One of the improvements with Windows 8 will be the fact that it comes with antivirus and antimalware functionality. Microsoft Security Essentials has essentially been absorbed into the operating system. You can replace it with different security software if you would like but for the many people that don't install antivirus software at all, there is now at least a baseline of … [Read more...]
Update Malwarebytes manually without a network connection
It seems like there has been an almost endless stream of malware-infected client PCs (personally owned) reported lately. This has given me an opportunity to see just about every bit of malware under the sun. From ransomware to rootkits, it's all come across the desk with the request to get it fixed. Malware can take various shapes and do very different things to a machine. Some … [Read more...]
Don’t sell your soul cheap with Facebook Apps
I was recently recommended a promotion from Amazon and Unilever for a $2 MP3 credit. I don't buy a whole lot of music and these small promotions are great because they tend cover a song or two on the rare occasion that I have a song in mind to buy. This promotion is easy enough. You just answer a question about what you would include in a care package. However, after you answer … [Read more...]
Preventing website hacking as a nature video
Enjoy this cute video that talks security topics for your own website or when visiting websites that could be malicious. It puts a little spin on it by taking the perspective of a nature video. This one is in the theme of crocodile hunter as "Badware Hunter". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqM3D83GBRE StopBadware.org is committed to making the web safer by stopping badware … [Read more...]
McAfee Deep Defender, the first product co-developed with Intel
Intel agreed to purchase security software company McAfee back in August 19th, 2010. Wondering what advantages have resulted from this new partnership? McAfee Deep Defender is the first product co-developed with Intel to give McAfee security products a chance at defending against rootkits and other invasive infection measures. Watch McAfee's video embedded after the jump for a … [Read more...]