Daily Tweets for 2010-07-23
Anti-Malware Review – Kaspersky Internet Security 2010
RootAid Tested and Recommended
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010
Kaspersky has been a top rated Anti Malware product for many years now. The current version of Kaspersky Internet Security has done very well in independent tests, receiving the Advanced plus designation from AV Comparatives.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/main-tests
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report26.pdf
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report25.pdf
The interface is very clean and easy to use in its default setup. Advanced users will love the ability to tweak and micro manage settings to their heart’s content. I have used KIS 2010 for the past 2 weeks in Windows XP and Windows 7 without any issues. The new ability to only scan files that have changed, greatly decreases both the quick and full scan times. My initial full scan took 109 Minutes, the next full scan only took 23 Minutes. The quick scan times went from minutes to seconds. The parental control software seemed to work well but did include a few false positives. The ability to right click Internet Explorer or any other shortcut and then run in “Safe Run” mode is another very nice new feature. You get a green halo around the Safe Running application and it’s sandboxed from the rest of the OS during its Safe Run. Check out the link below for more details.
http://support.kasperskyamericas.com/knowledge-base-article/2113
Overall this is a vey good product that should be included on any short list of great Anti- Malware products.
Amazon has a good price right now for the 3 PC 1 year version.
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Patch Tuesday info for July 2010
It’s that time again, Patch Tuesday and Microsoft has released another round of updates. This update cycle also ends support for Windows XP SP2 so now would be a good time to update to SP3 or think about buying new PCs with Windows 7.
Last Patch Tuesday for Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2
McAfee AudioParasitics Episodes: Episode 90 – Microsoft and Oracle Special Edition – Dave and Jim discuss the end of Windows XP SP2 Support along with the security implications of the July 2010 Advisories from Microsoft and Oracle. MS10-042, MS10-043 and Oracle CPUJUL2010 are highlighted.
Security risks for those who stay with Windows XP SP2 http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2010/07/12/security-risks-stay-windows-xp-sp2/
The following links provide info on the latest updates and also explain how to install those updates.
If you have never done Windows updates the following link will help you along the way. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/overview.mspx
July 2010 Security Bulletin Release http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-jul.mspx
Don’t be an update slacker…do your updates and have a nice day 
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