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AccountKiller

June 13, 2011

Accountkiller helps protect your personal data AccountKiller has instructions for removing accounts and personal profiles from most popular websites. It also has a blacklist showing sites where it’s not possible. This is a great tool for anyone concerned about having personal data “out there” where others may be able to access it. Of course, without [...]

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Adobe to release Reader and Acrobat security patches tomorrow

June 13, 2011

A “pre-notification” from Adobe announced patches for “critical” security flaws in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader for Mac and Windows. The updates are scheduled to be available tomorrow. Adobe is planning to release updates for Adobe Reader X (10.0.1) and earlier versions for Windows, Adobe Reader X (10.0.3) and earlier versions for Macintosh, and Adobe [...]

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Gmail users may be at risk from a Flash bug

June 7, 2011

 Yesterday (06/06/11) Adobe told the world that the Flash Player bug patched in a release the day before is a risk to Gmail users. Hackers have used it to steal login credentials, which would provide access to email and any other data stored in a Google account. The patch was an emergency fix, as this [...]

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Dismantling the Trojan Horse (or why MacGuard isn’t a concern)

June 4, 2011

The Other World Computing blog has a great post, with the same name as this post. Rather than condense it here, read their post to really understand what all the noise about MacDefender, MacProtecter, MacGuard and MacShield are all about. Also, understand that these are all the same trojan, simply renamed to get more mileage [...]

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Mac Defender, now Mac Guard – beware!

June 2, 2011

Apple released its security update to protect against MacDefender (or Mac Defender) trojan infection, but now there’s Mac Guard, which does not require a password to install. It shows up on web pages that pretend to scan for malware, and inform users that they must install software to clean their Mac. If the “Open safe [...]

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Want Security? Get a Mac

June 2, 2011

Keir Thomas at PCWorld wrote yesterday about former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s comments at the All Things Digital D9 conference. It’s very interesting reading indeed. The short version is that Eric said, in a Q&A session, that the best workstation security is to use a Mac and the Chrome browser (from Google, curiously enough). He [...]

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New Security Update provides more malware protection for Snow Leopard

June 1, 2011

Security Update 2011-003 was released a couple of days ago to help protect against malware such as the Mac Defender trojan horse, and to help protect against future malware. Update! as of today (6/1/11), MacDefender developers have circumvented the detection ability of the current definitions. Browse carefully! More details on how the new security update [...]

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Apple patch against MacDefender coming soon

May 25, 2011

Apple issued a support document last night stating that it was going to issue a patch that will prevent the MacDefender trojan from reaching our Macs. I expect the patch to be available in the next few days, so please check Software Update (click the Apple menu in the menu bar, it’s the second item) [...]

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Macs in business

May 23, 2011

Computerworld’s Jonny Evans wrote a very interesting article today, Apple’s Mac steals Windows enterprise sales, about how Apple’s enterprise sales have exploded. The short version: Mac enterprise sales in the last quarter were up 66 percent. The industry average growth in enterprise sales was 4.5 percent. Mac sales are estimated to be about 3 percent [...]

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Protect yourself from MacDefender

May 19, 2011

There’s been a lot of noise on the ‘net about MacDefender… a little from me… and several guides to protect and remove. The Unofficial Apple Weblog or TUAW posted an article called MacDefender malware protection and removal guide today. I highly recommend all Mac users have a look at this clear guide to protecting against [...]

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