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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 09:21 |
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 Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. [alternatives: Firefox (highly recommended), Google Chrome, Safari]
The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.
Microsoft urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency patch to resolve it.
"Microsoft is continuing its investigation of public reports of attacks against a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer," said the firm in a security advisory alert about the flaw. Microsoft says it has detected attacks against IE 7.0 but said the "underlying vulnerability" was present in all versions of the browser.
Other browsers, such as Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, are not vulnerable to the flaw Microsoft has identified.
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Read more... [Serious security flaw found in IE]
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Monday, 02 April 2007 02:53 |
Some valid emails will get marked as 'Possible Fraud.' That's why it says 'Possible.'
MailScanner is simply alerting you to mismatched link in the message:
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Read more... [MailScanner fraud warning on Valid email]
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Monday, 19 March 2007 03:55 |
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They are good. The Bad Guys, I mean. They create official looking emails that look exactly like your banks email. But, of course, since they are 'Bad Guys', any info you give doesn't get to the bank. Well, eventually it does when they use YOUR info to get YOUR money.
Here is the latest example I received last week:
Bank Of America Alert: Online Access Suspension Message
(note the official logo coming directly from the bank's website)
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Read more... [Phishing and Fraud Attempt]
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Tuesday, 02 January 2007 03:28 |
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I've had a few questions about anti-virus software lately.
Some about "expiring AVG", and others about Norton or McAfee
AVG users: The free version is NOT running out. But you need to upgrade to 7.5 of the software.
The regular website 'hides' the free version, but here is the direct link for it: AVG Free AntiVirusJust download to your desktop (or wherever you download files) and run the setup program.
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Read more... [Anti-Virus Protection]
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Saturday, 16 September 2006 10:39 |
 You'll still need Internet Explorer for some sites, like banking, Post Office, and other sites that use ActiveX controls on their sites.
But, for the vast majority of sites, you'll be much better with FireFox.
Download and install.
Then, once installed, let it become your default browser.
It usually grabs your favorites from IE at setup.
You won't be bothered with as many popups, and you won't have to worry about the next Internet Explorer security hole.
That's it for now. I'll try to get a list of usefull add-ons for Firefox that should make surfing even better. |
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