We never heard about security flaws in rival browsers to Internet Explorer, but this past week Firefox, Opera, and Safari all got patched as well, leaving only Google’s Chrome as the safer alternative after Microsoft released yet another critical update to IE. Firefox patched up four serious flaws in Version 2.0 and three in Version [...]
01.1.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
The best anti-virus companies seem to vary from year to year. The recommendation now is for Spysweeper. No-one should subscribe to automatic renewal, because the best package relative to the threat matric changes from year to year. MacIntosh is orders of magnitude more secure and more stable than any windows system. Whatever the controversy about [...]
01.1.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Mozilla has rushed out updates to plug a few serious holes in versions 2 and 3 of its popular source Firefox browser. Firefox 3.0.5. fixes three critical security flaws in the browser, while 2.0.0.19 stitches four critical vulns. The vulnerabilities in SessionStore, XSS and so-called JavaScript”privilege escalation” and crashes that could cause memory corruption have [...]
01.1.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
Windows Vista Systems It’s no longer hush-hush that most malware targets Windows-based machines. Microsoft addressed this problem by incorporating several types of anti-malware technology directly into its Windows Vista OS. Vista’s key to virus-fighting capabilities is UAC (User Account Control), which automatically senses prospective dangerous situations and temporarily suspends running programs and processes, trapping any [...]
01.1.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
