QuickTime Vulnerability Experienced In Mac OS X Too

"The QuickTime vulnerability disclosed in the Windows version of QuickTime last week also affects Mac OS X, Symantec said yesterday. According to additional research by Symantec's security response team, the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) bug in QuickTime is also present...

Phony Job Ad Nets More Stolen Identities

"Last week, a security company reported that it found about 100,000 stolen identities hidden away in a dozen caches spread across the globe. Now it seems that number may be a fraction of the amount that hackers have stolen and socked away. Researchers at Symantec have found...

Ready to Get Rid of Your Anti-Virus Software? - The Yoggie Pico Reviewed

Yesterday I uninstalled my anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software.  My computer is now completely naked against pieces of computer code that might do it harm.  And yet my PC is probably more secure than ever.Why get rid of anti-virus and allied...

Press #$#@$@ if you've had it with Customer Service

I was hoping all my postings would be positive...unfortunately my first one is about how Customer Service seems to be deteriorating. They ask you to punch in your order number, yet they ask for it again once they are on the phone. Don't you ever wonder if the all the...

Computer experts warn of viruses in Valentine messages

""Computer users should keep a wary eye on any romantic messages received by e-mail, as many of them could contain malicious code," said US security firm PandaLabs after detecting an increase in a worm it dubbed Nurech.A. The worm hides in e-mails with subjects like:...

Hackers exploit new Word attack

"Hackers are exploiting a new, unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word that could allow them to take control of a victim's computer, Symantec has warned. The zero-day vulnerability is the fourth in Microsoft's widely-used Word 2000 software that has not yet been patched,...