NEW VIRUS ATTACKS WINDOWS PCs

Aug 11, 2003 | security

A new virus was launched today that exploits the security hole acknowledged by Microsoft on July 16. (See my writeup on August 4.) You’ll likely see newspaper articles on Tuesday with more details. Systems protected by a home router or firewall probably...

WINDOWS UPDATES AND VIRUSES

Aug 4, 2003 | security, WinXP

SECURITY UPDATES: go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install Critical Updates Microsoft is strongly advising everyone to install the most recent security update for Windows, and there are alarming news stories about hackers taking advantage of this new...

THE EROSION OF ONLINE PRIVACY

Jul 1, 2003 | law, security

EBay’s director of law enforcement and compliance, Joseph Sullivan, gave a talk last winter which is only now getting any attention. In it, he offered law enforcement officials open access to EBay customer information – without regard for the legal procedures that you...

MESSAGE FROM “SUPPORT@MICROSOFT.COM” CONTAINS A VIRUS

May 22, 2003 | security, spam

The latest virus making the rounds purports to arrive from “support@microsoft.com.” The file attachment contains a virus. It’s not from Microsoft. You shouldn’t have to think about these. If you are using Outlook 2000 with the security update,...

HOW GATOR WORKS

May 22, 2003 | security

Gator is one of the most widespread and obnoxious of the adware programs out there – sneaky programs that might be installed on your system even though you don’t quite know how they got there. Gator’s job on your computer is to deliver popup ads, lots and lots of...

PHONE BOOK SEARCHES ON GOOGLE

Apr 29, 2003 | Google, search, security

Google has added a new service that will make you go, hmm. Do a Google search for your home phone number. Type in the number like this: 707-xxx-xxxx. If the number is listed in the phone book, you’ll instantly get back your name, your address, and links to maps that...