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Over the Thanksgiving holiday Hackers defaced off SCO Web site
The SCO website appears to have been hacked over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. SCO's Web site was largely out of commission until Monday morning, a representative of the Lindon, Utah-based…
Removing Spyware, Viruses, and Other Malware from Windows
An introduction to minor security incident response For nonprofit staff who use computers all day, system glitches can bring important work to a grinding halt. While you can often prevent…
Kerio Personal Firewall: Premium Security That Delivers Strength and Simplicity
Security Made Simple ... or Advanced If your PC spends a lot of time connected to the Internet — and let's face it, if it doesn't, it's likely gathering dust…
Google Desktop Search: Lightning-Quick Searches for Your PC
Lightning-Quick Google Search Technology for Your PC In the beginning there was the Internet, which spawned from relatively humble beginnings into a vast global information repository. Next came the search…
Mozilla Firefox 1.0: Microsoft Alternative Comes of Age
Where There's Smoke There's Fire(fox) If you often cheer for underdogs or don't particularly care for 800-pound gorillas, you may like the idea of using a non-Microsoft browser or e-mail…
WebSite-Watcher: Save Yourself Time with Automated Site Monitoring
A Handy Time-Saving Tool Wouldn't it be nice to see what the competition is up to without having to take time out of your daily routine to check a dozen…
KeePass: Keeping Your Passwords Safe and Secure … and Easily Accessible
Keeping Your Passwords Safe and Secure Here's a three-part test we like to use when reviewing freeware: * Does it work correctly, every time, without fail? (If not, go out…
Linux goes Live on Gentoo CD release
Gentoo is a distribution of Linux that its developers claim is fully customisable for any application or need. According to a Netcraft survey in July 2004, Gentoo experienced the fastest…
Winamp Security Hole
Nullsoft has issued a fix for a newly discovered security vulnerability affecting Winamp , and Pro or newer. The vulnerability takes advantage of the Winamp Skin installer mechanism coupled with…
Security officials to spy on chat rooms
The CIA is quietly funding federal research into surveillance of Internet chat rooms as part of an effort to identify possible terrorists, newly released documents reveal. In April 2003, the…
Kazaa creates worst spyware threat, says CA
Peer-to-peer program Kazaa is the number one spyware threat on the Internet, according to Computer Associates. According to the company's Pest Patrol research, Kazaa created a greater threat than other…
Firefox cutting into IE
As Firefox marks its 5 millionth download and moves to retail stores, a survey showed Microsoft's heavyweight Internet Explorer slipping below 90 percent market share. , an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based provider…
Opera 7.60 joins the browser battle
Opera says the next version of its browser will improve Web page rendering to make it easier to view and print online content. The next version of the Opera browser,…
Linus Torvalds speaks out against EU patent law
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has made an appeal to the EU Council to oppose the adoption of the Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions, known as the software patent…
Netscape aims beyond Firefox
Once chided for jumping the gun with its Mozilla-based browser, Netscape is gunning to surpass the original with its next release. Netscape on Wednesday confirmed an earlier report that it…
Does anybody like Norton AntiVirus?
Has anybody had a good experience with Symantec's Norton Antivirus? Whenever I have written about Symantec's flagship consumer antivirus application, the response from readers is always the same. Hordes of…
IView MediaPro v2.6.2
Imagine everything you wanted to do with your digital media all in one place. iView MediaPro is a media management, presentation, editing, publishing and cataloging application. It offers a rich…
Panda Software reports the appearance of Sober.I
PandaLabs has detected the appearance of a new worm called This malicious code is designed to spread rapidly via email in a message that can be written in English or…
ATM industry prepares to secure its new windows-based ATMs
The Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA) () has published its international best practices for ATM Cyber Security as the ATM industry enters its cyber era, due to the twin migrations…
Microsoft says IE updates possible
Microsoft, under pressure to add new features to Internet Explorer, said it might do so by way of the browser's add-on mechanism. The company has been steadfast in its insistence…