Archive for June, 2011
MacDefender Defeats Apple Update, Use Chrome to Avoid It
MacDefender has morphed into something that only hours after Apple updated OS X to “defeat” the threat is able to defeat Apple’s defenses. AppleInsider reports that the new package is called “Mdinstall.pkg” and it gets past the security update Apple just released. We were hit today with the warning while doing some searching for images [...]
Lenovo Unveils IdeaPad U300s UltraBook at Computex
Intel is doing all it can to push the new UltraBook platform and it appears that they have convinced Lenovo to get on board with the IdeaPad U300s/U3s Ultrabook at Computex 2011. The new ultraportable from Lenovo was spotted by NotebookItalia and takes styling cues from the beautiful looking IdeaPad U260 which we recently reviewed. [...]
Apple Handling Early Malware Threats More Aggressively Than Microsoft
Apple released an update yesterday that deals with the MacDefender problem and also will help you avoid future infections. It adds a new tool to the security features of OS X that daily updates a list of known malware. When you download a file from the Internet, the operating system will scan the file and [...]
Dell Latitude E6420 XFR and ATG Bring Rugged Power to Police and Professionals
Dell has just announced the Dell Latitude E6420 XFR fully rugged notebook and the Dell Latitude E6420 ATG semi-rugged notebook with the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors and discrete graphics. These rugged and semi-rugged notebooks aren’t just designed to be standalone tools, but rather full solutions for users that need to meet specific needs such as mobile digital forensics [...]
Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Cleans Viruses and Malware
Microsoft has released the Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper, a new tool that works alongside Microsoft Security Essentials, as an advanced system cleaner. If you have a difficult to remove malware or virus problem, this new tool from Microsoft may be able to detect and remove the problem. Unlike the Security Essentials, this new tool creates [...]
