Half a Billion Attempts to Infect Computers – in Just Three Months

Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, August 24th 2010. Under Technology  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
Half a Billion Attempts to Infect Computers – in Just Three Months
The security company Kaspersky has studied the amount of threats discovered on the web for the second quarter of 2010. The security company Kaspersky Lab has released a study in which they have measured the number of threats on the internet during the second quarter of this year. During this period, ... Continue Reading

F-Secure Mobile Security for Andriod

Published By Shadowon On Monday, July 5th 2010. Under Downloads, Google, Technology  Tags: , , , ,   
F-Secure Mobile Security for Andriod
F-Secure has previously had a security solution called Mobile Security for Symbian and Windows Mobile phones. Now it is also available for the Android platform. F-Secure Mobile Security 6 will provide comprehensive protection against malicious code and also an anti-theft protection for smart phones. The built-in browser protection also makes browsing more ... Continue Reading

Microsoft Responds to Google’s Criticism of Windows

Published By Shadowon On Thursday, June 3rd 2010. Under Google, Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , ,   
Microsoft Responds to Google’s Criticism of Windows
Google believes that Windows is too insecure, but Microsoft defends its operating system. As you have probably heard by now, Google has, according to several sources, decided to relocate all its employees to other operating systems than Windows. It is allegedly the Chinese attacks in December last year that have led ... Continue Reading

Here is Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

Published By Shadowon On Friday, May 28th 2010. Under Social Networks, Videos  Tags: , , , , ,   
Here is Facebook’s New Privacy Settings
Facebook has responded to the recent massive criticism with new and more simple privacy settings. Social networks like Facebook is about sharing information. But sometimes it is also about being able to control what information you do not want to share. Facebook has received substantial criticism for its sloppy handling of ... Continue Reading

Facebook Bug Revealed Private Instant Messages

Published By Shadowon On Thursday, May 6th 2010. Under Social Networks, Videos  Tags: , , , , ,   
Facebook Bug Revealed Private Instant Messages
A serious bug in Facebook made it possible to read other people's instant messages. The American news site TechCrunch yesterday discovered a bug in Facebook, which made it possible for a person to read other people's instant messages. In addition, it was possible to see which ... Continue Reading

Norton Internet Security 2011 Beta Available Now

Published By Shadowon On Friday, April 23rd 2010. Under Downloads  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Norton Internet Security 2011 Beta Available Now
Symantec has released a beta version of Norton Internet Security 2011, plus a variety of free tools. Norton Internet Security 2011 is a complete security suite of antivirus, antispyware, antispam and firewall. The new version will, according to Symantec, be faster than previous versions. Among the ... Continue Reading

- “Apple Fanboys Know Nothing About Security”

Published By Shadowon On Monday, April 19th 2010. Under Linux, Mac/Apple, Microsoft, Technology  Tags: , , , , , ,   
- “Apple Fanboys Know Nothing About Security”
Hacker claims that the only reason that Mac OS is a bit more secure than Windows is because Apple's OS is built on Unix. Marc Maiffret from the security company FireEye says that Mac users do not know anything about security. The hacker claims that Apple fanboys are in fact a ... Continue Reading

Microsoft Warns of Fake Security Essentials

Published By Shadowon On Monday, March 1st 2010. Under Downloads, Microsoft  Tags: , , , , ,   
Microsoft Warns of Fake Security Essentials
Microsoft has warned of a fake version of its security software Microsoft Security Essentials. It calls itself Security Essentials 2010 and can be difficult to remove. Those who are tricked into installing the program soon discover that they can no longer access some safety sites. It will not be possible ... Continue Reading

Free Security Programs: Antivirus, Anti Malware, Firewall etc.

Published By Shadowon On Wednesday, February 10th 2010. Under Downloads  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
Free Security Programs: Antivirus, Anti Malware, Firewall etc.
Virus Attacks are an ongoing threat on the web. It can access your computer from a website you just happen to stop by, and can do a lot of damage to the contents of your PC. Fortunatly there are some good solutions to protect and clean up your ... Continue Reading

The Least Safe Passwords Used

Published By Shadowon On Tuesday, January 26th 2010. Under Technology  Tags: ,   
The Least Safe Passwords Used
In December 2009 a hacker managed to get his fingers in the passwords to several million users of a site for games, music and other entertainment. Now, a security company analyzed the stolen passwords, and reveals a devastating verdict on people's security. The top of the list of the most ... Continue Reading

AVG – Spotify: Secutity Threat Fix! (How-To)

Published By Shadowon On Wednesday, January 20th 2010. Under Uncategorized  Tags: , , , , ,   
AVG – Spotify: Secutity Threat Fix! (How-To)
In its latest virus database update AVG has started to block the music program Spotify, and reports it as a threat. This is a so-called false positive, so there obviously is a code in Spotify that trigger the anti-virus program AVG to react. Temporary fix If you have downloaded ... Continue Reading