Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Every computer should have an anti-virus software program running, as well as a firewall. Back in the early days of the Internet, before baddies like trojans, worms, and viruses were invented and dispersed, security wasn’t much of an issue. But as with all things, people have taken the benefits of technology and have twisted them [...]

Ready to order that discounted patio furniture but can’t seem to remember your password for *another* website? I can sympathize! I am online all day, doing everything from social networking to commenting on news blogs to ordering stuff…. I have over a hundred different passwords for hundreds of accounts. It is EXTREMELY laborious to type [...]

An incredible coincidence- I’ve been blogging about a series on securing your computer (firewalls, anti-virus, spyware checkers, etc), and tonight, while scanning Buy.com for their weekly sale, I came across an incredible deal on Webroot Spy Sweeper 3 software program. After the rebate, it’s only $11! And the shipping is free. This is a GREAT [...]

Lots of virus- and trojan-creators have become quite shifty and sneaky: they are naming their malware after genuine, important software already on our computers. For example, do you have lsass.exe or Isass.exe in your process files list? It’s very difficult to see the difference between the two, but one is a virus and one is [...]

I went to my local library for a few hours today, and finally got a chance to look around the place. They remodeled it and added a whole new wing over the summer. I was rather stunned to see a bastion of security cameras and a TV monitoring station behind the front desk. High-tech wireless [...]

I was talking with my sister today, who also has scads of kids who use computers, and I mentioned Blue Coat K9. She had never heard of the program. I was surprised! I don’t know where I first heard of it, but it was a few years ago. I love it. I have the program [...]