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Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:56 AM

Updated Windows 7 Anti Virus partners

A while back I mentioned the list of Windows 7 Anti Virus partners which was way back during the RC I think.  Well we have updated the list  at http://www.microsoft.com/UK/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx   and it now includes
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:40 PM

Get Microsoft Fix it for SMB2 issue

All the details at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/975497.mspx and read the KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975497   To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link related to Disabling or Enabling the bulletin.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:38 PM

Microsoft Password Strength checker tool

Strong passwords are one way in which you can be more secure online Microsoft has a great site to simply check if your password(s) are weak or strong Password checker “ Note: Password Checker can help you to gauge the strength of your password. It is
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Friday, August 14, 2009 11:23 AM

NSS labs study – IE8 offers best protection against phishing and malware

Wow just read this report Web browser security : Phishing protection comparative test results “ The average phishing URL catch rate for browsers over the entire 14 day test period ranged from 2% for Safari 4 to 83% for Windows Internet Explorer 8. Internet
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Friday, July 17, 2009 10:49 AM

Seven Ways to Secure Windows 7 From PC World

  PC World has a great little article on Seven Ways to Secure Windows 7   it covers areas including: 1. Bitlocker 2. Raise the UAC slider bar 3. Patch Everything 4. Install anti-spam and anti-malware software 5. Enable the Smartcsreen Filter
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:17 AM

6 steps to installing and getting started with Windows Vista

Here are 6 steps and links from Windows Help and How-to about how to install and get started with Windows Vista. 1. Install, upgrade, and activate Windows Vista Learn how to perform a clean installation, upgrade your computer, and activate Windows Vista.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:21 PM

100% rated Windows Help articles

Every now and then I post up a list of all the articles that have been rated helpful by everyone who had rated them. So I thought it was about time I did it again. The following 14 articles since the 1st January 2009 are all rated 100% Networking in Windows
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Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:46 AM

Looking for anti-virus software for Windows 7?

Updated 29/10/2009 - a more recent posting on this subject can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/robmar/archive/2009/09/24/updated-windows-7-anti-virus-partners.aspx Then you might want to try one of our partners listed at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/antivirus-partners/windows-7.aspx
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:53 PM

Make your PC faster

I read msn uk tech and gadgets section quite regularly and yesterday they put up a great article and Ron the author points to some great Windows Help and how-to articles   The Clymo Brief: make your PC faster   But I also wanted to point out
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Monday, December 22, 2008 9:47 AM

Windows Help for the Internet Explorer Security Issue

If you are still need help assistance with the IE issue from the last week then  you might want to read: You might have heard in the news about a vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 5, 6, and 7 that allows hackers to gain access to your computer
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Friday, December 19, 2008 4:23 PM

The Twelve Scams of Christmas

Thanks to the GetSafeOnline site for this: Twelve Phishers phishing Eleven Spammers spamming Ten Bots a’ herding Nine Virus writers coding Eight Snoopers snooping Seven Worms a’ spreading Six Crackers cracking Five Tro-jan Horses Four Logic bombs Three
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Friday, December 05, 2008 11:56 AM

Top 5 Windows Vista Security Tips

Great little article on Top 5 Windows Vista Security Tips from Dragon Via Chris Pirillo it covers the following (followed by a Windows Help and How-to article on the subject) 1. Checking your spyware protection - Spyware FAQ 2. Keep Windows Vista Up to
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:18 PM

Are you seeing a virus message on this blog? actns/swif.t

I just started seeing this message pop up (from my etrust realtime protection) on a few sites including this blog!!!! how can that be? A quick bit of surfing took me to http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/02/actnsswift-virus-affecting-embedded-youtube-vids/
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Monday, November 17, 2008 11:18 AM

Get Safe Online Week

  Did you know that it was Get Safe Online Week this week?  Microsoft is one of the founding partners int his scheme backed by the Government, HSBC, SOCA, C&W, Symantec and PayPal.   The Get Safe Online web site has lots of useful information 
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:27 PM

Protect Yourself From Phishing

Online phishing (pronounced like the word fishing ) is a way to trick computer users into revealing personal or financial information through a fraudulent e‑mail message or website. A common online phishing scam starts with an e‑mail message that looks
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