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Disable AutoPlay to Protect Your Computer From Malware

Mrs. Mecomber — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Disable AutoPlay to Protect Your Computer From Malware

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Disable AutoPlay to Protect Your Computer From MalwareThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. Windows by default has AutoPlay configured. AutoPlay (once called AutoRun in older Windows operating systems) is that little program that starts up the software whenever you connect a USB flash drive, an external hard drive, or pop in [...]

Malware Killers Software

Mrs. Mecomber — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:37:23 +0000

Malware Killers Software

This is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material.

Malware Killers SoftwareThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. Continuing my series on securing your computer, I’ve talked about the importance of a good firewall, an anti-virus program, and now I’m going to address the necessity of good malware and spyware programs. While a firewall and anti-virus are absolutely necessary for a [...]

Hacked Grocery Store Beefs Up Security

Mrs. Mecomber — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:12:56 +0000

Hacked Grocery Store Beefs Up Security

This is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material.

Hacked Grocery Store Beefs Up SecurityThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. I blogged about the grocery store, Hannaford’s, problem with security a few weeks ago. Hannaford’s is a huge grocery store chain here in the Northeast. I was affected by the data breach (as were most Northeasterners) and had to get [...]