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Turn Your USB Drive into a System-Recovery Tool: Are you the unofficial IT person for a small office? Then you've probably heard this before if not said it yourself: "My PC is running really slow and acting really weird." In cases like those, some kind of malware (viruses, adware, rootkits, etc.) is almost always to blame. If only...; Tags: Malware, Rick Broida, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, USB Flash Drive, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Where Should eBay Draw the Line Against Fakes?: Last week, online auction giant, eBay, said it would appeal a $63 million ruling against it by a French court, which found the company liable for facilitating the sale of counterfeit luxury goods, including the famed Louis Vuitton signature handbags. The suit was brought by LVMH Group, which owns the...; Tags: Michael Mattis, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Online Communications, eBay Inc., Peer To Peer (P2P), E-mail, Security, E-business/E-Commerce; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Re-Scan Suspicious Files with Jotti: Ever come across a program or file that you think is legit and useful but your onboard anti-virus program flags as suspect? Before you give up on it, run it through one of the online scanners that LifeHacker suggests to see if you're dealing with malware or just got a...; Tags: David Goldenberg, File, Hardware, Peripherals, Scanners, Security, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-06-27
The Secret to Eureka Moments: I'm interested in how people come up with ideas. That's one reason why I reviewed Bernd Schmidt's book "Big Think" (see How To Build Bernd Schmitt's Trojan Horse). So I was eager to read The Road To Eureka! subscription required, a piece in Science News on...; Tags: Brain, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing Research, Viruses And Worms, Strategy, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Management, Michael Fitzgerald, Insight; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Mozilla CEO Bites Apple: John Lilly, the CEO of open-source giant Mozilla, has called Apple's ethics into question. He claims Apple is sneaking its Safari browser onto PCs by tucking it into a software update for iTunes and Quicktime (when you go to update the two, a box to also download the new Safari...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Safari, Business Ethics, Desktops, Hardware, Leadership, Malware, Management, Mozilla Corp., Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, William Baker; Blog posts 2008-03-22

Silver: The Magic Metal: Silver kills bacteria, viruses, and werewolves on contact. So while supply is low and demand is high, companies like Silver Wheaton and Pan American Silver are strengthening their mettle and might even outperform gold. Blasphemy.; Tags: Bacteria, beauty and the geek, berkshire hathaway, britney, buffet, business, cash, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, closing bell, cnbc, condoms, culkin, day trade, diamonds, dotspotter, finance, gold, home alone, howard lindzon, invest, investing, james bond, jim cramer, julie alexandria, market, money, nasdaq, nyse, Security, silver, spitzer, stock exchange, stock market, stocks, teen wolf, trading, trends, usual suspects, Viruses And Worms, wallstreet, wallstrip, warren, web video, werewolf; Videos 2008-03-17
Spot-Check Suspicious Files with VirusTotal: Did a strange file attachment just land in your inbox? Or maybe you downloaded some software and don't want to run it without being absolutely positive it's virus-free. Enter VirusTotal.com, a free service that employsÂ nearly three dozenÂ anti-virus scanners to spot-check individual files. All...; Tags: Rick Broida, Security, Virus, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-01-23
How Do You Fight Spam?: Spam, the scourge of inboxes everywhere. Until recently, IÂ used SpamArrest -- a server-side challenge/response system that worked quite well for the most part -- to keepÂ it out of my inbox. But I'm a cheapskate (no, seriously, I have a whole blog to prove it), so I decided to try some...; Tags: Anti-spam, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Office Suites, Rick Broida, Security, Software, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-01-04
How Microsoft Marketing Screwed Us All.: Have you heard about the storm worm? It's a particularly nasty computer virus that's been popping up all year in different forms. What's different about this virus is that it has a business model and is actually making money for the people who created it. And those...; Tags: Geoffrey James, Security, Software, Marketing, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Marketing Research, Productivity, Sales Pro, Computer, Virus, Sales, Microsoft Corp., Operating System, Computer Virus; Blog posts 2007-12-21
How To Build Bernd Schmitt's Trojan Horse: Despite my misgivings about the examples he chose to introduce the concept of Big Think ideas, Bernd Schmitt does in fact seem to have created useful templates for organizations to come up with ideas that could be big. He details five tools for creating big ideas: ...; Tags: Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Trojan Horse, Idea, Strategy, Michael Fitzgerald, Security; Blog posts 2007-12-14
Bernd Schmitt: How to Make All Your Thoughts Big: Iâ€™m reading Big Think Strategy by Bernd H. Schmitt, a professor at Columbia Business School. Schmittâ€™s subtitle is â€œhow to leverage bold ideas and leave small thinking behind.â€Â He claims to have come up with a systematic way for companies to think big thoughts, like the Trojan...; Tags: Trojan Horse, Schmitt, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2007-12-12
Understanding Computer Viruses and Spyware: Computer viruses are a growing threat on the Internet. They cost organizations hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In 2007, there are thousands of viruses that can affect— even cripple—your computer. If current security updates are not installed on a computer, it's possible to get a virus just by...; Tags: Antivirus Software, BNET Editorial, Computer, Computer Virus, Internet, Productivity, Security, Software, Spyware, Trojan Horse, Virus, Viruses And Worms; Articles 2007-12-12
How Much is a Brand Hurt by Phishy Dealings?: Online phishers are able to cull financial account numbers, personal data, and consumer info. A recent study by YouGov on behalf of CloudMark, Inc. also found that 42% of adults feel that their trust in a brand would be greatly reduced by a phishing attempt using that brand's identity. ...; Tags: Brand, Branding, Jonathan Haeber, Marketing, Phishing, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2007-11-30
Cybersquatting's Impact: Picture a consumer typing in a domain name that intends to reach you. Instead, the consumer slips up in typing the address and ends up with a goody bag full of spyware, viruses, and trojan horses on their computer. That hypothetical occurrence is far more common than you may think....; Tags: Business Operations, Consumer, Cybersquatting, Domain Name, Domain Names, Intellectual Property, Internet, Jonathan Haeber, Research & Development, Security, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2007-11-21
Are Airplanes Full of Germs? Not Compared to Your Office: Flu season is almost upon us. In preparation, business travelers might be stocking up on Airborne--those little pills that promise to keep you from catching anything floating around an airplane cabin. But the news out this weekend is you needn't bother. And not just because those pills are a little...; Tags: Cabin, Jessica Stillman, Microsoft Office, Security, Virus, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2007-10-15
Employees Edge Over Viruses as Top "Security Problem": This year marks the first of the Computer Security Institute survey's 12-year history in which inside employees are the leading cause of network security problems [PDF]. The organizations polled experienced a $350,424 loss on average -- more than twice last year's average loss. The CSI received...; Tags: Jonathan Haeber, Security, Virus, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2007-09-27
Make Windows Boot Faster by Starting Up Slower: Tired of waiting five or 10 minutes for your computer to boot? Malware could be the culprit, so make sure to run anti-spyware software. But another source of slow booting is all the software that's trying to run the moment Windows starts. Startup Delayer takes a clever approach to this...; Tags: Software, Minute, Microsoft Windows, Startup Delayer, Rick Broida, Spyware, adware & malware, Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, SECURITY; Blog posts 2007-09-12
Cybercrime's Net Yearly Take: According to the U.S. General Accounting Office, cybercrime accounts for a net loss of $67 billion every year. What's the breakdown? The biggest taker is identify theft, which nets criminals $49.3 billion a year. Phishing picks up a measly $1 billion (what a pittance, eh?)How can you ensure the bots...; Tags: Channel management, Cybercrime, Firewalls, Jonathan Haeber, Phishing, Routers & switches, Software, Tools & Techniques, Viruses and worms, Web; Blog posts 2007-08-27
Beef Up Your Security with 15 Free Utilities: You know you need bulletproof security to keep your PC safe from viruses, spyware, phishing attempts, and the like -- but did you know you can get all the software you need free of charge? Computerworld rounded up 15 security programs -- firewalls, rootkit killers, anti-virus utilities, etc. --Â all of...; Tags: Rick Broida, security, Software, Viruses and worms; Blog posts 2007-07-10
The Next Sober Virus Attack: CNET Senior Editor Robert Vamosi explains how and when the Sober virus is expected to strike again and what you can do to protect yourself against this mass-mailing worm. by BNET staff; Tags: BNET staff, Security, Virus, Virus Attack, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2006-07-13