SPAM CONFUSES ME

Aug 28, 2004 | mail, security, spam

Outlook 2003 does a remarkable job of filtering spam. (Make sure you get the latest updates from Office Update.) It’s no surprise that the spammers are trying to get messages through the antispam filters with new techniques to conceal the true nature of their...

UNPATCHED PCs COMPROMISED IN 20 MINUTES

Aug 26, 2004 | security

Researchers at the Internet Storm Center hooked PCs to the Internet without the various security patches and updates released by Microsoft over the last three years. The computers were compromised by malware within twenty minutes. That’s not long enough to...

SYMANTEC & MICROSOFT SQUABBLE ABOUT SERVICE PACK 2

Aug 18, 2004 | security, WinXP

Norton Antivirus does not report its status to the new Windows Security Center, causing people to get an alarming bubble onscreen saying their computer “might be at risk,” when in fact the only problem is that Windows can’t be sure whether Norton...

NEW VERSION OF WINDOWS UPDATE & NEW CRITICAL UPDATES

Jul 30, 2004 | security, WinXP

There are new Critical Updates from Microsoft today that fix the exploit used by the “Download.Ject” trojan, the one that generated all the news articles last month. It replaces a temporary patch that was more limited in scope. Go to Windows Update and...

WINDOWS UPDATES

Jul 13, 2004 | security, WinXP

There are five new critical updates from Microsoft today. If you followed my suggestion and activated the “Automatic Update” feature of Windows XP, your computer will download them tonight and install them automatically. If you’re not sure, visit...

RANDOM HEADLINES

Jul 8, 2004 | file_sharing, security, video

Some things to make you go, hmmm . . . – Microsoft posts patch on July 2 for hole publicized on June 30 – Security hole found in Mozilla browser – Motion Picture Association of America says illegal movie downloading is cutting into box office and DVD...