1. Malicious Code Spreading Through USB Flash Drive Devices
(News/CERT)

... affected computer. When an infected USB flash drive is connected to another computer, the malicious code can be automatically executed with no additional user interaction.US-CERT encourages users to ...

2. Google Releases Chrome Version 0.2.149.29
(News/CERT)

...RT encourages users to review the Chrome 0.2.149.29 release notes and upgrade if the newest version has not been automatically applied.Google has released Chrome version 0.2.149.29 to address multiple...

3. Google Releases Chrome Version 0.2.149.29
(News/CERT)

...read/thread/886cd07cbbc1b4cf?hl=en" target="_self"release notes/a and upgrade if the newest version has not been automatically applied.brGoogle has released Chrome version 0.2.149.29 to address multip...

4. Prefetching
(Top/Maintain)

... ways to clear up the six megabytes or so files in that directory take up. (Plus, files there will be recreated automatically anyway, making it rather pointless.) But what is that directory actually ...

5. Fraudulent Mac OS Security Tool Circulating
(News/CERT)

...known security vendor websites. In addition, some users on the Apple message boards have indicated that they are automatically being directed to the MacSweeper website while browsing online. US-CERT r...

6. Flash File Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
(News/CERT)

...at input is validated when passed to embedded ActionsScript and JavaScript in the SWF file. Authoring tools that automatically generate Flash files may introduce these vulnerabilities. More infor...

7. Settings
(Top/Antivirus)

...ng to executable files is exactly what that is looking for. Don't worry about email scanning. If it comes on automatically and you can send and receive mail, keep it on. If you're using webmai...

8. Scheduling
(Top/Antivirus)

Scheduling antivirus checks and updates is something that needs to be done daily. People that use their computer for business or other serious applications need to schedule three things to occur overn

9. Config
(Top/Antivirus)

... six months, outdated. You do not want to run all day with those. Most install programs will prompt you for this automatically. ...

10. Worms
(Top/Antivirus)

...hat would guide you through the process. Enter the internet. Suddenly, worms that spread themselves automatically were possible. The first one was a proof of concept more than anything el...

11. Behavior
(Top/Antispyware)

...ized for 'their ads' by people who were unknowingly running spyware.) Replace Ads Many people now just automatically ignore popups, so really clever spyware watches incoming pages and replac...