Microsoft has released the new Microsoft Security Essentials software for download and install on Windows PC’s everywhere! The new Microsoft Security Essentials software is a replacement for what was known as Windows Live OneCare.

The installation file for the new software was pretty light. Total download size was only 8.61MB. Sitting less than 9MB, it places it less than a third of my least favorite application, Adobe Reader. Oh, and this is a full-blown security application, not just a PDF reader.
Once downloaded the installation process couldn’t have been much easier as well. The general installation steps were expected, there was a …read more

Visiting my in-laws for a bit and trying to check some email. As I’m doing some general browsing around the web I continue to get these quarter browser window pop ups. The question here is what’s the last thing that was downloaded and installed? There presents a challenge that has just arisen as well. When I went to the Control Panel to see what’s installed the installed programs list won’t even display all the way.
Looks like I’ll need to come back and run some applications to see what’s going on. This presents the question though. Do you know what’s on …read more

I haven’t had a real virus or malware issue on my computer in quite awhile now. I think the key to this effort hasn’t been the brand of anti-virus or anti-spyware I use. Neither has it been based on the fact that I’m a PC or Mac user. Keeping yourself safe online is more of a mental task than software.
You can follow these five steps to keep yourself safe on any system with any software installed.

Know Your Links: Too many times I think people just click on anything that’s blue and underlined in their browser. Take a minute and read …read more

For the first time, Symantec Corp. publicly released a detailed report of its findings about the “Underground Economy” (cyberworld) through its observations between July 2007 and June 2008. Though this report was released nearly two months ago, I came across it only now.
Read the Symantec Report on the Underground Economy or listen to the corresponding Symantec podcast by Zulfikar Ramzan, the Security Technology & Response Technical Director.
Symantec estimates the value of total advertised goods on the underground servers as up to $276 Million and this figure is from only the underground they had access to. Mr. Ramzan said in the …read more