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New Computer Security Guide Can Help Safeguard Your Small Business

Just in time for October’s Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a guide to help small businesses and organizations understand how to provide basic security for their information, systems and networks. NIST … Continue reading

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Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers

Source: The Associated Press – Salt Lake City University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school’s three hospitals. University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson said the outbreak of … Continue reading

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Conficker Removal – Disinfection Tool

Source: ThreatPost/ZDNet How to fight network worm Conficker Symptoms of network infection. 1. Network traffic volume increases if there are infected PCs in the network, because network attack starts from these PCs. 2. Anti-Virus product with enabled Intrusion Detection System … Continue reading

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Conficker botnet installs scareware on infected computers

Source: Ryan Naraine @ ZDnet The Conficker botnet has stirred to life, using its peer-to-peer communication system to update itself and download scareware (fake anti-virus programs) to millions of infected Windows machines. The Conficker update comes a week after a … Continue reading

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Lirba Sotnot Virus – Worse than Conficker Worm?

NOTE: Yes, this was a April Fool’s joke. – Ryan Source: Confidential Reports have been pouring in from all over about a new worm released today with devastating effects. Some say that the actions taken by the worm can lead … Continue reading

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