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UAC plays defense against Malware

03

Aug

2011

User Account Control (UAC) was probably the first new feature of Windows Vista that most users encountered, and received considerable attention when the OS was released. UAC gives a way for users to act as computer administrators just for administrator tasks. This is important to only allow software that requires elevated rights to run with […]

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Google Starts Malware Warning Service

21

Jul

2011

As announced on July 19, 2011, Google started a service that warns users of possible malware infection. According to Google‘s blog article, an investigation was started after observing abnormal traffic coming to Google whilst performing regular maintenance. The investigation revealed that the abnormal traffic came from PCs infected with a particular piece of malware. The […]

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Phishing phone calls – Onlinesupport.com

28

Jun

2011

It was early morning (around 8am) and I received a phone call from someone asking for me by name (using a private number and with a strong Indian accent): Caller: Hello, Can I speak with XX?” (my real name) Me: Sure, it is me. Caller: Hello, I am calling from Online Support because there are […]

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