Howdy one and all and a great big welcome back to this weeks fun filled adventure of The Weekly Geek. Back in July I started on how to secure you computer (Basic Security Tips) and I have been working on Intermediate and Advanced tips ever since then, today I wanted to release a quick checklist. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Malware'
Top Internet Security “things to do”
September 27th, 2007 · Comments Off
Tags: Internet · Malware · Security · Trojans · Virus · Worms
Sony Sucks
September 5th, 2007 · Comments Off
Ok, there I said it. No, I don’t feel any better! A couple of years ago (2005) Sony installed a Rootkit inside some of it’s music CD’s. They had to replace the CD’s or give refunds. According to Wikipedia a Rootkit is “a set of tools used by an intruder after cracking a computer system. [...]
Tags: Malware · Security · Soap Box
Basic Computer Security – and I mean Basic
July 16th, 2007 · Comments Off
Securing your computer takes a little time but can and will save you a lot of pain and financial suffering when done properly. The following are the most basic steps in keeping your computer safe: Switch to Windows XP Professional. As you will read in the tips below, the Professional version of Windows is phenomenally [...]
Spyware Revisited
July 3rd, 2007 · Comments Off
Welcome to this weeks edition of The Weekly Geek. Today we will continue our saga of how a good gator turned out to be a nasty crocodile as we delve into Spyware in its many forms and how to remove it. Spyware is simply a program that will track your computer activity. It can include [...]
Tags: Malware · Security · Trojans
A Little about the Trojan Horse
June 29th, 2007 · Comments Off
Welcome back to all our readers. In this week’s exciting and fun-filled edition of The Weekly Geek we are going to continue on the adventure of a lifetime where we search out new life, explore new civilizations and discover the malicious side of the internet and how to protect your computer from the evils of [...]
