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avast! or AVG
Posted on September 30th, 2005 | 6 Comments

My subscription to Norton Antivirus just expired, and, much to my surprise, it won't even let me update manually by downloading the definitions file off of Security Response. I'm trying to find...

How did j2 get my number?
Posted on September 30th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I found a questionable charge on my credit card statement - from a "J2 Efax Plus Service" that I'd never heard of before. I called up the credit card company and they said they didn't know what it...

Disposal Question
Posted on September 30th, 2005 | 24 Comments

Can anyone suggest the correct way to dispose of Fax Machine ribbons - these ribbons contain a copy sensitive material that has been faxed world wide. For the contents to fall into the wrong hands...

Message blocker for message board?
Posted on September 30th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I'm new to the group. Just joined tonight as a matter of fact. I'm a nascent security guy (pursuing a Bachelor's in InfoSec) and one of my favorite web sites has a problem. It's a amateur site...

Dell Laptops
Posted on September 30th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Any Comments on Dell Laptops or Notebooks as they are called.... Is this a good reliable make ? Any Pitfall's - and thing to avoid ? Always good to ask before parting with lots of cash......... Help...

FBI to get veto power over PC software?
Posted on September 30th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"The FCC didn't offer much in the way of clarification. But the clearest reading of the pronouncement is that some unelected bureaucrats at the commission have decreeed that Americans don't have the...

Laptop Question from Cornwall....
Posted on September 29th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Here is a basic's question from a 60 year old beginner in the world of Computer Wizardry......!!!! Right ... read on.... If I get a laptop will I be able send and receive emails using the...

Thanks
Posted on September 29th, 2005 | 1 Comments

PS Thanks for all your help so-far. John

RealPlayer and Helix Player in Linux security scare
Posted on September 29th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"Users who run the media players on Linux or Unix are at risk of attack, security experts claim. Popular media players RealPlayer and Helix Player are at risk of a security vulnerability that could...

Security Flaw: Any website can read your clipboard text
Posted on September 29th, 2005 | 10 Comments

Web sites you visit can retrieve data from your clipboard depending on your security settings. Go to this page (www.clipboard.googlemyway.com) and see if anything shows up in the box. If you are...

Enough is enough...
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 16 Comments

Today, I read a story about a company that lost customer information. They were sued, as they should have been for violating the California Disclosure Law. The feeble minded incompetent judge, San...

Kerio 4.1.3 firewall and PGP 9.0.x
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Hi. I have Kerio 4.1.3 installed on my computer. Yesterday, I installed PGP 9.0.1 (also tried 9.0.2) and had a corrupt Kerio installation at the end. Is this a known problem? TIA --

Vulnerability assessment for OS, XML, web services
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 1 Comments

This article discusses XML and web services vulnerabilities based on libraries, operating systems, databases, protocols and so on. http://www.webservicessummit.com/Vulnerabilities.htm Can anyone...

MPAA trying to slip Broadcast flag bill (third try)
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I know this is not a security post, my apologies, however my disgust with MPAA and how they try to push laws in the US forced me to post it here just to keep people up to date. Currently, the MPAA is...

A question that has been asked a 100 times before
Posted on September 28th, 2005 | 8 Comments

I'll still ask it, though, as I found lots of conflicting answers. I used to be running a Win XP behind Sygate f/w on cable modem. Open port scans were showing all ports as stealthed. I have...

Detection within Installation files
Posted on September 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

One kind of test of scanners that seems to be rare is that of their ability to detect a variety of malware "within" install files. Catching malware prior to installation is obviously a...

Re: Security Suite to use with Firefox (previously posted in a less approriate NG)
Posted on September 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"The invisible man" <nospam> wrote in message news:dspl03-nbj.ln1@mercury.tcm.vispa.net.uk... <snip> Specifically on that part, may I plug my own site? http://www.codecutters.org/outlook/

questions
Posted on September 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hello all, I recently just got back into computers and I'm thinking about persuing a carrier in Netwok Security, I use to trouble shoot ADSL,Cable, Dial up connections with earthlink before they...

spyware
Posted on September 26th, 2005 | 9 Comments

Please, can anyone help by explaining to me the following? Thanks in advance! Nick AlexaToolbar - Browser Plugin

Opera browser is not free...
Posted on September 26th, 2005 | 9 Comments

"Today we invite the entire Internet community to use Opera and experience Web browsing as it should be," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Removing the ad banner and licensing fee...