June 28, 2007
Update: AVG Internet Security Suite
Richard Kuper
The Kuper Report
http://TheKuperReport.com
In case you missed the earlier review of Grisoft's AVG Internet Security Suite, you can read it here.
Nowadays, many product vendors give you only one choice in purchasing their product: download it from their website. Well, that creates several issues. First, you must dedicate time and space for downloading the files that will then be used to actually install the product. If you want the install files to also be available on CD, in case your hard drive dies or the computer one day decides not to work anymore, then you need to create this CD yourself. This can be very time consuming and inconvenient, and for the less sophisticated user, something they just cannot do or are afraid to do. So when a company also is willing to continue to make their products available on CD for purchase, I applaud them and encourage them to continue to provide the choice.
Grisoft has released a retail version of the AVG Internet Security Suite on CD. Note, however, that the CD is the only item in the box. The only printed instructions (which are pasted onto the CD sleeve), are to insert the disk into the computer, and what to do if the disk does not automatically start. There is no printed user manual or quick reference guide. My recommendation to all vendors is to at least include a printed quick reference guide of the most common tasks one might perform using their product.
So if you want to get this recommended product that will help keep your computer protected from the various forms of malware out there (spam, viruses, spyware, etc.), you can purchase it either on a CD or you can download it directly. Just click on any of the Grisoft links in this article for the downloadable version or an occasional special deal that will include a CD. Otherwise, you can find the CD version at many retailers, such as some of the stores found at ThisIsMyStore.com.
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R.L. Kuper, Inc. - Management Consulting
The Kuper Report
http://TheKuperReport.com
In case you missed the earlier review of Grisoft's AVG Internet Security Suite, you can read it here.
Nowadays, many product vendors give you only one choice in purchasing their product: download it from their website. Well, that creates several issues. First, you must dedicate time and space for downloading the files that will then be used to actually install the product. If you want the install files to also be available on CD, in case your hard drive dies or the computer one day decides not to work anymore, then you need to create this CD yourself. This can be very time consuming and inconvenient, and for the less sophisticated user, something they just cannot do or are afraid to do. So when a company also is willing to continue to make their products available on CD for purchase, I applaud them and encourage them to continue to provide the choice.
Grisoft has released a retail version of the AVG Internet Security Suite on CD. Note, however, that the CD is the only item in the box. The only printed instructions (which are pasted onto the CD sleeve), are to insert the disk into the computer, and what to do if the disk does not automatically start. There is no printed user manual or quick reference guide. My recommendation to all vendors is to at least include a printed quick reference guide of the most common tasks one might perform using their product.
So if you want to get this recommended product that will help keep your computer protected from the various forms of malware out there (spam, viruses, spyware, etc.), you can purchase it either on a CD or you can download it directly. Just click on any of the Grisoft links in this article for the downloadable version or an occasional special deal that will include a CD. Otherwise, you can find the CD version at many retailers, such as some of the stores found at ThisIsMyStore.com.
Labels: anti-spyware, anti-virus, antispyware, antivirus, AVG, cd, download, firewall, Grisoft, Kuper, kuper report, malware, richard kuper, shield, spam, spyware, virus, worm
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March 30, 2007
Privacy and Security Watch: Microsoft warns of zero-day Windows attack
Never open email attachment from an unknown source.
Never open an email attachment that you were not expecting from a known
source without first verifying that it was actually sent by that person.
If you use outlook as your email client, you are especially vulnerable to this attack. In this case, even if you have wisely set your email to only accept/read text email, you still are at risk.
If you use Internet Explorer you are especially vulnerable to this attack. Firefox 2.0 is not vulnerable to this attack.
Be sure you are not visiting rogue internet sites.
From the article:
"An attacker could try to exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted Web page," the Microsoft advisory warned. "An attacker could also create a specially crafted e-mail message and send it to an affected system. Upon viewing a Web page, previewing or reading a specially crafted message, or opening a specially crafted e-mail attachment, the attacker could cause the affected system to execute code."
See the full article here.
There is also an unofficial patch, since Microsoft doesn't seem to be hurrying to fix this. You may or may not want to consider this unofficial patch. You can read about it here.
Richard Kuper
The Kuper Report
http://TheKuperReport.com
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R.L. Kuper, Inc. - Management Consulting
Never open an email attachment that you were not expecting from a known
source without first verifying that it was actually sent by that person.
If you use outlook as your email client, you are especially vulnerable to this attack. In this case, even if you have wisely set your email to only accept/read text email, you still are at risk.
If you use Internet Explorer you are especially vulnerable to this attack. Firefox 2.0 is not vulnerable to this attack.
Be sure you are not visiting rogue internet sites.
From the article:
"An attacker could try to exploit the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted Web page," the Microsoft advisory warned. "An attacker could also create a specially crafted e-mail message and send it to an affected system. Upon viewing a Web page, previewing or reading a specially crafted message, or opening a specially crafted e-mail attachment, the attacker could cause the affected system to execute code."
See the full article here.
There is also an unofficial patch, since Microsoft doesn't seem to be hurrying to fix this. You may or may not want to consider this unofficial patch. You can read about it here.
Richard Kuper
The Kuper Report
http://TheKuperReport.com
Labels: attack, breach, bug, eeye, firefox, ie, internet explorer, microsoft, outlook, virus, worm
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