Grisoft, the manufacturer of the anti virus software known as AVG has upgraded once again. As of October 17th, 2009, version 9.0 is released. AVG being widely known for their network security for enterprise and personal protection, but probably best known as a great FREE antivirus program. Yes that's right, they have a free edition…
Tuesday, October 13th, Adobe rolled out an astounding 29 patches to security vulnerabilities which apply to their Reader and other Adobe applications. These apply to all platforms, including Windows, Unix, and yes even Mac. Adobe released a security advisory last week warning of attacks exploiting critical flaws that could cause the apps to crash and…
Microsoft has released it's final release of the real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. With a super easy install, very user' friendly interface, and the best part of all, it's 100% FREE! That's right, FREE!
The new interface is very easy to use, when the icon is green,…
Everyone loves the social aspect of networking sites like Facebook.
But be aware, a new security hole has been discovered with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities involving Facebook applications.
The new security flaw is a type that might be used to distribute Trojan horse malware or launch various, similar hacking attacks.
Now various Internet security experts have…
We all know how overwhelming remembering all of our passwords can be.
Especially if you're like myself, and have a dozen or so online accounts, with numerous user names and several passwords.
Keeping passwords stored on your computer as documents, or the dreaded sticky note reminders we find on our monitors, desks, and several other places we…
You have to do your updates.
No matter what operating system your computer is running, you want it to be safe.
As I have been doing the preventive maintenance on our clients systems, I was struck by the fact that a couple of computers were still running Windows 2000.
As workstations, they still function, although slow, but they…
Ever been locked out of your computer because you somehow managed to forget your password? Some say ha yeah right, but over time more and more people ask me what do I do if I've forgotten my password? Well there is a very useful trick to remember if you've done the unthinkable.
Depending on the operating…
There is currently a huge battle going on in cyber world. While software manufacturers are working overtime to plug loopholes in their products to deny entry to viruses and spyware, it is tough to keep up with new threats that are released almost daily. The anti-malware manufacturers are also consolidating and sharpening their products continuously…
Microsoft has released information on a serious security flaw in Internet Explorer 6 & 7 that could allow hackers to connect remotely.
The security hole was found in an Active X video control player that is used in the browser on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 systems. The company's older Internet Explorer 6 and 7.0…
When computer errors occur, you may be on your own in solving them. Your only cue may be a strange error message with even stranger codes that are displayed on your computer screen. In these situations, you have two choices in combating this error terror. The first choice may seem easy, just pick up the…
A computer system has several applications running on it at the same time. Many of these applications help you perform various activities, such as creating, managing and saving your documents, worksheets, databases and other important information. Some of these are utilities, such as antivirus and antispyware tools help you keep your computer safe from external…
In the last 48-72 hours, we have had several clients report problems sending e-mail to several large e-mail providers, such as Yahoo, Hotmail, SBC, Prodigy, Earthlink, etc.
We have spent a considerable amount of time investigating the issue and would like to let you know what we've done, what we've found, and what the expected resolution…