RDKsoftware and web development

Well, word just in that Energizer Bunny is a threat to a PC's health and security. This points-out a couple of issues users need to address.

ITworld just had a good article about less-than-obvious theats which included some advice for a small wireless network that fits in your home or small office.

How many times have you seen a link at a blog or web-site that refers to something along the lines of "read me" or "document here"? What about http:tinyurl.com/abc. None of these options are safe and require some special attention.

I've advised people to check suspicious files at virustotal.com, now I'll say be careful.

VirusTotal.com is still what it used to be, but there is now a fake out there.

Here's a tweet from the project manager at VirusTotal.

http://twitter.com/jcanto/status/9685945726

In January there was a big attack against Google that apparently used a flaw in Internet Explorer which got the name "aurora".

Probably the two most common questions I get about Anti-Virus software is "which one is best", and "are free AVs any good". Now "AV comparatives" has done a test to see which AV not only detects but removes and cleans-up after malware well. I see a few problems:

UAC (user access control) on Vista has been the target of bad press and it has been dissed by many. But is it that bad? Should you turn it off like many are suggesting? The answer is a resounding "no" and here is why.

Another attack has been proven possible on unbreakable wireless networks. I have heard WEP called "unbreakable" and I have heard the word "unbreakable" used for WPA after WEP was broken. But now both WEP and WPA have been broken. WPA2 seems to be the next best thing. However, the situation is not as dire as some make it sound. There are four items that must be secured to be able to resist the latest wireless exploits. Break these rules and you are you are vulnerable to the attack:

RIP to lite weight utilities to monitor your system.

FileMon and RegMon have now been retired from SysInternals.