According to Digital Inspiration that’s the case if you are using Windows XP because leaving the password blank makes it impossible to connect to the computer remotely. The link given in the article which points to the Password Strength & Password Security page at Microsoft.com is unfortunately not available at this point.

Categories: Operating Systems, Security, Windows

My last review of Security and Privacy Complete dates back to December 2006 and I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at this application again. The software is a security solution for Windows and lets you disable privacy and security related features of Windows.

Categories: Operating Systems, Security, Software, Windows

If you have discovered a Virus or Trojan on your system you are advised to reset (or check) the settings of your firewall to make sure that no backdoor has been created that allows the hacker to log into your computer easily again even if the Virus or Trojan has been removed.

Categories: Operating Systems, Security, Windows

Microsoft released a new version of their monthly security releases ISO images which contain all the security patches of that month. This is not really suitable for home users who only have to patch one computer but a good way of patching computers in a network without having to download the patches from every computer manually.

Categories: Operating Systems, Security, Windows

I more than once asked myself why I had so many svchost processes running when opening the task manager which displayed no additional information on the process. I needed another software that would help me analyze the svchost processes and determine if they were really needed or even malicious.

Categories: Operating Systems, Windows

The Windows hosts file is one of the major files on the system that malicious scripts, trojans and spyware programs use to manipulate the host system to redirect website or IP requests. It could be used for instance to redirect the website of Google, Ebay or Amazon to a different server while the correct url would still be visible in the address bar.

Categories: Operating Systems, Security, Software, Windows

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is a security program provided by Microsoft that scans computer systems for dozens of common malicious applications. This tool was never meant to replace an existing virus scanner but it offers a quick and easy way to scan and remove popular worms and viruses quickly.

Categories: Operating Systems, Windows