April 2007
New Computer Viruses To Watch Out For
FEDERAL BUREAUCRAT VIRUS: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units, each of which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important part of your computer. GALLUP VIRUS: Sixty percent of the PCs ... Tags: Computer Vir...
March 2007
Smith Died of a Lethal Combination of Prescription Drugs, Not Foul Play, Florida Authorities Say (WBKO-TV Bowling Green)
Hackers in the U.S.A. One-third of the world's hackers come from the United States. In comparison, Symantec Corporation reports China is responsible for about 10% of computer attacks and Germany around seven. Tags: Computer Worms,Trojans,Computer Virus...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Technology Queries Column (RedNova)
By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Mar. 18--HIBERNATION MODE OK ON WIRELESS NETWORKS: QUESTION: I have been told to use the hibernate mode when not on the computer. However, someone else said that using the hibernate setting with a wirele...
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...
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...
How Long Does It Take To Catch A Computer Virus? (InformationWeek)
Would you believe only 8 seconds Some folks connected an unprotected PC to the Internet and the results were immediate and very, very scary Tags: Trojans,Computer Worms,Computer
Tags: Trojans,Computer Viruses,Computer
January 2007
Europe: 126 MPH Storm, Computer Virus
Europe: 126 MPH Storm, Computer Virus. Tags: Computer Worms,Trojans,Computer
Tags: Computer Viruses,Computer Worms,Trojans
Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2007 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Tags: Computer Worms,Computer,Computer Viruses
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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...
November 2006
the 3 main types of computer viruses
a computer virus is a, usually, destructive program that can be passed from one compute to another similar to a real life biological virus. while there are many different types of viruses, and more being made every day, the ones most ... Tags: Computer...
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
Tags: Computer,Viruses,Trojans
'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
Tags: Trojans,Viruses,Computer
How a virus crashed Homeland Security
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 and Customs Enforcement bureau, ... Tags: Comput...
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