Computer Security
While browsing the internet, the constant fear that itches at the back of our mind is whether our machine is getting affected by any virus/worms or not.
Microsoft released a patch for to fix several critical security gap of its Office productivity suite and warned that hackers can use RTF (Rich Text Format) e-mails to initiate code execution type attacks.
What You'll Need
Unless you're a computer security and networking ninja, chances are you don't have all the tools on hand to get this job done.
The exposure of Sony BMG Rootkit scandal five years ago is indeed very significant in IT history. Sony BMG secretly included Extended Copy Protection (XCP) and MediaMax CD-3 software on millions of music CDs from artists such as Celine Dion, Neal Diamond and Santana in the mid-2000s.
According to the researchers, if you are a Mac OS X user and visit social networking site like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, chances are high that your PC may be infected by Koobaface. The Malware ultimately tries to gather sensitive information after infection from the victims such as credit card numbers etc.
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