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LastPass Password Phishing Exploit

The LastPass password phishing exploit could trick users into giving away their password. If you use LastPass check this exploit out at The Hacker Blog and IT Pro. It involves unscrupulous people phishing for LastPass passwords. Update for LastPass Password Phishing Exploit This issue is now fixed for all the latest versions of Lastpass on Chrome […]
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Published on:

19 January 2016

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Outdated

TAGS:

exploit, hack, phishing
Browser Choice In Microsoft Windows Ends

Browser Choice – What’s That About In December 2009 the European Union obliged Microsoft to offer a choice of browsers to their European customers when they installed new versions of Windows. This browser choice was also delivered in updates to Windows and so the Browser Choice screen was born and has been with us ever since. […]
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Published on:

19 December 2014

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Internet, Outdated, Software

TAGS:

browser, Chrome, Firefox, google, internet explorer, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Windows
Asteroid 2014 UR116 Will Cross Earth’s Orbit

This Asteroid Will Cross Earth’s Orbit Although thousands of asteroids have been discovered and their orbits determined there are thought to be many undetected ones. This asteroid will cross Earth’s orbit of the Sun every three years and is called Asteroid 2014 UR116. It was recently discovered by a Russian professor at Moscow State University, Vladimir Lipunov. It is the […]
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Published on:

10 December 2014

CATEGORIES:

Astronomy & Cosmology, Outdated, Science & Technology

TAGS:

asteroid, asteroid day, Earth, NASA, NEO
Bank Machines Will Use Windows XP Beyond The MS Deadline

Well, well, well, whose not keeping on top of things then. It looks like all the major banks. This article from ITPRO taken from Reuters points out that some major banks will not have updated their Automatic Telling Machines to Windows 7 by 8th April 2014. This is Microsoft’s published deadline after which there will […]
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Published on:

18 March 2014

CATEGORIES:

Business, Computers, Finance, Outdated, Software

TAGS:

ATM, banks, Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP
Make Google The Home Page In Windows 7

Introduction A friend found they had got MSN as their Home page and asked me how they could make Google the Home page in Windows 7. What They Saw I haven’t seen their screen but I would expect it to look like the screen shot above, when they select their Home page, with MSN showing. Here I […]
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Published on:

12 March 2014

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Internet, Outdated, Software

TAGS:

explorer, google, Home page, IE, internet, Internet Explorer 11, MSN
Internet Explorer Suggested Sites – Not My Favourites

I don’t necessarily want Internet Explorer Suggested Sites on my Favourites Bar in Internet Explorer. I just want My Favourites. Yes, I’m talking about the Suggested Sites shortcut which appears on the Favourites Bar and defies all attempts to remove it permanently. Deleting the shortcut from the Favourites Bar does not prevent it from returning.
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Published on:

31 January 2014

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Internet, Outdated

TAGS:

internet explorer, suggested sites
I Reduced Windows 7 Startup Time To Two Minutes

Introduction I have wanted a way to get a reduced windows 7 startup time for a while. I was concerned about the time it took from switch on to the point where all apps that start automatically were ready for use. This has generally increased over the years during the time I had previous versions […]
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Published on:

7 March 2013

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Hardware, Outdated, Software

TAGS:

Crucial Adrenaline, Nvelo Dataplex, startup time
IE9 Zero Day Vulnerability Fixed

For a week now it has been known that there is an IE9 Zero Day Vulnerability. Get This Zero Day Vulnerability Fixed Now Microsoft have published a fix which came to me today in the form of an update as follows (for Windows 7): Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2744842) […]
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Published on:

24 September 2012

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Internet, Outdated, Software

TAGS:

IE9, Internet Explorer 9, vulnerability, Zero Day
Phishing Email NOT From TESCO Bank

Where Does This Email Pretend To Come From? This phishing email pretends to come from: Tesco Personal Finance customerservice@consumercardservicing.tescofinance.com. As you can see from the image of the email content below if you were to click on the link: http://www.tescobank.co.uk/1/2/TESCOCAM10;&user=% colin.ride@btinternet.com % . . . you will not go to a Tesco website. Look carefully […]
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Published on:

21 August 2012

CATEGORIES:

Computers, Finance, Internet, Outdated

TAGS:

email, finance, phishing, Tesco, Tesco Credit Card, Tesco Personal Finance
Malware Discovered In Google Marketplace Apps

Malware discovered in Google Marketplace Apps by Symantec is designed to make premium rate calls from your mobile. So check your bills. See the detail here.
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Published on:

13 July 2012

CATEGORIES:

Mobile Phones, Outdated

TAGS:

android, apps, Google Marketplace, malware, mobile phone, premium rate, symantec

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