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Microsoft Security Essentials receives an update
Microsoft Security Essentials receives an update today Interesting enough when I installed it – the icon disappeared with no prompt for a restart – This is on a WIN7 64bit System. Manually restarting the application seems to have fixed this issue. Always scares me a bit when an AV program does not seem to update [...]
Do you have XP Antispyware 2009?
Thanks to Gina Trapani at Smarterware here is how to get rid of it… PS: its not a good thing to have… http://smarterware.org/5530/how-to-uninstall-xp-antispyware
Porn Detection Stick
Illicit Image Detection Find Pornographic Images on Your Computer Paraben’s Porn Detection Stick is a thumb drive device that will search through all the images on your computer, scan them for pornographic content, and create a report of suspected pornographic images. Product Features Portable – Because the porn detection software is embedded in a USB [...]
Microsoft Password Checker
Check your password — is it strong? Your online accounts, computer files, and personal information are more secure when you use strong passwords to help protect them. Test the strength of your passwords: Type a password into the box. Note: This does not guarantee the security of the password. This is for your personal reference [...]
Security Now 185a: Gray-Haired Computing
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
In this special episode, Steve, Leo and Ray Maxwell reminisce about the good ole days of computing.
Guest: Ray Maxwell of Maxwell’s House
For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve’s site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.
Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 46:23
Security Now 185: HMAC
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
MSFT Autorun updates, FreeBSD telnetd, IE7 critical exploit, Acrobat Reader, and more.
- MSFT Autorun Updates
- FreeBSD telnetd
- IE7 Critical Exploit
- Bills in US Congress
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Kindle 2
- Maxwell’s House
- Coming episode: Tuning Windows AutoRun (aka AutoPlay)
For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve’s site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.
Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 1:20:15
IronKey USB Drive Updates
Hands down one of the best secure USB solutions has now added even more features to the Key: “IRONKEY PARTNERS WITH MCAFEE, INC. TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC VIRUS SCANNING ON-BOARD IRONKEY USB DRIVES McAfee Anti-Virus Protection Integrated into IronKey Devices to Prevent the Spread of Malware LOS ALTOS, Calif., Jan. 26, 2009 – IronKey, maker of [...]
Security Now 184: Your Questions, Steve’s Answers 60
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.
For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve’s site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.
Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 1:57:20
