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Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline – San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle

Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline
San Francisco Chronicle
they arranged for a private company to run a website, http://www.dcwg.org, to help computer users determine whether their computer was infected and find links to other computer security business sites where they could find fixes for the problem. From
Behind the threat: FBI Internet server shutdownMiamiHerald.com
DNSChanger: Removing the virus just got a lot harderChristian Science Monitor
Malware threat fizzles as FBI shuts down serversBoston.com

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Android antivirus apps improve their grades–just not very much – CNET (blog)

Android antivirus apps improve their grades–just not very much
CNET (blog)
Still, as AV-Test provides a momentary snapshot of Android security apps in the early days of the Android malware scene, I find that applying the Windows security equation is a good way to get the right answer to your Android antivirus app question.

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A Very Rare Video of Steve Jobs Telling the History of Apple (Jesus Diaz/Gizmodo)

Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
A Very Rare Video of Steve Jobs Telling the History of Apple  —  This very rare video was recorded in the 1980s.  It shows Steve Jobs talking about the origin of Apple.  It’s fascinating to see how he hints at the Next Big Thing, back when the Macintosh was still a secret project in development.

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Build safety into the very beginning of the computer system – EurekAlert

… firmware—computer code built into hardware—initializes the hardware when you switch on the computer before starting the operating system. BIOS security is a new area of focus for NIST computer security scientists. “By building security into the …
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