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Disable Your Computer's Parasites

2007-08-01 19:23:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
Disable Your Computer's Parasites An individual who uses a computer with an Internet connection pretty much practices caution when downloading programs from the Internet and email because of the threat of viruses and worms. These malicious program codes and programs can cause your system to become unstable and worse yet, after it has spread...
 
Tags: computer, adware, adware continues, internet, internet connection pretty, spyware, anti virus programs, unwittingly install adware, regular computer
 
 
 
 
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Symantec tells users: Disable protection before XP SP3 upgrade

2008-05-27 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Customers who use Symantec's consumer security products are being told to disable the SymProtect feature in the software before upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3 to avoid problems with the Windows registry
 
Tags: windows, consumer security products, windows registry, symantec, symprotect feature, service pack, disable, avoid, software
 
 
 
 
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iPhone Feature Discovered By Hacker Allows Apple To Remotely Disable Unwanted Apps

2008-08-11 14:55:39 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
According to iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski, Apple has prepared a blacklisting system which allows the company to remotely disable applications on any iPhone device. Apparently, the new 2.x firmware contains a URL which points to a page containing a list of unauthorized apps, a move which suggests that the device makes occasional contact with...
 
Tags: iphone device, remotely disable applications, device, apple, apps, occasional contact, apparently, suggests, move
 
 
 
 
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Your Turn At The Bar Again? Security Costs in a Pay Per Drink Cloud

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2008-05-01 20:55:26 by Craig Balding in Cloud Security
...disable all the security Oscar : Well, we need to do something if we are going to finish posting our numbers this quarter. Are you volunteering to explain to our CEO why we didnt Simon : Hmm. Let me check the agent logs, perhaps there is a problem Oscar : I already checked them, no errors reported Simon : Hmm. Ill log a call with the Premium...
 
Tags: security costs, costs, runtime security costs, security runtime costs, security, security tool, security tool inefficiency, security tools plays, plays
 
 
 
 
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Password policies. Once again.

2007-09-04 22:14:00 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...disable account lockout by default. There are much better -- and much less expensive -- ways to mitigate the threat. Disabling unused accounts You're right, there's no built-in method to automatically disable unused accounts. A variety of third-party products can provide you with this functionality. I suspect some of them might be free,...
 
Tags: account, enable account lockout, password, account lockouts, disable account lockout, 42-day default expiration, default, expiration, password expires
 
 
 
 
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Adware and Spyware Such a Pain

2007-08-01 19:17:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...disable or remove the existing spyware from the user's computer system. Once installed, they also provide protection preventing a variety of spyware programs from installing themselves in your computer However, there's a need to update these anti-spyware programs regularly. The World Wide Web is a fast pace medium. Everything in there...
 
Tags: spyware programs, decent anti-spyware programs, anti-spyware programs regularly, anti-spyware programs, spyware, free, popular free anti-spyware, spyware program, spyware program offer
 
 
 
 
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Thwarting a large-scale phishing attack

2007-06-11 11:35:00 by Niels Provos in Google Online Security Blog
 
...disable compromised accounts with links to those sites. Unfortunately, many of the blocked users did not remove the phishing links when they reactivated their accounts, so the attacks continued to spread. On April 19, MySpace updated their server software so that they could disable bad links in users' profiles without requiring any user...
 
Tags: myspace, myspace profiles, real myspace content, myspace account, attack, dummy myspace account, phishers move, phishers, lower-value sites
 
 
 
 
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802.1X Terminology- Port 'Closed'

2008-05-03 23:20:17 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
...disables the port Well, no, we shouldnt say that. When we talk about enable and disable for ports, thats actually a port property designation within the switch. When we disable a port in the switch, were turning it off and preventing it from passing any traffic When we have an 802.1X-enabled port thats unauthenticated, it still has to pass...
 
Tags: port, port property designation, traffic, possibly discovery protocols, traffic types, ciscos cdp, untechnical term, choice, disable
 
 
 
 
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Eight Steps to Responsible Surfing

2008-08-07 00:30:41 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...Disable scripting and widgets Many Web-based attacks use various scripting languages to run infectious programs in a browser or use downloadable widgets to execute infections locally. By disabling scripting and avoiding downloadable widgets wherever possible, surfers disable these common attack vectors 7. Rate your Web pages Some available...
 
Tags: mainstream web sites, sites, adult internet sites, web sites, web surfers, surfers, surfers disable, security, computer security