tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:40:18 +0000Security and System Tools and Tips. Software reviews, news, views, downloads and links.http://billmullins.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)Blogger1001125blogspot/knZshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-5510873094830458986Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:38:00 +00002009-10-12T12:53:38.634-04:00 As I have mentioned here previously, running on Windows 7 has loads of benefits over running on Windows XP Pro, including an improvement in the Windows Task Manager tool, which finally shows “running processes”. Still, Windows Task Manager continues to fall far short of providing you with all the information that you really need. Process Hacker 1.5 is yet another free (open source), Windows http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/6bjvAwB0RJ0/process-hacker-15-worthwhile-windows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=6bjvAwB0RJ0:Bqk2pr5yV00:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/6bjvAwB0RJ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/process-hacker-15-worthwhile-windows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-1273534591439640314Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:51:00 +00002009-10-12T09:58:50.853-04:00 Is Google Evil? – How Google Coddles Consumers, Rips Microsoft, Rivals. Attackers Improving Search Engine Optimization to Push Rogue Security Tools – In an analysis of a rogue anti-spyware scam, AVG Technologies noted that just 24 hours after a news event, attackers had already gotten their malicious links into five of the top 10 Google search results. The incident highlights the challenges http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/d4nEafh4glE/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=d4nEafh4glE:RWI3JXVPKeQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/d4nEafh4glE" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-4528988887922299743Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:29:00 +00002009-10-11T12:32:03.626-04:00 The world is full of advice that on the face of it seems reasonable, responsible and accurate. You know how it is – if you hear it often enough then it must be true. How many of us are ever likely to forget our Mother’s advice – dress warmly in the cold, or you’ll get sick? Advice, as it turns out, that has been debunked by the medical community. Despite this, most people, that I know, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/omssEmKJ268/be-safe-write-down-your-passwords.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=omssEmKJ268:FlxIdHP4qDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/omssEmKJ268" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/be-safe-write-down-your-passwords.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-8489504686427898721Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:38:00 +00002009-10-11T08:39:27.741-04:00 Ubuntu 9.10 – Almost Perfect – Ubuntu 9.10 is only days away… and it is spectacular. Here’s a quick look and what makes this the best release of any Linux. London Stock Exchange dumps Windows for Linux – When it comes to business computer systems, nothing is more mission-critical than the massive trading software systems that underlie stock markets. Illegal Downloads 150x More Profitable http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/w5MjkCIEbEI/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=w5MjkCIEbEI:JSbzqlV-as4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/w5MjkCIEbEI" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-11.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-8393685855346711434Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:46:00 +00002009-10-11T08:38:20.394-04:00 We talk a lot on this Blog about how important it is to have a current backup of all of your critical data, and given the state of the Internet today with its epidemic of malware, there’s a good chance, that at some point, you’ll need this backup. If you’re not too worried about the malware threat to your data, then consider this. Just like death and taxes are a certainty, the fact that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/uJoDNfCgSBE/simple-backup-with-free-mirror.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=uJoDNfCgSBE:e9KQMZUJTXg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/uJoDNfCgSBE" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/simple-backup-with-free-mirror.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-1792935876871900200Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:44:00 +00002009-10-10T11:45:47.998-04:00 Microsoft’s Newest Biggest Bug Patch Ever: Microsoft will use Tuesday Patches to fix two zero-day holes – Microsoft will ship 13 bug patches in next week’s “Patch Tuesday” drop — eight of them rated “critical” — the company’s most severe security ranking. Of those, seven fix problems in Windows, according to Microsoft’s advance notice sent out Thursday. Tuesday also carries a rather dubious http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/ZSTjsolPHn8/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=ZSTjsolPHn8:RKkwzbf5SnE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/ZSTjsolPHn8" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-2728197095588610813Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:43:00 +00002009-10-10T11:43:45.661-04:00 Courtesy of Panda Security. PandaLabs’ report this week focuses on two banker Trojans and a fake antivirus. This week, Panda Security takes a look at AntivirusPro 2010. Once the user is infected with this malware a warning appears informing the user that the computer is infected. Soon after, a false scan is run. The scan results claim that the PC is full of malware, and frequent pop-ups http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/tYkJBGQazj8/antiviruspro-2010-pandalabs-takes-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=tYkJBGQazj8:xQkELXzarug:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/tYkJBGQazj8" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/antiviruspro-2010-pandalabs-takes-look.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-1861039705676546242Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:31:00 +00002009-10-09T08:34:10.449-04:00 Web of Trust extension comes to Chrome - In the newest sign that Chrome’s extensions are becoming practical to use, Web of Trust has released its add-on for Google’s browser. PhotoSketch: better than sliced bread, Photoshop – This is quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen a computer do. What if you could draw some stick figures on a screen and somehow magically create a beautiful http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/kMoH9JtGsPA/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=kMoH9JtGsPA:hdXVjG902dU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/kMoH9JtGsPA" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-9.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-6686696943957465283Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:13:00 +00002009-10-08T13:15:23.453-04:00 MessageLabs points out in this timely report, the true cost of webmail phishing attacks, and the impact such attacks can have on the victims of this cyber-criminal activity. Courtesy of MessageLabs: In the wake of the news reports this week of the large-scale webmail phishing attacks, much of the coverage has surrounded the compromise of email accounts which, according to the numbers, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/sJ_h7Iwosw0/webmail-phishing-attacks-true-cost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=sJ_h7Iwosw0:P_Op2t6FZxo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/sJ_h7Iwosw0" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/webmail-phishing-attacks-true-cost.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-240355174850008090Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:31:00 +00002009-10-08T10:37:04.270-04:00 Do you have a detailed profile of your computer system including hardware and installed software? What do you know about your computer’s motherboard, CPU and GPU, remaining drive space, or your operating system security hotfixes? To effectively maintain your computer and proactively deal with problems that may occur, it is essential that you have as much information about your system as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/ecboFMjOTHk/probe-your-pcs-secrets-with-free-belarc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=ecboFMjOTHk:4Vshj1eN0FM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/ecboFMjOTHk" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/probe-your-pcs-secrets-with-free-belarc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-627238236335186073Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:07:00 +00002009-10-08T09:11:48.967-04:00 Stolen Hotmail Passwords Show that Crooks like Webmail – Tips for staying secure after hotmail (and possibly gmail and yahoo) accounts were publicly exposed. Crimeware: How it works – Michael Kassner speaks to Joe Stewart, a highly-regarded malware researcher with SecureWorks, to get more information on how crimeware works. Google: It’s not me, it’s you – Ah Google. How I used to love your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/xmzNC1HmACY/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=xmzNC1HmACY:CldVWosd9t4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/xmzNC1HmACY" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-8.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-5523493020617398962Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-10-07T12:38:32.232-04:00 I’m a big fan of programs that I like to call “system snoopers”. This type of application has the power to dig into areas of the operating system including drivers, registry startups, registry keys, running programs and processes, browser plug-ins, and home page settings, etc., searching for malware infections. Experienced and advanced computer users are almost sure to be familiar with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/txZOmlI37j8/boost-your-anti-malware-resources-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=txZOmlI37j8:XuZ65IRWlIo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/txZOmlI37j8" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/boost-your-anti-malware-resources-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-4885864932855576029Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:17:00 +00002009-10-07T09:24:33.432-04:00 Hotmail users: change your password NOW – Hotmail users are being urged to change their usernames and passwords after thousands of details were published online. Gmail, Yahoo Mail affected by password leak – A leaked database of passwords and login information for Hotmail accounts also contains details of Gmail and Yahoo Mail users. Gmail and Yahoo Mail users have been warned to reset their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/KH6-R1fz5yE/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=KH6-R1fz5yE:IkNOJpOV0Gc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/KH6-R1fz5yE" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-6133028681284512425Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-10-06T13:39:09.672-04:00 We live in a hyper surveillance society. Walk down the street, visit your favorite shopping mall, drop in at your local convenience store, or withdraw cash from an ATM machine and (smile), you’re on camera. The theory behind all this surveillance is crime control on the one hand, and as an aid in apprehending the perpetrators of crime, on the other hand. Despite the fact that I’m very leeryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/sJFCqDdxm2w/secure-cam-motion-detection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=sJFCqDdxm2w:_NNbr_UqnEA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/sJFCqDdxm2w" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/secure-cam-motion-detection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-3311054565173650941Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:04:00 +00002009-10-06T09:04:45.237-04:00 MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples - According to recent tests conducted by AV-Test.org aiming to measure the performance of Microsoft’s Security Essentials, the freeware application achieved 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples including viruses, bots, trojan horses, backdoors and Internet worms, also achieving 90.95% detection rate for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/TR-SIYB0L8o/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=TR-SIYB0L8o:Y-PQkSpzZg0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/TR-SIYB0L8o" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-3057351305438578323Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:57:00 +00002009-10-05T11:58:09.189-04:00 One of the most popular articles on this site is – “Speedup Your PC – Turn Off Unnecessary Services in XP”. It’s no wonder really – reducing the number of running services can often turn a sluggish PC around. There’s no magic to it. Running with fewer services, especially a service that you don’t use, or need, puts less strain on both the CPU and system memory. Tweaking services however is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/ihF3IEXTH_k/optimize-win-7-and-vista-services-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=ihF3IEXTH_k:TVVx-JqTphs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/ihF3IEXTH_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/optimize-win-7-and-vista-services-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-4310661722783895678Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:39:00 +00002009-10-05T09:41:02.379-04:00newstechlatestBill Mullinssecurity Anti-Wi-Fi paint keeps your wireless signal to yourself – Don’t like the idea of your neighbors rudely snooping on the wireless signal you slaved to pay for from the lazy comfort of their living room? It’s not just about slowing down your connection; while they’re downloading Mad Men via bittorrent, you could be on the hook for their actions. Spyware Sneaks Past Facebook Safeguard – Facebookhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/cHGXgFngXCE/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=cHGXgFngXCE:XC3P-0Y3vOQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/cHGXgFngXCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-8044753956459255913Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:25:00 +00002009-10-04T13:27:35.523-04:00 I just finished setting up a new computer system for a friend; an average user, and as I was tinkering with the system, one though kept bouncing around in my head. “What do I need to do to keep her protected on the Internet?” I started with the usual things of course, including installing the following security applications. PC Tools Firewall – PC Tools Firewall is definitely worth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/KH0Ij9USzPk/only-anti-malware-strategy-that-works.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=KH0Ij9USzPk:Olby_cbNsjI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/KH0Ij9USzPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/only-anti-malware-strategy-that-works.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-3253441766057770213Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:16:00 +00002009-10-04T10:17:47.370-04:00 FBI issues Facebook friend warning – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned surfers to be on their guard when using social networks. Social Networks Fight Back – How major social networks MySpace and Facebook are building up security — and where their weakest links remain. Lifehacker: Top 10 Web Collaboration Tools (That Aren’t Google Wave) – You’ve probably heard about a hard-to-gethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/3fvRq_V38SE/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=3fvRq_V38SE:4BB24QtuaHk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/3fvRq_V38SE" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-20702537033698968Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:33:00 +00002009-10-03T09:40:41.040-04:00 Courtesy of Panda Security. PandaLabs’ Quarterly Report – Record-breaking quarter for hackers. PandaLabs has released its quarterly report detailing cyber-threat activity from July to September. The full report can be downloaded from Panda. The major story this quarter is that hackers have broken all records when it comes to creating new threats: Over the last three months, PandaLabs has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/5muZijSgT_w/5-million-new-threats-in-three-months.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=5muZijSgT_w:PSZWcqf2cSs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/5muZijSgT_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/5-million-new-threats-in-three-months.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-1856030930852707156Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:01:00 +00002009-10-03T09:23:52.864-04:00newstechlatestBill Mullinssecurity Review: Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera – The Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera marries a 5-megapixel camera to a printer, so you can reasonably think of it as either a camera that prints 2- by 3-inch photos or a photo printer that takes pictures. Either way, it’s fun to use. Digital Cameras Service & Reliability Survey 2009 – Digital cameras are one of the most consistent areas of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/zO_yrlQCD6I/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=zO_yrlQCD6I:WJK9tTz72kY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/zO_yrlQCD6I" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-3.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-1453397003146850582Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-10-02T10:03:01.976-04:00 Courtesy of Panda Security. PandaLabs’ report this week focuses on a worm, a fake antivirus, a Trojan and a traditional virus. The new fake antivirus we are looking at this week is called Alpha Antivirus. Like many of its kind, it tries to fool users by displaying fake infections, false remote connections, or non-existent vulnerabilities. It then encourages users to buy a fake security http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/eD6ObglDBk0/alpha-antivirus-pandalabs-takes-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=eD6ObglDBk0:HZZHOHw4xC8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/eD6ObglDBk0" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/alpha-antivirus-pandalabs-takes-look.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-8800040787435905933Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:15:00 +00002009-10-02T09:17:33.849-04:00newstechlatestBill Mullinssecurity Lifehacker: First Look at Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta – The beta release of Karmic Koala, the next version of Ubuntu Linux, just arrived on the net. Wondering what’s new inside the open-source operating system? We took a tour and brought back these screenshots. 10 ways to detect computer malware – In the ongoing war against malware threats, you need tools that will baseline your system, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/owHIhHctu2o/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=owHIhHctu2o:uTR4FVO-yFA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/owHIhHctu2o" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-2982640679394000828Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:56:00 +00002009-10-01T12:57:42.445-04:00applicationVirusesCustom ScanfreeQuick ScanFull ScanMicrosoft Security Essentialsprogramdownloadreal time protectionBill Mullinsspywaremalicious software I get my dose of daily humor by reading certain other tech writers and reviewers, and yes, I know it sounds somewhat sacrilegious. But there you have it. The ones that make me laugh the loudest, are those who will never admit that Microsoft EVER does anything right. The ones I like to call – the Microsoft haters and baiters. The sense of arrogance they display is truly mind numbing. People http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/I-VyGS25rY0/microsoft-security-essentials-is-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=I-VyGS25rY0:c_5T1rczCyU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/I-VyGS25rY0" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/microsoft-security-essentials-is-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628459.post-699243416755001584Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:02:00 +00002009-10-01T09:12:41.567-04:00newstechlatestBill Mullinssecurity FCC: Broadband Up to 50% Slower Than Claimed – If you run around bragging about your cable or fiber broadband speeds, you might just stop after you read this report. According to the FCC, we’re not getting all that we pay for. This is not good. Read the story for more amazing findings. Tsunami news used to hide rogueware – Cybercriminals are using news reports about the deadly tsunamis that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~3/RixNY1NuVk8/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bill Mullins)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?a=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/knZs?i=RixNY1NuVk8:qutjkTcH42A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/knZs/~4/RixNY1NuVk8" height="1" width="1"/>http://billmullins.blogspot.com/2009/10/tech-thoughts-daily-net-news-october-1.html