Category Archives: Security

Registry Mechanic Download and Review

Posted on July 16, 2009 by admin

Cleaning the registry of your computer is vital to its health and reliability. Manually going through and cleaning out your computer’s registry can be a nightmare! Deleting one listing in your registry can disrupt and even remove several other things … Continue reading →

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Botnets

Posted on April 16, 2008 by admin

Spammers and hackers today are very sophisticated when it comes to covering their tracks. Instead of sending spam or using their own computers to attack an orginization or individual they now employee Botnets.  A Botnet is a collection of computers … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista Sp1 Released

Posted on March 19, 2008 by admin

You may or may not have read my previous article over Vista sp1, but as a quick refresher I will outline a few entries. The below portion is pulled from my previous post on the Sp1 subject. I just wanted … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Hole In Windows Vista and XP

Posted on February 27, 2008 by admin

  Microsoft is currently addressing newly discovered holes in the security of their Vista and xp operating systems. Most importantly a security vulnerability in Windows Vista and XP that could expose a computer to an early-season bite while you are … Continue reading →

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Old Ploy-New Virus

Posted on July 17, 2007 by admin

Last seen in 2006 another virus known as “Ransomeware” is trying to extort US $300 from users. The virus apparently encrypts your personal files. After your files have been encrypted the virus then copies a file named read_me.txt  to the … Continue reading →

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Selecting a Proper Password

Posted on July 10, 2007 by admin

How secure are the user names and passwords you have selected? In this article we will outline a few things to consider when selecting passwords for computer or online accounts. Here are a few guidlines to consider. Do NOT use … Continue reading →

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Back To Work

Posted on July 9, 2007 by admin

Does anyone else find it hard to pick up work after vacationing? Having completed a weeks worth of vacation I am back to the grind….well….sort of. I am using this day to read up on new stories and technologies for … Continue reading →

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Windows Live One Care

Posted on June 1, 2007 by admin

Windows Live One Care is a utility designed by Microsoft to scan your computer for several different issues. Live One care scans your computer for unnecessary temporary files, invalid registry entries, open ports, malware, and even checks your hard drive … Continue reading →

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Vista Parental controls

Posted on May 17, 2007 by admin

Finally Microsoft added a feature that is much easier to use than previous utilities to help parents monitor youth activities. Although features such as this have previously been embedded into the Windows operating system it is not until now that … Continue reading →

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Another Feature of Vista

Posted on May 15, 2007 by admin

Here as of late I have been writing about some of the features of Windows Vista. This article reviews the bitlocker feature. Although this utility is not entirely new as it was released previously with Windows 2000 and has been … Continue reading →

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