Category: Windows
New AOL Instant Messenger Windows Virus
A new virus aimed (no pun intended) at AOL Instant Messenger Windows users has been discovered this week. It will appear to come from one of your buddies, with a message of “hey check this out!”, along with a link to “http://adwordsvideo.com/gallery/pictures.php”. It sure looks like a website link, doesn’t…
Our Readers Comment on the Windows KB891711 Update Crashing Problem
We’ve had lots of interesting comments about our article Screwed If You Do, Screwed If You Don’t – Windows Update Causes Crashes (KB891711), which talks about an update to Windows released early this year which seems to be causing more problems than it’s fixing. Here are some of the comments:…
Windows XP and 2000 Users Beware – New “High Risk” Flaws in Outlook and Internet Explorer
Newly discovered flaws in both Outlook and Internet Explorer (IE) were uncovered and announced over the weekend. The security holes are considered to be especially “high risk” in part because they require little to no user interaction in order for a third-party to exploit them. The security flaws exist in…
Screwed If You Do, Screwed If You Don’t – Windows Update Causes Crashes (KB891711)
A recent security update to Microsoft Windows, MS05-002 KB891711, is causing crashes for a lot of Windows 98 and Windows ME users, leading to issues with IE, blue screens of death and even, some are reporting, a black screen of death. The MS05-002 KB891711 security patch, released in January, was…
Website Allows You to Crack Windows Password Hashes
If you have ever looked at any of your stored Windows passwords, you know that they are encrypted and look nothing like your actual password. That is because your system “hashes” the password, and the resulting gobbleygook is in fact known as a “password hash”. For those of you not…
New Internet Explorer Attack by “Integrated Search Technologies” Works Even if IE is Closed!
A new type of attack on Internet Explorer has been discovered this week, and this attack works even if IE is closed! The way that it works is that a user visits an infected site, is given a pop-up window asking them to install an applet from Integrated Search Technologies,…
AOL Coach – What is It?
A lot of people seem to be looking for information about AOL Coach lately. Usually, although not always, they are looking for the helper application called AOL Coach, although there is also “AOL Coaches”, which is AOL’s online self-help and life-improvement program. AOL Coach (singular) is the program which runs…
All Your AIM Chats are Belong to Us – AOL New AIM Terms of Service Waives All Privacy, AOL Can Publish Your Chats
Holy complete waiver of privacy, Batman! AOL’s new terms of service for their AIM service includes that AIM users waive any right to privacy, and that the AIM user allows AOL to the right to reproduce and republish your chats anywhere, any time. Now, this only applies to users who…
Windows of Opportunity for ATM Fraud Increase as Wells Fargo Boots Up More than 6000 Windows ATMs
Well, Wells Fargo has done it. Back in November we told you about the increase in ATM machines running on Windows (yes, we realize that “ATM machines” is redundant, but many people know them by that name). Now Wells Fargo has announced that it has just completed switching 6,200 ATMs…
Google Nips Mark Lucovsky – Distinguished Microsoft Engineer – from Microsoft
Mark Lucovsky may not be a household name in your household, but his name is well-known among Microsoft pundits and geeks. However soon his name will be associated with Google, and not just because “Lucovsky” turns up more than 13,000 hits in a Google search. It’s because Mark Lucovsky, who…
Resistance is Futile – Microsoft Forces SP2 Update on All XP and XP SP1 Machines
April 12th is the very last day. That’s when the clock runs, and the deadline looms. And here you thought it was April 15th. Nope, it’s the twelfth. Because we’re not talking about the day your taxes are due. On no. We’re talking about the day that your Windows XP…
True Windows Lusers – Stupid Computer Tricks!
Are you familiar with the term “luser”? According to the Wikipedia, the term “luser” refers to Internet slang for “a painfully annoying, stupid, or irritating computer user.” While of course none of Aunty’s dear readers fall into this category, there truly are some computer owners out there who should never…
What You Need to Know About the “Windows Genuine Advantage” (WGA) Microsoft Anti-Piracy Program
The Windows Genuine Advantage Program (WGA) is a way for the Microsoft bouncer to check your Windows’ I.D. at the door.
Windows ActiveX Flaw Still Active After Patch
A couple of weeks ago, Aunty reported to you that Microsoft had announced a patch for their ActiveX security flaw. However, today the anti-virus experts at GeCad Net are reporting that the patch distributed by Microsoft does not fully fix the flaw (and try saying that three times fast!) According…
New Worm Targets Windows and MSN Messengers
A newly discovered Internet work, dubbed “Bropia.A”, is targetting Windows and MSN Messenger messaging clients. The worm does a host of nasty things, including sending a copy of itself to all of the messaging contacts found on the victim’s computer, installing a Trojan horse program which creates a back door…
