Computer Safety & News

EXCELLENT and highly technical posts appear to share some helpful early information on this issue. Resolution of issue may be associated with Profile paths or directory structures that the Windows Update process needs further adjustment for. As a number of WIN8 users have reported issues, WIN8 users should carefully monitor developments for possible replacement update […]

Sophos, Trend, ESET, Malwarebytes, Microsoft Sysinternals, McAfee, F-Secure, etc. all provide great stand-alone tools … it’s valuable to perform scans with multiple products if user suspects a rootkit infection These evaluation articles highlight 4-5 recommended products: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-rootkit-scanner-remover.htm http://www.guidingtech.com/4474/remove-rootkits-windows/ http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/rootkits http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-free-portable-rootkit-removers/ http://dottech.org/129897/13-top-best-free-rootkit-removal-anti-rootkit-programs-windows-xp-vista-7-8/ Microsoft’s guidance in protecting WIN8 from ROOTKITS https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/mmpc/threat/rootkits.aspx

Target and a few other firms were impacted severely by the data breach during peak of holiday season, where POS devices were infected and RAM scraping malware captured highly confidential and sensitive customer information. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/target-ceo-resigns-5-months-after-holiday-data-breach-2014-05-05 http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/05/05/targets-ceo-gets-chop-retailer-suffers-massive-data-breach/ QUOTE: Target’s board has been meeting monthly since the data breach, where 40 million credit and debit cards and […]