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Category: Security

Malware everywhere with some new tricks

Posted on October 19, 2010 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Malware everywhere with some new tricks

So as the malware war continues, I have found that the fake AV virus learned a new trick or two. The latest version I dealt with had a new rootkit in it that prevented combofix, malwarebytes and superantispyware from running. Of course it is not smart enough to stop those pieces of software from running…

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Computers, Security, Software

The problems with the Cloud…

Posted on April 20, 2010April 22, 2010 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on The problems with the Cloud…

Everyone is talking about Cloud computing. Put things up on The Cloud. SMBs save money by moving to The Cloud. The Cloud is not everything its cracked up to be though, as one of the biggest cloud providers has recently shown. Before we get into the heart of this op/ed type piece (I do try…

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Computers, Internet/Music, Security

Web Browsers Suck

Posted on March 26, 2010March 26, 2010 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Web Browsers Suck

Coming off the heels of IE, Firefox and Safari getting hacked at the recent Pwn conference this week, I have to sit back and wonder what has happened to the browsers out there. Why must they all be hunks of junk? IE has more security holes than swiss cheese, we all know that. Even IE8…

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