Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Conficker is celebrating its first birthday! Conficker is a Windows worm targeting flaws in the operating system to assign machines and link them into a virtual computer that can be commanded remotely by its authors. It is also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido which was first detected in November 2008. It uses a combination of advanced malware techniques making it difficult to counteract. It is believed to be the largest computer worm infection since the SQL Slammer of 2003. According to Shadowserver Foundation, a volunteer group of IT security professionals, there are at least seven (7) million IP addresses infected by the Conficker worm. They also stated that the Conficker worm is still hitting Brazil and China. Conficker is rampant in countries where many people are using bootleg copies of Microsoft Windows which is not advisable to do because it has no built-in security features exposing the computers open to infections. So don’t ever buy or use bootleg software. If you are using a legitimate and licensed Windows, always update it to get all the latest security patches. Of course, always keep an antivirus program that is working and updating automatically. In these days, Conficker is still infecting many computers. It is now considered as one of the biggest worm infection of all time. For now, computer owners must protect their PC from security threats like Conficker. Contact Techie Now, to help you with the PC protection that you need. Techie Now offers PC support services: virus and spyware removal, performance optimization, installation and configuration, and general repair. Techie Now care about your PC needs.
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
There are many possibilities open to users of desktops to secure them against malicious software as well as other irritants like pop-up ads that annoy the user no end. It is possible to browse the internet without having ads or pop-ups appearing when they are least wanted. Some desktop security systems allow integration of powerful privacy as well as security features and includes multi-site tabbed window browsing. Most often, the maximum security is provided to critical servers and the ordinary desktop is left to fend for itself from viruses and unwanted and malicious software. The desktop user is exposed to a number of online threats and may become, inadvertently the entry point of attacks to the entire network. And, within an enterprise, the desktop is perhaps the last defense against threats already existing. Therefore, it is not uncommon for most desktop security systems to comprise of personal firewalls and anti virus software but these only help the desktop to reserve intrusion prevention for network connection points. More than Just Reactive Anti-Virus Software and Personal FirewallsThe personal firewall and anti virus software leaves the desktop unprotected or is saddled with reactive security that kicks in only after the attack has begun, which is mostly too late to prevent downtime, lost transactions and compromising of confidential data as well as cause potential liabilities. In spite of the cost and complexity of desktop security systems, applying preemptive intrusion prevention may be more convenient and affordable. Intrusion prevention technology has become a central part of desktop security systems, though it was once reserved only for corporate gateways and network connections. Internet Security Systems (ISS) allows RealSecure Desktop which is software that puts together personal firewalls and application controls in tandem with ISS’s unique and preemptive intrusion prevention systems. This allows RealSecure Desktop to block attacks by bolstering the desktop security system. Using ISS desktop protection software, management of desktop security systems across networks is no big hassle because it can be centrally managed with SiteProtector, which is the centrally managed system that makes it easy to scale desktop protection throughout the enterprise. Because desktops are still the enterprise’s most important Information Technology assets it should not be left to rely solely on reactive anti virus and firewalls to protect itself but needs more advanced preemptive software to form the bulwark of desktop security systems that will not only ward off attacks, but also help to prevent them.
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