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Whitelisting Debate Continues
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:48:00 +0800
In July's "Will you be ditching your av app", C|Net reporter Robert Vamosi proposed that whitelisting spelled an end to traditional signature-based antivirus. ThreatFire took up the debate on their...
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What is a Virus Signature
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:30:00 +0800
Antivirus scanners today combine various technologies to help keep systems free from malware. At the heart of most is signature-based scanning. Depending on the scanning vendor, signature updates may be...
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CS: Customer Service or Consumer Sales?
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:22:00 +0800
Filed under "Silly" at The Consumerist is this little gem: Earthlink Tries To Sell You Anti-Virus Protection When You Contact Them To Cancel Your Anti-Virus Protection. The post provides a...
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Virus Writing Class Fails Reality Test
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:46:00 +0800
A recent Newsweek article discusses a Sonoma State University course in virus writing. The magazine story sensationalizes the course's impact, even going so far as to describe the course professor...
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USB / Portable Antivirus
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:02:00 +0800
It's often necessary to scan a system from a dormant state. One of the best ways to do this is by booting to a BartPE Recovery CD, then running a...
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More Storm "Headlines"
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:39:00 +0800
Trojaned spam keeps on coming. New subject lines include:
Boy eats fried rat, pictures
Obama admits extra-marital affair
Son Stabbed to Death, Mother Injured
Madonna admits Timberlake affair
Shark attack off Australia, 2 dead
Car accidents....
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A Storm of Scary Email
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:56:00 +0800
The Storm trojan earned its nickname after it spammed an email with the incendiary subject line "230 dead as storm batters Europe". That email, sent in January 2007, coincided with...
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Postcard from Hallmark Hoax
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:13:00 +0800
The Postcard from Hallmark hoax includes a link to a Snopes article which is worded in such a way that it appears the hoax warning is legitimate. It isn't. While...
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Secunia Software Inspector
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:32:00 +0800
Chances are, there are dozens of security vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited on your system. And it's not just broken Windows you need to be concerned with. Adobe Flash, Acrobat...
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Antivirus for Gamers
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:48:00 +0800
Avid online gamers will do pretty much anything to minimize lag and ensure stable game performanance. This includes shutting down antivirus scanners or firewalls if it interferes with gameplay. Fortunately,...
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