Archive for Malware
090827 An Ounce of Prevention
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast August 27, 2009. Eriq takes yet another look at the problem of malware, but this time not from a standpoint of after-the-fact cleanup. In this episode, Eriq offers suggestions for ways to avoid the most common avenues of getting nailed with malware so that you don”t have to worry about how to clean up if you get infected. Part 1 of 1.
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090416 Conficker and Scareware
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast April 16, 2009. Happy day after Tax Day! Eriq takes a look at the non-event that was the Conficker worm and how the media hyped up the event to disastrous proportions. Eriq also talks about the dangers inherent in such a non-event and other types of attacks related to “scareware.” Part 1 of 1.
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090205 Lock Down Those Desktops!
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast February 5, 2009. Eriq takes another look at desktop security as a preventative measure to thwart the latest round of malware threats. Desktop level anti-virus and anti-malware are still part of the solution, but Eriq takes a deeper look at the pros and cons of desktop security as it applies to the business decision maker. Part 1 of 1.
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081002-02 October’s Malware Show
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast October 2, 2008. Eriq takes a look at one of the more recent, and problematic, malware attacks – the Win Antivirus variants, discussing ways to identify the threat before you get infected and how to clean up from an infestation. Part 2 of 2.
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081002-01 October’s Malware Show
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast October 2, 2008. Eriq takes a look at one of the more recent, and problematic, malware attacks – the Win Antivirus variants, discussing ways to identify the threat before you get infected and how to clean up from an infestation. Part 1 of 2.
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080207 Mac Malware
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast February 7, 2008. Eriq discusses the current state of malware on the Macintosh platform and why businesses with a mixture of Macs and PCs should be implementing malware protection on their Apple products as well. Part 1 of 1.
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080124-2 Malware Mayhem
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast January 24, 2008. Eriq discusses recent events related to a flood of malware and ways businesses can protect against it. Part 2 of 2.
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080124-1 Malware Mayhem
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast January 24, 2008. Eriq discusses recent events related to a flood of malware and ways businesses can protect against it. Part 1 of 2.
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070301-02 New Spyware Threats
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast March 1, 2007. IE MVP and spyware queen Sandi Hardmeier joins the show again to discuss a new threat vector for spyware attacks. Though the specific attack we discussed has already been addressed, the method used to generate this attack could be exploited in a number of other ways. Part 2 of 2.
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070301-01 New Spyware Threats
Posted by: | CommentsOriginally broadcast March 1, 2007. IE MVP and spyware queen Sandi Hardmeier joins the show again to discuss a new threat vector for spyware attacks. Though the specific attack we discussed has already been addressed, the method used to generate this attack could be exploited in a number of other ways. Part 1 of 2.
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