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SCars – Introducing A New Program
Securitycadets' is proud to introduce and release SCars. SCars has been a long project for awhile now and it's at that stage where we feel comfortable that it can be released to the general public. What is SCars? To quote the SCars home page: "SCars is a program des
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MS10-015 May Cause Windows XP To Blue Screen
Microsoft is aware that after installing the February security updates a limited number of users are experiencing issues restarting their computers. From reports, it has appears that this issue occurs after installing MS10-015 (KB977165). It may or may not be specific to a p
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UK Residents: Become a Scambuster!
"Between the 1-26 February 2010, Scamnesty bins will be placed around the country in public places so you can bin those pesky scam letters you have received in the post. As well as letters and mailers some scammers send emails, text messages or will call you at your home. No
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10% of Britons’ fall for scams
It has emerged that 10% of Britons' fall for scams. According to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) almost 10% of adults - more than 4m people - in Britain say they have responded to a scam in their lives. BBC Technology reports - "Almost a half of those who did respond to
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Google Toolbar Tracks Browsing Even After Users Choose “Disable”
Ben Edelman time again with research into Google Toolbar and it's practices after you disable it. Ben Edelman (Direct link to the article) - "I present screenshots and screen-capture videos demonstrating that even after a user specifically chooses to "disable" the Google
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SCars Preview Image Released
Securitycadets.com has officially released it's first image of the forthcoming SCars application. SCars, has yet to be fully released to the public in any format and explained what it fully is. However, with the first public beta release around the corner, we thought a sn
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German government warns against using MS Explorer
It's that time again, the time we have seen plenty in the history of existence of Internet Explorer, were there are dangerous exploits in the browser. However this time the German government is warning not to use the Microsoft browser on grounds that is unsafe with the la
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Wishing you all a Happy 2010
Securitycadets.com want to wish every reader, visitor, forum member, staff member a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I cannot believe how fast 2009 has gone. It was a very busy year for me and this support site. We had some problems, but got through them. To everyone who may read this
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Setting up your New Computer you got for Christmas
You may have received a new computer for Christmas this year and have it all set up with no hiccups. But you may have asked the following; How do I set it up or protect it better? There are simple steps to ensure you protect it better. At no extra costs, protecting it to
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Sunday NewsBot to return next year
We've decided to stick our weekly round-up article on holiday for a month. So for the entire month of December 2009 we will not be posting the weekly articles on this blog dubbed Sunday NewsBot. Why? Well, with SCars coming along and the fact everyone will be busy in the
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (29/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: New iPhone worm is 'more serious' Beams coll
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Avast installer is now bundled with Chrome
Another vendor bites the dust in order to keep up with sales and bundled a third party software within the installer. However this time it isn't the dreaded Ask.com toolbar, but Google's Chrome. Posted and reported over at Calendar of Updates, you can see the screenshot w
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China warns of mass Internet virus (Panda Burning Incense Worm)
TechWorld.com reports: A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee. The original Panda worm, also known as Fujacks,
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (22/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Yahoo site flaw uncovered Rogue antivirus: a gro
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (15/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Softpedia's exclusive interview with Malwarebytes:
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (08/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Microsoft Security Essentials bundled with PCs B
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (01/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Microsoft anti-virus software dawdles over updates
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (25/10/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Millions tricked by 'scareware' A black hat lose
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (18/10/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. Before we go firther, SCars Beta testing is going well. Places are always available for this. Please re-visit the blog post to express your interest. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (11/10/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks articles are: Yebol, new search engine in beta FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonial
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