March 2007
Cisco to buy WebEx for $3.2 bil (The Arizona Republic)
SAN FRANCISCO - Cisco Systems has agreed to acquire the online meeting company WebEx Communications for about 3.2 billion in cash, a takeover that furthers Cisco's push beyond its core market for networking gear and into the lucrative arena of business...
My computer is too crappy even for NOD
256 RAM It slows my computer the heck down How can I minimize memory usage Edit: Lemme just add that I'm absolutely sure NOD is the culprit; when I disable it there's a phenomenal difference Tags: Computer Security,It Security,Internet Security
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Microsoft Rushing Out a Fix for Computer Flaw (NBC 24 Toledo)
Microsoft is rushing out a fix for a windows security flaw that could let hackers take control of your computer. Microsoft says they need to fix a flaw where computers can come under attack just by visiting a website that's been manipulated to exploit ...
Hacker suspected behind massive virus (The State)
A hacker with a grudge against Symantec, an anti-virus software company, could be behind a new, crippling computer virus attacking U.S. corporations, CNNMoney reported Thursday. Tags: Computer,Computer Viruses,Viruses
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February 2007
St. Vincent de Paul benefits from old computers (Herald Standard)
They say one man's trash is another man's treasure. And with technology today, that is definitely the case with computers. Tags: Computer Viruses,Computer,Computer Worms
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China detains 6 over 'panda' Virus
According to Beijing News, China has detained six men in their 20s for writing or profiting from a computer virus dubbed the "joss-stick burning panda" which infected over a million PCs in the country and promptly began deleting files, ... T...
Is it safe to connect a drive infected with a virus to my computer?
I have a hard drive that was diagnosed with a virus. I had it replaced but it contains many files (pictures, data, etc.) that I would like to recover. Would it be safe to connect it to my computer as a secondary drive and attempt to ... Tags: Computer...
January 2007
Choosing Good Antivirus Software Against The Ongoing Virus Threat
Your computer is indispensable in that it stores all your precious data and information, so just imagine your frustration at losing them if a virus infects your computer. Computer viruses can easily enter your computer via the internet ... Tags: Trojan...
Computer security firm warns of NY virus
A Finnish computer security firm has warned of a so-called email worm called Luder-A or Tibs.jy that is spread with a New Years greeting. The worm has been sent as an attachment named postcard.exe (or similar) in email messages with ... Tags: Computer ...
Healthier future ahead (New York Daily News)
Groundbreaking vaccines, exquisitely complex transplants and more precise weapons against cancer - these are only some of the medical and health breakthroughs of 2006. Tags: Trojans,Computer Viruses,Viruses
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December 2006
Kojo Nnamdi "Computer Guy" answers questions
Or it might have been an attempt to install a virus on your computer. I'm afraid this isn't Microsoft's fault - but rather a warning about how careful you must be when installing anything on your computer. The only way you should update ... Tags: Compu...
November 2006
Chip to Block Computer Viruses
A government-affiliated research institute in Japan says it has developed a chip that blocks viruses before they enter the computer, thus doing away with the need for conventional anti-virus software. The chip would lead to higher ... Tags: Viruses,Co...
InovaOne Assists Geeks On Call With New Strategic Communication, Branding Efforts (SYS-CON Media)
InovaOne launched a new marketing and brand refocusing campaign this week for Geeks On Call, the nation's premiere provider of on-site computer service, as part of an extensive strategic communications plan. Tags: Computer Worms,Computer Viruses,Comput...
Now a computer game to battle AIDS (ZDNet India)
The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) has announced the launch of a computer game targeted at young people aimed at helping them make better choices to combat diseases like AIDS. Tags: Trojans,Viruses,Computer
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'Macarena' Virus Targets Macs (Addict 3D)
Source code for a Mac virus has gone public, a security company warned Friday, and although the original doesn't carry a malicious payload, more dangerous variants can be expected. Tags: Viruses,Computer,Computer Worms
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How a virus crashed Homeland Security (The Register)
Border chaos from Zotob outbreak 'avoidable' A computer virus that infected computers connecting the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) US-VISIT border screening system last year first passed through the backbone network of the US Immigrations a...
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