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How to Keep Your PC Secure

Published in February 8th, 2011

Posted by admin in General Safety News, Malware, Security, Web Browsers, Worms

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Security is vital if you want to keep your computer working for years. Computer security requires keeping your system away from unauthorized access and other threats like virus, Trojan horses, hackers, intruders, spyware, and phishing attacks. There are several effective ways to keep to your PC in a good position. Some of the best measures are listed below. The […]

Firefox Rated Most Vulnerable

Published in December 17th, 2008

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Recently Bit9 published a list of what they consider to be the most vulnerable Windows applications. The application topping that list is Mozilla Firefox. Firefox has achieved this rank due to the large number of patched vulnerabilities that have occured over recent months. While this doesn’t necessarily mean that it is risky to use or […]

Internet Explorer Vulnerability

Published in December 12th, 2008

Posted by admin in Vulnerabilities, Web Browsers

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There is a new vulnerability that is affecting versions of Internet Explorer 7 on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Server 2003. If the exploit is successful it can redirect the browser to various different URLs. After the redirection, a piece of code is executed, which can then steal user information. The critical Microsoft patches […]

New Security For Internet Explorer 8

Published in July 4th, 2008

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Microsoft Wednesday outlined new security features it will add to Internet Explorer (IE) next month, including anti-malware protection to match tools similar to those offer by its rivals and a filter the company said would block most cross-site scripting attacks. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, which Microsoft has slated for release sometime in August, will […]

Yahoo Tackles Malware Sites

Published in May 7th, 2008

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Yahoo has penned a deal with McAfee to use its SiteAdvisor software to warn users about potentially dangerous websites. The search giant plans to filter out malicious Web sites from its search results using McAfee’s SiteAdvisor software. The new security feature will place a red exclamation mark next to search links McAfee believes are involved […]

PayPal Will Not Ban Safari

Published in April 22nd, 2008

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PayPal has denied claims it plans to lock Safari users out of its online payments service as it reinforces its protections against online credit fraud. Although PayPal didn’t officially say that it would be banning transactions on Apple’s Safari browser, many assumed that the online payment service provider included Safari on its list of unsafe […]