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Microsoft Security Essentials receives an update

Brent — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:27:06 +0000

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?

Brent — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:13:56 +0000

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 Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Post on Google Buzz Digg this! Share this on del.icio.us Share this on FriendFeed Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on [...]

Porn Detection Stick

Brent — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:55:03 +0000

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

Brent — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:36:02 +0000

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

Leo Laporte — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:13:59 +0000

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

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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

Leo Laporte — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:20:49 +0000

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)

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Running time: 1:20:15

IronKey USB Drive Updates

Brent — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:23:17 +0000

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

Leo Laporte — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:01:50 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.

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Running time: 1:57:20

Security Now 183: Modes Of Encryption

Leo Laporte — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:15:01 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Windows Update, IE7 Problems, ActiveX and Windows 7 issues, SQL attacks, and more.

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Running time: 1:27:52

Security Now 182: Your Questions, Steve’s Answers 59

Leo Laporte — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:43:58 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.

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Audible pick of the week: Night Watch: Discworld #27, Unabridged, By Terry Pratchett, Narrated by Stephen Briggs. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.

Running time: 1:44:22

Security Now 181: Crypto Recap

Leo Laporte — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:24:45 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Steve gives an overview of the major concepts and components of encryption.

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Running time: 1:05:53

President to Keep Blackberry – But it’s Classified…

Brent — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:54:36 +0000

President Obama will hold onto his Blackberry for personal communication but anything government related that is considered classified will probably be handled on the Sectera Edge. We published some pictures of the General Dynamics device when we broke the news ’bout Obama’s Blackberry plans last week, but CNN got a short video demo explaining the [...]

Security Now 180: Listener Feedback 58

Leo Laporte — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:49:10 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.

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Audible pick of the week: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (See Audible.com/twithabits), by Stephen R. Covey, Unabridged, Narrated by Stephen R. Covey. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.

Running time: 1:22:15

Security Now 179: Cracking Security Certificates

Leo Laporte — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:32 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

How security certificates are created and signed, what they do for us, and the MD5 hash.

Audible pick of the week: The Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. 1 by Philip K. Dick, Unabridged, Narrated by Anthony Heald, Malcolm Hillgartner, Paul Michael Garcia, G. Valmont Thomas, Scott Brick. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.

Running time: 1:18:27

Security Now 178: Listener Feedback 57

Leo Laporte — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:07:42 +0000

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.

Audible pick of the week: Pandora’s Star, Unabridged, By Peter F. Hamilton, Narrated by John Lee. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.

Running time: 1:06:12