Mac security firm Intego announced Thursday on a Trojan horse it spotted hiding in pirated copies of Apple’s (Nasdaq:AAPL) iWork `09. What does the Trojan horse do? Firstly, Mac installer packages are made-up scripts that install the applications and various files in the correct places on a Mac’s hard drive. Whilst installing iWork `09 , [...]
02.2.09 | Mac Tips | Computerexpert
Once I heard the news that Windows 7 was released, the beta version to the public, I decided to give it a try. It took almost 4 hours downloading the OS image file, which is 2.5 G. The installation process is easy. I fired up VMware Workstation on my laptop and started creating a new [...]
02.2.09 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
A number of users have experienced crashes when trying to install or update software in Windows 7 Beta. This happened, for example, when trying to install Microsoft Office, Windows Update or any other installer that was using Microsoft`s MSI installer to install or update software. Microsoft has released an official workaround for the problem which [...]
02.2.09 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
So far, only two variants of the worm have been discovered. First one, Worm:Win32/Conficker.A, was reported in Nov 2008 and propagates only by exploiting the vulnerability addressed by security update MS08-067. Second, Worm:Win32/Conficker.B, was reported Dec 2008. This variant uses multiple probation methods: 1. It endeavors to infect other computers on the network by exploiting [...]
02.2.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
