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Sep 01 2010

Intel Buys McAfee… But Why?

By Boydo in Anti-malware, Antivirus, Connectivity, Firewall, Secure, Security, Technology, VPN

Just a quick one for tonight. A few days ago, it was announced that Intel had bought McAfee for under $8 billion. McAfee was not in any financial trouble despite sending out an update to its antivirus software that rendered computers inoperable when a critical system file was quarantined. The question here is what is …

Antivirus, firewall, Intel, McAfee, TPM, Trusted Platform Module, Unified Threat Management, UTM, VPN
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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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Mar 08 2010

Microsoft Security Essentials – No Bloat, No Fuss

By Boydo in Antivirus, Firewall, Hard Drive, Security, Storage, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Since I got my first computer back in 1995 (with Windows 95 on it) I’ve gone through several different pieces of antiviral software as well as the incremental upgrades that became more common. As time progressed, the size of the software increased as well as the scope of what was included in an AV package. …

Antivirus, Hard Drive, McAfee, Microsoft, Norton, Security Essentials, Symantec, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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When All Else Fails, Use Malwarebytes

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