Tech Tips From a NYC System Administrator
Google Douses Privacy Fire — InformationWeek. Recent remarks by Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a CNBC interview have set off a firestorm among privacy advocates: Passing on the opportunity to explain to Bartiromo the difference between trusted friends and multi-billion dollar search advertising companies, Schmidt responded, “I think judgment matters. …If you have something that…
Make sure your IE has the up-to-date patches (or switch to Firefox) and update to the latest Adobe Flash Potent malware link infects almost 300,000 webpages • The Register. A security researcher has identified a new attack that has infected almost 300,000 webpages with links that direct visitors to a potent cocktail of malicious exploits….
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Savvy kids can access explicit online worlds: FTC | Reuters. For parents, one way to restrict access is to use the free service OpenDNS. Simply go to OpenDNS.com and sign up. Download and install the dynamicIP updater client and install to your PC. This updater gives them your IP and allows them to filter your…
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Facebook Christmas Worm Spreads Holiday Infection — InformationWeek. PandaLabs, the research arm of anti-malware company Panda Security, says that a variant of the Koobface worm, Koobface.GK, is being spread through the posting of malicious links of Facebook wall pages. Attempting to play the video or to click on the links on the page leads to…
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Downloaded and installed Firefox 3.5 yesterday, and the first thing I noticed was that the “x”, the close button, was missing on the tab, when only one tab is open. Where did it go? I don’t know if it’s a bug, or a feature, but I miss it. Sometimes I want to close a page…
Problem: User has Trojan/Adware BHO Symptoms: Internet Explorer crashes Performance degradation. Took more than 10 minutes to log into the computer At bootup/startup, the “C:\Program Files\Common” folder opens up automatically and contains helper.dll and _helper.dll Popups/Ads indicating viruses are present How to remove helper.dll and _helper.dll 1. Download and run HijackThis 2. You will probably…
My dad is fairly computer literate, won’t click on unknown email attachments, popups, etc. So when he called me at 7:15 in the morning to ask for help, I knew I was in for a doozy. When I checked his computer (windows XP), I noticed the following symptoms: Computer would freeze after boot up Windows…
Worried you might have the Conficker virus? Here’s a quick and dirty way to check: Conficker Eye Chart
The Problem: When you open your faucet, water travels through the water pipes in your house, to your sink. The amount of water that leaves your faucet, per second, can be referred to in terms of liters per second, or gallons per second. If you turn on all the faucets in your house, the pressure,…
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I hope this isn’t a restart of a trend to outsource overseas… Microsoft and Infosys today announced that they have come to a three year agreement to manage Microsoft’s internal IT services. The specific services included in the deal include technical assistance and management of software applications, devices, and databases. The agreement covers over 450…
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