Introduction How many times have you walked up to a system in your office and needed to click through several diagnostic windows to remind yourself of important aspects of its configuration, such as its name, IP address, or operating system version If you manage multiple computers you probably need BGInfo. It automatically displays relevant information […]
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Previously code-named ‘Kumo,’ Microsoft’s new search will takeover from its Live Search brand. Microsoft has finally unveiled its new search engine, dubbed ‘Bing’. Formally code-named “Kumo,” the new search tool will replace Microsoft’s Live Search. It will eventually roll out over the next few days as a beta in the UK, and go worldwide by […]
Microsoft engineers have fortified the latest version of Windows with a feature designed to make it significantly harder for attackers to exploit bugs that may be lurking deep inside the operating system. The safeguard is called safe unlinking, and it’s been dropped into a part of the Windows 7 kernel that allocates and deallocates chunks […]
Microsoft has released a standalone installer for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 today. The software giant posted some things to know about the service packs last month, one of the warnings is if “vLite” was used to customize your Windows Vista installation, you may have removed required system components which prevent Service […]
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Huge computer worm Conficker stirring to life Posted on – Thu Apr 9, 2009 4:50PM EDT SAN FRANCISCO – The dreaded Conficker computer worm is stirring. Security experts say the worm’s authors appear to be trying to build a big moneymaker, but not a cyber weapon of mass destruction as many people feared. As many […]
An updated version of an old worm is targeting the same Microsoft vulnerability exploited by variants of Conficker. This time around, MS08-067 – a patched flaw in the Windows Server service – is being targeted by a new variant of the Neeris worm. Neeris first appeared in 2005, but is now back on the scene […]
The Conficker malware frenzy continues as IT security pros prepare for Wednesday, April 1, which is the day when the worm is expected to take some action from infected systems. And the date is no joke. Security pros have been warning organizations to have their Windows systems properly patched before April 1, or April Fools’ […]
Run a Conficker removal tool before April 1 By Brian Livingston @ windows secrets Computers infected with the infamous Conficker worm will start scanning the Internet for instructions this April Fools’ Day, and the results won’t be a funny joke. I’m publishing a special news update today to correct some misinformation that’s been circulating and […]