Laurie's Security Issues!!

Q&A: Malware on my mac (Screenshot included)?

SecZy — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:33 +0000

Question by DJWhiskaz63: Malware on my mac (Screenshot included)? So every hour or so, whatever window I have open in safari switches to a gibberish/unrecognizable URL and starts to quickly download something. It started happening a few days ago and as soon as I saw the words “malware” and “viruses” I quit out of the [...]

Q&A: Can someone please help me to get rid of a virus, spyware, or malware “av.exe”? its ruining my computer!?

SecZy — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:05:19 +0000

Question by party up: Can someone please help me to get rid of a virus, spyware, or malware “av.exe”? its ruining my computer!? WTF??? i was trying to find a web site to watch tv shows online for free and i got this stupid virus!!! It can not be caught by windows live one care [...]

GMIC: Tencent founder calls Android openness a 'mixed blessing'

SecZy — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:05:21 +0000

GMIC: Tencent founder calls Android openness a 'mixed blessing' Ma isn't alone in his characterization of iOS as more secure than Android. Last year, security firm Symantec published a report describing iOS as having "full protection" against malware attacks and Android as having "little protection. Read more on Apple Insider iPhone vs. Android vs. [...]

Microsoft Shares Early Look at Next Version of Windows Intune Cloud Service

SecZy — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:05:21 +0000

Microsoft Shares Early Look at Next Version of Windows Intune Cloud Service At the event, Brad Anderson, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Management and Security Division, delivered a keynote including an update on Windows Intune. Windows Intune is Microsoft's cloud-based management solution that provides tools, … Read more on eWeek Microsoft releases update for Deployment [...]

Q&A: how do i turn on “windows auto-matic update”?

SecZy — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:05:24 +0000

Question by msnglnk: how do i turn on “windows auto-matic update”? my pc had some “malware” on it and so i bought and installed norton internet security ’08. so i ran a scan and removed all the viruses and/or spyware. then i uninstalled norton, because my pc is too old and and my system drive [...]

Mozilla Firefox – The Advantages of Using Mozilla.

SecZy — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:06:26 +0000

By now you probably have an idea what Mozilla Firefox is… It is another alternative web browser that internet users could use for surfing the internet. It is basically the same as other web browsers like Internet Explorer, same general appearance and functionality. It also has the same ability to hold all your favorites bookmark [...]

Q&A: I need help with removal of “malware”? from my computer?

SecZy — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:05:33 +0000

Question by bigsis: I need help with removal of “malware”? from my computer? I was recently in my Hotmail and I had a big box pop up warning me of a virus picked up from Hotmail. It was a “Microsoft” warning and stated that I needed to “download the following” in order to remove this. [...]

Are windows update necessary on windows 7?

SecZy — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:05:21 +0000

Question by patriotism and politics dont mix: Are windows update necessary on windows 7? This is a big pain. Every other day, a small blue book icon is seen on toolbar and it says “windows update”. The computer automatically will update and then in the middle of the task it would restart and there would [...]