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    Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2009

    in Windows Security

    Posted

    I will wait a couple of days and if you are still able to post here, then I'll do my updates :)

    Oh ye of little faith. :lol:

     

    I still have my old For Sale XP Home system as I have not had a call about it yet. :(

     

    Maybe I should have have put it in trade for the new Vista system but I want to sell the complete system with its monitor and computer desk as well.

     

    I learned a new word today "nullifidian" while looking up "Oh ye of little faith." B)

     

    HAHA!!! said with Nelson Muntz's voice.

    I don't like software firewalls neither since watching Malwarebytes MBAM developer Bruce Harrison discus software firewalls:

    http://www.besttechie.net/2008/08/20/malwa...loper-interview <== firewall discussion starts about 8 minutes into the video.

     

    I recommend watching the whole video as it has some great information

    Are Symantec Snooping?

    in Windows Security

    Posted

    Here's the SiteAdvisor details about that site:

    http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/experts-exchange.com

     

    Strange that SiteAdvisor flags it as "green" with some of the stuff detected. :huh:

    SiteAdvisor is just like other McAfee products that are as nimble as a garden snail and when they leave they deposit stuff that is a bit hard to remove.

     

    Unfortunately I paid for SiteAdvisor PLUS a while back when SiteAdvisor was good just after they purchased it but like other companies that borge smaller ones that have a good product it falls into disarray after a while.

    Neither analyze or defrag will run

    in Defraggler

    Posted

    I see you have a similar background to me but you seem to have a problem with quoting text.

    quote name='YoKenny' date='Mar 10 2009, 03:00 AM' post='130643']

    How about one from me.

    I started in '67 and retired in '98 and I was in Technical Support on Large Systems and Telecommunications and used to read ASCII and BSC line traces like a book.

    I worked with the first PCs that had 2 5.25in floppies all the way up to the then latest PS/2 models with OS/2 with its Communication Manager.

     

    Why would the CCleaner development team want to work on a problem that is probably fixed in SP3 for one user with a problem when there are millions of other happy users without a problem?

    System Volume Information

    in Defraggler

    Posted

    Every once in a while I will go to the hard drive Properties then Disk cleanup then More Options then Clean up... to remove old Restore Points.

     

    I mean the Vista shut down isn't a true shut down either

    On my Vista system when I shut it down then it is definitely off.

     

    Have you set the system to either go into Sleep or Suspended state?

    Neither analyze or defrag will run

    in Defraggler

    Posted

    Reading the Microsoft.public.windowupdate newsgroup is my excuse. I have always installed all the updates issued by MS but not going to install sp3 no matter how many lashes you lay on me M_Lyons. LOL

    But thanks for your concern.

    How about one from me.

     

    The Microsoft.public.windowupdate newsgroup is comprised of a few Microsoft haters, computer n00bs that would have difficulty with an electronic calculator and the few of the 90+ million Windows users that have a problem following directions plus the people that are angry that Microsoft wont permit updates for their pirated Windows.

     

    Which one are you?

     

    Top Desktop Threats

    1. Trojan:JS/Agent.FA

    2. Worm:Win32/Roron.AA@mm

    3. Worm:Win32/Conficker.B

    4. TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad.T

    5. Virus:Win32/Sality.AM

    6. TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad.AT

    7. Virus:Win32/Mabezat.B

    8. TrojanDownloader:Win32/Swif.M

    9. TrojanDropper:Win32/Alureon.J

    10 TrojanDownloader:ASX/Wimad.AE

    USB protection

    in Software

    Posted · Edited by YoKenny

    My AV (AVIRA Antivir) detects the LINK (http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe)is WORM /Generics.4084

    That is a False positive because it downloads fine with avast! and is not malware according to Malwarebytes MBAM.

    Send in a False positive report to Avira AntiVir.

     

    When I fire up my XP Pro system with Avira AntiVir I'll check it out.

     

    Added info: It is a false positive and I tried to report it but I had a problem:

    http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=...;threadID=84707

    What is security?

    in Windows Security

    Posted

    What I think it is:

     

    se⋅cu⋅ri⋅ty   /sɪˈkyʊərɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [si-kyoor-i-tee] Show IPA noun, plural -ties, adjective

    ?noun

    1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.

    2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.

    3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.

    4. freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security.

    5. precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.: The senator claimed security was lax and potential enemies know our plans.

    6. a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder.

    7. protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security.

    8. an assurance; guarantee.

    9. Law. a. something given or deposited as surety for the fulfillment of a promise or an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.

    b. one who becomes surety for another.

     

    10. an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock.

    11. Usually, securities. stocks and bonds.

    12. Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness.

     

    ?adjective

    13. of, pertaining to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures.

     

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     

    Origin:

    1400?50; late ME securytye, securite(e) < L sēcūritās. See secure, -ity

     

    Synonyms:

    2. assurance, certainty, positiveness. 3. safeguard, safety.

     

    Google is your friend:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security

    http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx

    http://books.google.ca/books?q=security&am...bottom-3results

     

    I believe in Layered Security which is having multiple applications that protect different aspects of a system such as keeping Windows up to date and a firewall, HOSTS file and security applications.

     

    I have Windows set to Automatically update but others prefer to wait 3-5 days to update so then setting Windows to notify about available updates is the minimum security for Windows.

     

    The Windows firewall is quite adequate if accompanied with a hardware firewall.

    My ISP supplied modem has a built in firewall so I do not use a software firewall.

    See:

    http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=17629

     

    The HOSTS files I use I use are hpHosts and MVPS:

    Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

    http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

    http://www.hosts-file.net/?s=Download

     

    The security applications I use :

    avast! anti virus, Windows Defender updated daily from its portal and WinPatrol:

    http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

    http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal <== current update v1.53.292.0

    http://www.winpatrol.com <== current version V15.9.2008.5

    http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=17628

    i was near death!

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    I'm glad you are still with us and I know how devastating being in a car accident can be as I was in an accident ages ago and I still have lingering problems with a sore neck and hips that ache especially when the forecast is for rain or snow.

    It is due to whiplash that left me with Sciatica in my lower back.

    Not Cleaning Temp Internet Files

    in CCleaner Bug Reporting

    Posted

    Yes, I'm experiencing the very same problem. I'm running Win XP, SP3 with IE7 on 3 computers. The program isn't cleaning my Temp Internet Files on all three computers. I have to go into IE7,Tools, Internet Options, Delete, Delete All. I've run CCleaner several times now on all 3 computers and it simply doesn't clean.

     

    Regards,

    Denise

    Welcome Denise

     

    Are the Temp Internet Files in the default location?

     

    What is the location they are in?

    Avira and CCleaner - internet problem

    in CCleaner Bug Reporting

    Posted

    there's numerous posts around the net regarding this issue.

     

    I should have mentioned versions:

    ccleaner v 2.17.853

    avira premium security suite , product version 8.2.0.252

     

    with web guard activated.

     

    Keeping two folders does not mean messing with the program.

     

    ty

    Tal

    I'm using V8.02.00.107 on my XP Pro system with Avira Premium which is the latest non-beta release.

     

    I do not like software based firewalls as they seem to mess up too much.

     

    Have a look at the Avira forum in the Suite area to see all the problems the firewall is causing:

    http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=...amp;boardID=131

    The Dog Thread

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    :lol: In this multi-national arena you've got to think carefully about what you call a lot of things. Having a fag probably conjures up a different image on your side of the pond than it does on mine.

     

    I was gonna call it a quilt, but that sounds naffer than duvet. I'll stick with duvet I think. :P

    Fags are popular in San Francisco but there's not much call for duvets though. ;)

    User Info

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    Agreed. I did my signature over and although it isn't as pretty and techno as the CPU-Z ID info, it still does the job :)

    That's better and gets the point across.

     

    I'm not jealous because I am in a way self-employed but retired at the same time with a great pension and plenty of time on my hands but I have to be careful that The Devil makes work for idle hands does not creep into my daily life. :D

     

    t3114_idle.png

    http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/t/th..._idle_hands.asp

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