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Lenovo is penitent, but its customers aren’t out of the woods yet

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:00:31 +0000

After having an incredibly bad week last month, Lenovo started saying the right things, and perhaps doing some of the right things too. But some laptops with the Superfish malware preinstalled on them are still in the supply chain, which means

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EMET protects against what your antivirus cannot–and it’s free

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:00:24 +0000

A few years ago, Microsoft quietly released a security tool called EMET–the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit. EMET is now in version 4.0, and it’s probably the best security tool you’ve never heard of. And that’s a real shame. Modern versions

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The ACLU has a point about smartphone security

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:59 +0000

The ACLU complained to the FTC that carriers aren’t patching vulnerable Android phones. They have a point. Phones are profitable, and the carriers are trying to have it both ways. They lock down the phones so that we can’t change

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If you’re suddenly seeing obnoxious banner ads on Facebook…

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:30:19 +0000

It’s not Facebook, it’s you. You’ve got malware. The malware is called Page Rage and Drop Down Deals. Head to this page to disable Page Rage, and this page to uncheck everything related to Drop Down Deals. And if you’re

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Removing the Windows XP Repair scareware

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:35:39 +0000

Windows XP Repair is a fake system optimization and repair tool. It takes over the computer almost completely, and it’s a pain to remove. Worse yet, there’s at least one version floating around right now that standard no antivirus/antimalware tool

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Unlocking the Malicious Software Removal Tool

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:19:16 +0000

When Microsoft’s monthly security patches come down, if you’ve ever clicked on the button to see what it’s installing, you may have noticed the Malicious Software Removal Tool. If you’re wondering, it’s a rudimentary antimalware tool that removes selected vermin from

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