Mar 25, 2010 | backup, Home_Server, OneCare, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
This is for anyone who might have been procrastinating. Look down in the lower right corner for the icon for your security program. If you see the Windows Live OneCare icon (pictured above), it’s time to move on! If you see the Microsoft Security Essentials icon...
Mar 23, 2010 | mail, security, spam
I cleaned up two malware-infested computers yesterday. Both of them had up-to-date antivirus software and responsible owners who had installed all critical Windows updates. The only malware that I’ve seen for the last few months has been the kind that pops up phony...
Mar 12, 2010 | Microsoft, OneCare, security
Take a minute to make sure your security software is running. If you’ve switched to Microsoft Security Essentials, look for the reassuring checkmark down by the clock. Two people reported problems with MSE in the last couple of days – no icon visible and an error...
Mar 10, 2010 | Microsoft, security
Microsoft has rolled out a minor upgrade to its free security program, Microsoft Security Essentials. A few days ago I began running into computers with an MSE icon by the clock that had an exclamation point in it. Take a look at your icon! If it looks like the...
Feb 26, 2010 | IE, security
Be careful out there! I went to Grooveshark tonight to listen to some music. (Here’s what I wrote about Grooveshark recently. For obvious reasons, I’m not going to link directly to the site tonight.) Within a few seconds, the Internet Explorer window vanished and was...
Feb 25, 2010 | domains, file_sharing, network, SBS, security
Here’s a procedure for people working in a very small business that don’t want to call me for every routine task. Very small businesses frequently have a single folder for all company or firm files. It’s almost always mapped to a drive letter, so everyone stores all...
