All Entries in the "Internet Security & Tech" Category
Removing Antivirus 2009/Plus
Have you seen this? Actually if you have been blessed by it, it will look more like this on your computer: Antivirus Plus is a rogue anti-spyware that uses false advertisements as a way to convince you to install their product. Once installed, Antivirus Plus will be configured to start automatically by launching the file [...]
Security Now 176: Drop My Rights – Sponsored by Astaro Corp.
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
How to use Microsoft’s little-known DropMyRights utility for safer browsing.
Audible pick of the week: A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film, Unabridged, By Jean Shepherd, Narrated by Dick Cavett. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.
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.
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Running time: 1:04:07
Security Now 175: Your Questions, Steve’s Answers 56 – Sponsored by Astaro Corp.
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.
Audible pick of the week: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space and Twilight: The Twilight Saga, Book 1. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.
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.
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Running time: 1:26:39
Security Now 174: Virtual Security – Sponsored by Astaro Corp.
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
The limitations of sandboxing in preventing the negative impacts of malware.
Audible pick of the week: Frost/Nixon Abridged, By Sir David Frost, Narrated by David Frost, by David Frost. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.
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.
Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security.
Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 1:00:25
Security Now 173: Listener Feedback 55 – Sponsored by Astaro Corp.
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.
Audible pick of the week: Protector, Unabridged, By Larry Niven, Narrated by Mark Sherman. To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.
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.
Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security.
Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 1:45:17
Security Now 172: Sandboxie – Sponsored by Astaro Corp.
Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte
Steve and Leo return to take a much closer look at “Sandboxie”, an extremely useful, powerful, and highly recommended Windows security tool they first mentioned two years ago. This time, after interviewing Sandboxie’s creator, Ronen Tzur, Steve explains why he is totally hooked and why Leo is wishing it was available for his Macs.
Audible pick of the week: Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End, To sign up for a free audio book, visit AudiblePodcast.com/securitynow.
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.
Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security.
Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.
Running time: 1:30:02
