Anti-Virus
For most folks, FREE is a word that they makes their ears perk up. Microsoft Security Essentials is a FREE anti-virus and anti-spyware offering from Microsoft. They bill it as a light-weight product that has a smaller footprint than commercial products. It is intended for the home user. It can be found at www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ Obviously, [...]
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We’ve all let things slide. You have. I have. Like the auto mechanic with bad brakes on his car. Or the home remodeler who never quite finishes the woodwork. Or the InfoSec pro who occasionally doesn’t follow his own advice! Here is a list of some of the things I have advised others to do [...]
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This following report came out on March 23, 2009. It reports that many people are falling prey to false warnings that “your computer is infected”, and then click the link to install some super anti-virus product that is really bogus. Finjan: Bogus Anti-virus Is Big Business I’ve helped many people remove bogus AV software from [...]
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