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Police close in on NZ botnet ringleader

News Finch said: "Practising strong computer-security habits, such as updating anti-virus software, installing a firewall, using strong passwords and employing good email and web-security practices, are as basic as putting... [03 Dec 2007]

Windows fix in patch of bother

News A "critical" Windows patch can cause trouble on computers that run certain HP photo-sharing software or the Kerio firewall, Microsoft said. People with Sunbelt Software's Kerio Personal... [18 Apr 2006]

Virus alert: Zotob worm hits Windows 2000

News Allan Bell, marketing director for McAfee Asia-Pacific, said most large organisations could avoid the worm by making sure they block ports 445 and 139 on their firewall. Everyone should act swiftly to ensure their PCs... [15 Aug 2005]

'Critical' XP flaw patched

News The hole could allow anyone to access a PC that has its file sharing exceptions set up in the Windows XP SP2 firewall. Gary Schare, director of product management for... [17 Dec 2004]

Unpatched PCs down to 20min "survival time"

News In a guide to patching a new Windows system, the Internet Storm Centre recommends that users turn off Windows file sharing and enable the Internet Connection Firewall.... [18 Aug 2004]

Microsoft plugs 'critical' hole

News The Internet Connection Firewall is a feature of Windows XP and Windows 2003 that limits the ways that a potential intruder could attack from the network. Customers should protect their... [17 Jul 2003]

'Windows cheaper than Linux' claims IDC

News The servers were used for tasks ranging from sharing files, running protective firewall software, and sending print jobs to printers - typically jobs run on lower-end servers where Linux and... [04 Dec 2002]

Bugbear worm - how it works

News The Trojan horse part of this worm first terminates many popular firewall and antivirus programs. If you do not need to share files on a network, you should also turn off file sharing within... [01 Oct 2002]

Bugbear worm wants your credit card details

News What is interesting about Bugbear is that it tries to turn off your anti-virus software or firewall, and then inserts a keylogger which captures your key strokes as you type and sends them to a TCP/IP port," Bell said. [01 Oct 2002]

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