many years discussions of the potential for malware on Macs have ended with the conclusion: “there isn’t much yet, but as soon as Mac gets a big market share the dark side is going to start writing the cod... »

Del Harvey, Director of Twitter's Trust and Safety team, announced on Twitter’s blog that the micro-blogging service has begun using its own shortening service to stop malicious operators from sending tweets with links to their dodgy sites disguised ... »

XP Defender Pro is phony antispyware software, designed to rip people off. XP Defender Pro is made to look like legitimate security software, but is actually a PC infection. If XP Defender Pro has infected your PC, you should remove it immediately. C... »