I'd better say "bye-bye" now then......! ********* http://www.infopackets.com/news/security/2010/20100512_new_malware_attack_renders_all_antivirus_useless.htm New Malware Attack Renders All Antivirus Useless by Brandon Dimmel on 20100512 @ 11:15AM EST | google it | send to friends Filed under Security | (related terms: attack , malware , code , targets , research ) A group of security researchers say they've found a workaround for just about every antivirus product on the market today, effectively making Windows-based security programs totally useless. Security research site Matousec.com recently issued an advisory for a process that allows malware to evade security detection. Note that this doesn't just apply to Microsoft's free Security Essentials software or other freeware antivirus products, but also targets full software packages from industry leaders like Norton, BitDefender and McAfee.

Maybe this will make you feel better, and I ain't going to say "nuffink else"! The Truth about Conficker I woke up yesterday morning, like I do most mornings, to my annoying clock radio. Well, that day was just a little more annoying than most, just because of what I heard when I woke up. To my surprise, I heard the "morning personalities" blabbing on about this terrible worm called " Conficker ". They were saying that the worm could possibly strike on April 1st and cause "all kinds of damage". Let me start by saying that I cannot stand non-technical people trying to tell the world about the computers. Most of the time this is just a ploy for ratings. It seems that Conficker is the new hot topic for those that want to boost ratings, so I thought I would straighten things out. The Worm that everyone seems to be talking about is technically called Win32/Conficker.B. It is a variant of the Win32/Conficker.A Worm that came out sev...

(Well..? Will it...?) DON'T FORGET - YOU READ IT ON THIS BLOG FIRST......! This "conficker" story is either the mother of all April Fool hoaxes or there is something in it...! This Blog published an article a week or so about it, together with some elementary advice about what you could do about it. Now theAuthor finds his inbox plastered with mails containing arfticles about it! Here are a couple - just copy and paste the addresses to read all about it...! *************** http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/03/27/hype-april-fools-day-conficker-worm/ ************** http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090330/ ************** http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090330/#story1 *************** AND - Here is a copy of the original article on this blog: IMPORTANT-N.VIRUS-Try Windows Live OneCare for 3 months-GRATUIT ! English: If you go to the link below, you can install free of charge, for 3 months, the defence you may need to combat the threat in the next article on the Blog-...