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Calling All Brits (Ex-Pats too)

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

Forget avoiding your girlfriend in case she has decided that today is the day for the big proposal. Today is also the last day that you will be able to sign the Downing Street petition calling for...... (more)

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In | 29/02/2008 18:04:14

CastleCops Celebrates

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

One of the security forums that I cut my malware baby teeth in is CastleCops… although back then it was known as ComputerCops. Security forums are a valuable resource to our internet..and...... (more)

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In | 27/02/2008 19:22:58

New Rogue - Spyware Remover

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

Here we go folks, yet another rogue program for you all … with another really zippy name. SpywareRemover is a rogue anti-spyware program that is advertised through the use of malware. When.... (more)

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In | 27/02/2008 19:12:36

Botnet Taken Out In Canada

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

There has been quite a bit of information on various security sites about the botnet bust in Canada last week… so I know I’m raking over old news. But who cares… the point is,...... (more)

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In | 25/02/2008 18:02:36

US-Cert Vulnerability Summary for wc 18th Feb 2008

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 18, 2008 The US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...... (more)

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In | 25/02/2008 17:47:28

Browser Security Test

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

I found this Browser Security Test site. I ran my browser through it and came up with these results…. phew! There is some comprehensive and easy to understand information about each...... (more)

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In | 24/02/2008 22:22:37

Windows Vista SP1 Pre-requisite

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

I hope you are keeping an eye on the Windows Vista Team Blog, there were a few problems with the SP1 pre-requisite and Microsoft have released further KB article in case you are one of the unlucky...... (more)

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In | 24/02/2008 18:38:16

Microsoft Updates (Not)

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

Just a word of warning… Microsoft does NOT send out updates by email. Windows will tell you if there is an update pending. If you aren’t sure how to configure your settings to your...... (more)

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In | 22/01/2008 18:42:59

What Are The Advantages of Winpatrol 2007 Version

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

I had a comment to one of my posts.. it wasn’t relevant to the post at all and my spam catcher had marked it as spam. I was a little perturbed as to what to do.. because the question is one I..... (more)

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In | 20/01/2008 15:46:08

Falling In Love With You - Storm Worm Alert

Posted on Nellie2's Blog, by Nellie2

Valentines day is approaching fast, and so romantic thoughts of secret admirers are beginning to cloud our already fuzzy brains. After all, who can resist the thought that someone, somewhere... [[... (more)

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In | 16/01/2008 19:09:10

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