Stories about: McAfee Security

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    Anti-virus software driving you mad? 5 fight-back tips 29/03/2011 02:24:00

    I like to think that most of us who use computers are reasonably bright and responsible. So I get really irritated by the mindset of some technology vendors who insist that treating us like children is not only okay, but also the responsible thing for them to do.
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    Update Java and you may get annoying McAfee scanner too 24/03/2011 19:12:16

    Windows users who install the latest Java security patches may end up with a little more security than they bargained for, at least that's the risk they take if they don't pay close attention to the installation process.
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    Sony VAIO E Series (VPCEB36FG) notebook 22/11/2010 11:00:00

    The aqua colour of the Sony VAIO E Series (VPCEB36FG) may not be appealing to many people, but don't fret: it's also available in white, red, black and green. It's a 15.5in notebook that has many things going for it; it feels very well built, it has a Full HD screen and its keyboard is excellent. However, it doesn't run a top-end Core i7 or mid-range Core i5 CPU. Instead it's available with an Intel Core i3 CPU, which seems a little mismatched against the Full HD screen.
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    Dell Inspiron 580s desktop PC 04/11/2010 15:40:00

    The Dell Inspiron 580s is a mid-range multipurpose desktop PC that's in direct competition with Apple's low-end Mac Mini computer. The Inspiron 580s has the same price tag as the Mac Mini and comparable specifications. It's larger than the Mini, but it is bundled with a 20in LCD monitor for no extra cost. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium and is designed to be used for basic home computing tasks like Web browsing, word processing and viewing photos.
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    Cross-site scripting: An old problem returns 18/06/2010 10:21:00

    In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook's controversial Instant Personalization feature. The exploit ran on Yelp, one of the three sites that Facebook had selected to test Instant Personalization. Deglin was able to obtain not only Facebook profile information shared with Yelp but also the e-mail addresses for that profile's Facebook friends--a potential gold mine for marketers and spammers alike.
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    McAfee promises to reimburse consumers for bad update 26/04/2010 21:24:00

    McAfee will reimburse its consumer customers for "reasonable expenses" they have incurred dealing with last week's faulty antivirus update, the company said.
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    McAfee's DAT 5958 debacle goes on 23/04/2010 06:55:00

    One day after security vendor McAfee sent out a bad antivirus update that crippled corporate and consumer Windows-based computers, the suffering wrought by the update, DAT 5958, continues.
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    Few answers after McAfee antivirus update hits Intel, others 23/04/2010 06:46:00

    After distributing a buggy antivirus update that apparently disabled hundreds of thousands of computers on Wednesday, McAfee is still at a loss to explain exactly what happened.
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    The McAfee update mess explained 23/04/2010 06:23:00

    Yesterday was a tough day for corporate IT administrators tied to McAfee. In some cases, they faced a full-blown meltdown of their organization's PCs, as hundreds, in some cases thousands, of Windows XP computers went down after receiving a faulty antivirus update from the security firm.
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    Scammers embrace McAfee fiasco to pitch fake AV 23/04/2010 02:56:00

    Scammers have quickly piggybacked onto news of a buggy McAfee antivirus update that clobbered thousands of computers, security researchers said today.
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    Vietnam rebuffs hacking claims from Google 06/04/2010 22:24:00

    Vietnam tersely rejected charges from Google that tens of thousands of Vietnamese-speaking PC users around the world were targeted by hackers.
 
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