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Junior doctors in Sierra Leone went on strike Monday to demand better treatment for health workers infected with Ebola, a health official said. The association representing junior doctors asked the government to make sure life-saving equipment, like dialysis machines, is available to treat...

Had build 9841 running fine w/MacAfee Security running. Updated to build 9860 and MacAfee live protection would not turn on. Contacted forum and was told not to use 3rd party antivirus software. There are still compatibility issues. Removed MacAfee security and windows firewall and defender...

Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.0 (November 11, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) (Japanese). The vulnerability could allow sandbox escape based on the application sandbox policy...

Scientists at the University of Texas are developing the breathable vaccine It has been shown to protect monkeys against the deadly virus Next step is to test vaccine on humans in phase one clinical trials Researchers said respiratory vaccine could overcome logistical problems of storing...

Original release date: October 27, 2014 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview Since mid-October 2014, a phishing campaign has targeted a wide variety of recipients while employing the Dyre/Dyreza banking malware. Elements of this phishing campaign vary from target to target including...

Just in case anyone doesn't, already, know.... Malwarebytes has a new version available. Suggest you update to it, if not, already, done. Cheers, Drew

Today, we released Security Advisory 3010060 to provide additional protections regarding limited, targeted attacks directed at Microsoft Windows customers. A cyberattacker could cause remote code execution if someone is tricked into opening a maliciously-crafted PowerPoint document that contains...

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Greetings. I suspect that I have a keylogger installed on my PC. Luckly I suspected this quite fast and managed to secure most of my important accounts. What I want to do now, is re-install my windows. However I need to know something before I begin doing this: Can I safely back-up files to a...

Hi, I am using Windows defender as my antivirus as well as malwarebytes for malware removal. I want to know if there is any other security software I should probably install. Thanks!

Lifehacker just posted a article on the 5 best antivirus programs. Here's the article link : http://lifehacker.com/five-best-desktop-antivirus-applications-1607557993?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: lifehacker/full (Lifehacker)

Dear Forum, Please ignore this question:- Hostsxpert has a make writeable option at the top!! Shame on me. _______________ Dear Forum I have just installed windows 8 for the first time. I have been using hostsxpert to amend the hosts file to control some of the rubbish that infiltrates...

Today, we released Security Advisory 2974294 to inform global customers about an update for the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. This update addresses a privately disclosed issue and fixes a vulnerability that could allow a denial of service if the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine scans a...

The news on anti-virus death is greatly exaggerated. The right way to look at it is that antivirus is not, and may never have been, a sufficient means by which to protect the user against attack. But, for most users, it's still an important front-line defense. One great advantage of Windows 8.1...

Revision Note: V1.0 (May 13, 2014): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 that improves credential protection and domain authentication...

Revision Note: V1.0 (May 13, 2014): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 that improves credential protection and domain authentication...

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.14 (January 8, 2013): Updated the FAQ and Suggested Actions with information about attacks against NTLMv1 (NT LAN Manager version 1) and LAN Manager (LM) network authentication. Microsoft Fix it solutions for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are available to...

Today we released Security Advisory 2953095 to notify customers of a vulnerability in Microsoft Word. At this time, we are aware of limited, targeted attacks directed at Microsoft Word 2010. An attacker could cause remote code execution if someone was convinced to open a specially crafted Rich...

Revision Note: V1.1 (July 3, 2013): Clarified that disabling Windows Sidebar and Gadgets can help protect customers from potential attacks that leverage Gadgets to execute arbitrary code. This is an informational change only. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an automated...

The machine in question is a Dell 8300, core i7 chip, running Windows-7x64 and had Norton Internet Security on it. My internet IS working in my house. I have a number of wired and wireless connections, all working. 1 computer had an issue with an .exe that was taking about 50 % of CPU cycles...