In recent days, e-mails from spammers have surfaced spreading malware. Getting your computer infected by malware might result in your password being compromised and your Windows Live ID subsequently hijacked and abused for sending more spam. How can you identify bad mail? Recognizing bad mail A typical virus e-mail has
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Upgrade for Microsoft Security Essentials
The Windows Live OneCare successor Microsoft Security Essentials (code name “Morro”), currently in closed beta at Microsoft Connect, has been upgraded to version 1.0.1500.0. The update is delivered using the built-in updater, and brings us a new system notification icon. The final release is expected for the end of 2009.
Windows Live Essentials 2009 QFE2: What is new?
“QFE” is short for Quick Fix Engineering—and that is exactly what the latest Windows Live Essentials updates are for. In this post, I will highlight the Release Notes for Essentials 2009 QFE2. So, what is new or changed? Windows Live Messenger conversation window: Chinese/Japanese/Korean IME (Input Method Editor) reset to
Come fare: Stare sicuro mentre si usa Messenger
Virus, backdoor, cavalli di troia, le root kit sono sempre più diffusi ai giorni d’oggi e dovreste tenere molta attenzione mentre si usa Windows Live Messenger per tenere te e til tuo computer sicuro. Ecco alcuni consigli che ti possono aiutare a stare sicuro: Non cliccare ogni link che si
Como manter a segurança no Messenger
Como os vírus, backdoors, cavalos de Tróia e ate mesmo RootKits estão se disseminando muito facilmente nesses dias, você deve tomar certos cuidados enquanto estiver usando o Windows Live Messenger para que se segurança e do seu computador não sejam afetadas. Aqui vão algumas dicas para te ajudar nessa tarefa:
So geht’s: Sicher bleiben beim Verwenden von Messenger
Da Viren, Hintertürprogramme, Trojanische Pferde, ja sogar Rootkits heutzutage allgemein verbreitet sind, solltest du wachsam sein, wenn du Windows Live Messenger verwendest, damit du und dein Computer sicher bleiben. Hier sind einige Tipps, die dir helfen, sicher zu bleiben: Klicke nicht jeden Link an, den du erhältst. Sei vorsichtig bei
How-to: Stay secure while using Messenger
As viruses, backdoors, Trojan horses, even root kits are commonly spread these days, you should pay close attention while using Windows Live Messenger in order to maintain your own and your computer’s safety. Here are some tips that help you to stay secure: Do not click every link you receive.
Security Essentials: quanto deveria durar uma “verificação rápida”?
mynetx expõe sua indignação com a demora de uma “verificação” no Microsoft Security Essentials. Você também acha que 14 minutos para chegar à metade é um absurdo?
Security Essentials: Wie lang darf ein ‚Schneller Scan‘ dauern?
Da ich in der offiziellen Microsoft Security Essentials-Beta bin, nutze ich diese Antivirus-Lösung in meiner Produktivumgebung. Heute morgen wechselte das Symbol im Infobereich auf Gelb, und die Software benachrichtigte mich, dass längere Zeit kein Systemscan durchgeführt wurde. Security Essentials bot mir an, den Scan sofort durchzuführen, und in Anbetracht dessen,
Security Essentials: How long may a ‘quick scan’ take?
Being in the official Microsoft Security Essentials beta, I am using this anti-virus solution in my production environment. This morning, its icon in the system notification area turned yellow, and the software alerted me that a system scan has not been run for some time. Security Essentials offered me to