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While waiting for Apple to fix the Jailbreakme.com 3.0 vulnerability, follow these four practices to avoid being bitten by malware. More...

A top Homeland Security Official admitted to Congress that electronics and software sold in the United States are sometimes preloaded with spyware, malware, and other nasty security-compromising components by unknown foreign parties. What are your thoughts? Click here to view the original post...

Microsoft today said the coordinated take-down of the Rustock botnet and follow-up efforts had purged the malware from over half of the PCs once controlled by Russian hackers. More...

Get used to it: Malware can't be completely blocked or eliminated. But you can manage your PCs, mobile devices, and networks to function despite being infected More...

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Hackers are following prey onto smartphones and social networking hotspots, according to reports released Tuesday by a pair of computer security firms. Cyber criminals are also ramping up the sophistication and frequency of attacks on business and government networks, one...

Im trying to burn a DVD at the moment. It keeps on trying to eject itself. I have to put my hand next to the tray to stop it from coming out, and stopping to burn session. I am burning a dual layer dvd, and yes its a dual layer dvd/blu ray burner.

I have been looking at getting a laptop that is good for running games but not too pricey, and the AMD Phenom II seems like a good quad core processor, but why is the processor speed so slow? Every processor i have looked at has a speed of like 1.6 or 2.1 ghz. Most duo core processors are...

Ok so i've got this malicious microsoft-ic virus that somehow got into my external harddrive. It's called 32Willy or Willy32 if I'm not wrong. If I put this hardware into my mac, will the virus cause trouble since macs are supposedly not able to get ruined because of PC viruses? Thank you all.

TEHRAN, Iran – In a major setback to Iran's nuclear program, technicians will have to unload fuel from the country's first atomic power plant because of an unspecified safety concern, a senior government official said. The vague explanation raised questions about whether the mysterious computer...

Microsoft warns of new Windows zero-day bug Only Internet Explorer users at risk; other browsers can't be exploited, say researchers By Gregg Keizer January 28, 2011 04:13 PM ET Microsoft today warned Windows users of a new unpatched vulnerability that attackers could exploit to steal...

Dell XPS 400 with no real problems. I recently received some rogue security malware and it rewrote my registry a little, changed my programs, disabled my anti-virus programs etc. I would be considered a newb when it comes to this stuff but I have a cursory understanding. I used the utility...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A new report from Symantec put the Rustock botnet at the top of the heap for spamming in spite of the fact the number of infected computers under its control was slashed nearly in half. Rustock retained the top...

I am trying to email some pics from my dad's comp, which has elements 7, I have 6, but everytime I try to open them they unexpectedly close.Does photoshop elements 6 not read DNG? Could it be some other problem? If it is the DNG, is there a free malware free download of a DNG reader somewhere?

Antivirus software is extremely poor at detecting the top three Trojans responsible for theft from UK financial institutions, says IT security firm Trusteer. "Not one of the main antivirus products is able to detect all three," Mickey Boodaei, chief executive at Trusteer, told the e-Crime...

I need help, I can not figure what the problem is. Each time I download music (limewire or itunes) the download never finishes. It freezes up or it does not down load at all. I am using Windows XP and Firefox, does that matter?Any suggestions? Has anyone had a similar problem?

i am running linux mandriva 2010 free. i know the kernel i have. i have tried everything i could find, and still, no geforce card working properly. i get error after error in driver installation. its a geforce4 mx 440. can i please have a walkthrough on how to get this card to work 100 percent...

The pros and cons of switching to Windows 7 By Woody Leonhard If you're still sitting on the fence about upgrading to Windows 7 — after all, it's been widely available for all of a few hours now — I'd like to regale you with my top eight reasons to jump in with both feet. I'll also tell you...

Canadian researchers uncover vast computer spying operation By The Canadian Press Canadian researchers have uncovered a computer spying operation that they say has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world. The New York Times website reported...

Hackers Using Obama Mania To Infect Computers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spammers and hackers are using the inauguration of US President-Elect Barack Obama to spread malicious software and viruses among unsuspecting computer users, say...

Virus threats on home page are poping up along with worms and trojan horse are pluging in while entering user name and password......