After some malware cleanup and a bigger battle to get the antivirus AVG uninstalled from a computer, the last remaining symptom was a message shortly after launching Internet Explorer. It stated: Internet Explorer - Search Provider Default A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider setting for Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer has reset this … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
A script to delete mapped network drives using a certain UNC path
Mapped drives. You can love 'em or hate 'em. After changing file servers or retiring an old server, clients might have old mapped drives pointing to these servers. Since they could be a confusing interface and disconnected drives might slow down the computer until they time out, it's not a bad idea to clean up the old ones. It's a pretty simple process to disconnect a mapped … [Read more...]
“But It’s not Patch Tuesday” brings Firefox 19, Java 6u41/7u15
Patch Tuesday (second Tuesday of the month) was last week but today brought a few application updates with it. Java versions 6 and 7 updates were on the schedule with a lot of press after their February 1st rush patch and later announcement that the previously schedule February 19th update was still coming. Firefox, and its every 6 weeks release schedule, is just a little too … [Read more...]
Comcast Constant Guard gives HP computers blue screen errors with keycrypt64.sys BSoD
Comcast Constant Guard is a "free" security suite provided to Comcast XFINITY customers. It includes Norton by Symantec anti-virus, Identity Guard, Secure Backup & Share, and the Xfinity Toolbar. The protection is provided for iPhone/iPad, PC, and Mac. With a recent update, Comcast managed to break a number of customer's computers with Blue Screen of Death errors after a … [Read more...]
Cisco tips its hat to humanity
In the video embedded after the jump, Cisco reflects on our technological progress and looks ahead to the next 20 years. The video Here's to Humanity directly leads into Cisco's Internet of Everything project. If everything were connected to the Internet, how would our world be different? See Cisco's Tomorrow starts here site for more … [Read more...]