preventive measures

  1. How to Respond to Critical Storage Device Warnings on Windows

    Receiving a critical warning for a storage device on your Windows system is a serious alert that demands immediate attention. Such warnings often indicate potential hardware failures, particularly in Solid-State Drives (SSDs), and can lead to data loss if not addressed promptly. This article...
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    • Forum: Windows News

  2. Microsoft Dominates Phishing Attacks in Q2 2024: How to Protect Yourself

    In the second quarter of 2024, Microsoft emerged as the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks, accounting for 57% of such incidents, according to Check Point Research. This significant increase underscores the growing trend of cybercriminals targeting major technology companies to exploit...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows Server Files Auditing - Tracking File Tampering/ Data Loss prevention

    We anticipate threats like files being deleted from servers by disgruntled employees. 1. Can someone suggest what preventive measures that can be implemented ? (DLP implementation is in pipeline, but would like to see if there are alternate measures) 2. If somehow files are deleted, we would...
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    • Forum: Windows Security

  4. Windows 7 Keeping Your Cool

    Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 7 How to get rid of Speedbit ?

    I don't know how Speedbit got into my computer but it keeps hijacking both my homepage and default search engine. This is not a browser issue though, the filth is in my System folders (I run Win 7 Ultimate x64, but this is in the x86 segment). First, of course, I tried to uninstall it, but, of...
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  6. Windows 7 New take on an old Boot Sector Virus

    Was just reading this article concerning a new version of Ransomware that seems to be emerging. Seems to prompt with a message, that your system is locked and if you pay, they'll send you some code to unlock it. Malware blocks booting - The H Security: News and Features Seems like the /fixmbr...
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    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Water Heater Question

    I was just wondering after doing research on this. When water heaters in homes reach the end of their lives, do they just stop working, or do they always explode and create a flood? If it's the latter, or if the latter is more common and thus the norm, how do you anticipate about when it will...
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    11-8-09

    There is a new, really tricky, Trojan making it's rounds. It places "Warning! Fatal error:" wallpaper on your desktop and if you select the Update Now option... well you just don't want to do that. The threat level is Critical. If you click on the “Update Nowâ€Â￾ button, you will...
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler