Tag: floppy disk

Jul 03 2010

Always Eject External Drives Before Removal

By Boydo in CD-ROM, Flash, Hard Drive, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Optical, Storage, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Over the course of my career where USB flash drives and external flash drives have become more commonplace (compared to the 1990s where floppy disks and compact discs were king) I have been shocked by the number of people that simply pull out a drive without first ejecting it. In some cases, this has lead …

buffer, cache, CD, FAT, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Flash, floppy disk, Hard Drive, NTFS, USB, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Jul 02 2010

When All Else Fails, Use Malwarebytes

By Boydo in Anti-malware, Antivirus, BitTorrent, Browsers, Communications, Connectivity, Email, Flash, Hard Drive, Instant Messaging, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Optical, P2P, Security, Storage, Technology, Windows Vista

Today, a work colleague and friend of mine had an issue with her computer being overcome by a nasty piece of malware formally known as PolyCrypt and commonly disguised as “Security Master AV” (which looks a lot like the Windows Security Centre). The computer was still operational and remote accessible via LogMeIn (which I have …

anti-malware, BitTorrent, e-mail, floppy disk, Instant Messaging, Internet Explorer, LogMeIn, malware, Malwarebytes, McAfee, PolyCrypt, Security Master AV, UIPI, Windows, Windows Update, Windows Vista
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Tag: floppy disk

Always Eject External Drives Before Removal

When All Else Fails, Use Malwarebytes

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