Archive for Security

Microsoft urgers Windows XP users to ditch old versions of Flash

Security on January 19th, 2010 View Comments

Microsoft is apparently sick of the old versions of Flash, so they released Security Advisory (979267). Apparently this is part of the stem of the cause of the Remote Code Execution bug, and they want users to drop version 6 of flash as quickly as possible. Why people wouldn’t have upgraded already is way beyond [...]

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Apparently, IE6 has a security hole in it, who knew?!

Security on January 19th, 2010 View Comments

According to Net-Security, Internet Explorer 6 has a small vulnerabilty that allows attackers to do some remote code execution, and here are the major details, again, from Net-Security.org. The vulnerability exists as an invalid pointer reference within Internet Explorer. It is possible under certain conditions for the invalid pointer to be accessed after an object [...]

Is your browser secure? Are you sure?

Security on January 18th, 2010 View Comments

Oddly enough, I wasn’t sure that my browser was completely secure. So I found this pretty neat little tool called “Browser Security Test”, straight and to the point, don’t you agree? This tool can check whether your browser is secure or not no matter what the outcome, and then, if you follow its instructions, it [...]

How to find out who sold your Gmail Address to Spammers

Security on January 18th, 2010 View Comments

I find myself getting more and more spam from random spammers now a days, and it is quite a pain. So I have figured out a way to figure out who exactly is selling my email address to these horrible horrible people, and to be short, it is quite simple. Just follow these steps and [...]

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Damn prairie dogs.

Playing keep away from really good friends..who email you viruses

Do It Yourself, Security on January 12th, 2010 View Comments

Almost every single day I tend to get an email from a great friend of mine.. who is sending me a virus.. every day. I feel like I am running in circles with some people, they just don’t get the hint that every single day they are sending out malicious software that is encased in [...]

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Software piracy, not always such a good thing

Security, Software on January 8th, 2010 View Comments

From time to time a client will come up to me asking about pirated software and what they should do if they happen to encounter some of these forbidden goods. Like the Indiana Jones would do, keep away from it. You have to think to yourself about who is giving these types of programs away, [...]

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You are responsible for your friends security on Facebook

Security on January 5th, 2010 View Comments

I bet you never really truly knew this, but did you know that every time you accept an application on Facebook you might be giving away your information to the company who created the application? You might even be giving away your friends information, your parents, your neighbors, your cousins, your daughters, your sons. Bet [...]

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