Thanks for the links, inka. Made for interesting reading. PaleDark, I believe autorun on flash drives is now disabled by default on newer...
My wife is a teacher and regularly is putting her flash drive in computers that are openly accessible to the faculty and student population. In...
OK thanks, good to know FF offers built in protection.
Thanks for the info. While the loss of SafeWeb markups seems concerning, I read a while back on the Norton forum that if you try to go to a site...
Thanks for the info. Do you know if the computer is still protected from malicious websites (ie the Browser Protection) if the Toolbar is disabled?
I've got FF ver. 41.0.1 and NIS v. 22.5.4.24 but today it gives a message that the Norton plugin 2015.5.4.10 could not be verified for use, and...
OK thanks. My friend doesn't mind having them there, so I am leaving them as long as they're not threats. Thanks
I am cleaning up a friend's computer and I see that ADWCleaner and SuperAntiSpyware both flag the above AVG tools for removal. I believe these...
7.60911 here too. BD Free seems to be running fine for me, I never know it is there.
I read years ago that some viruses can detect usb drives and plant malware on them that will spread when the drive is plugged in to another...
The OS is 64 bit. I've just created a Mint 64 bit disk, the computer will not boot to it. The DVD is the first boot device, I can hear it...
I'm using Slacko Puppy linux, I don't see any options for 32 or 64 bit ISO's. Could that be why I can't boot to it? Should I look for another...
I had already gone in and set the DVD as the first boot device. I've never been able to boot a Win 8 computer using my Linux boot disk. Thanks
I've been unable to get this Win 8.1 computer to boot from my Linux disk. I've turned off secure boot, and I don't see any options in Setup for...
I need to copy user files from a badly infected computer to an external hard drive. Is it advisable to copy the files from within Windows, or is...
OK thanks to all. I am looking into these options now.
OK thanks for the info. But that would require regular updating of the HOSTS file to maintain protection against newly discovered threats, would...
I've been reading some articles from last month on exploits delivered via Flash advertisements:...
I am in the process of creating a Wordpress site for my wife. She wants the "Share" buttons that make it easy for site visitors to share the site...
OK thanks for the info.
If Ghostery is set to block all cookies and trackers, is it redundant to also set the browser to block 3rd party cookies? I've always thought so,...
Thanks. I wonder if security software will someday have the ability to scan your router for malware.
I am unclear exactly how the routers are being used here. In this attack, are the routers themselves infected, or does the malware just take...
Good info about closing browser before and after. Thanks
Thanks for the info. When I get some time, I plan to give Unchecky a look on my computer.
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