PC Security and Other Useful Information

Security Mailer V17 #4 Apple Security Updates for almost everything Browser Security updates for Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird Cisco Security Advisories including critical for WebEx Open Source updates for Apache Server, Heartbleed revisited, Linux updates Microsoft Advisory General Security entries

Good for G-Mail!! Gmail will block JavaScript attachments, a common source of malware

Severe vulnerability in Cisco’s WebEx extension for Chrome leaves PCs open to easy attack “If you have the Cisco WebEx Chrome browser extension installed make sure you’re running the latest version”

HP Expands Lithium-Ion Battery Recall To Include 101,000 Additional Laptops

No need to find a CD or ISO file. How to Clean-install Windows without Bloatware

If you set your Windows update on W10 to delay updates, you may have noticed that Windows installed an update despite this setting. Here’s a decent attempt to explain why. Why Microsoft forced Windows 10 upgrades last Friday

Security Mailer V17 #3 Apple updates Garage Band and Logic Pro X Browser-Firefox to get new security features Cisco Security Advisories; Java Security Updates Microsoft Windows 10 new Linux option Linux Security Updates; General Security entry

Some interesting ways to accomplish it. Automatically Clear Temp Files Using Disk Cleanup, Storage Sense or Batch file

Firefox 52 Gets Font Whitelist to Prevent Browser Fingerprinting “Browser fingerprinting through OS fonts will be prevented in Firefox 52, which launches this March. The browser uses a whitelist to denote safe fonts, a feature which is similar to the way Tor handles font-based web tracking.”

This is a lesson on how easy it is to d=crack a password. The days of replacing the “o” with “0”, the “1” with an “i”, etc. are gone. 25 most common passwords in 2016 and how quickly they can be cracked