Windows Firewall is a program designed to protect your PC from unauthorized users and applications. If you are using Windows XP or Vista you can access the Firewall from your Control Panel. When you install the Windows XP for the first time, by default Windows firewall gets activated. You can choose to switch off your firewall. However, ...

There is a Microsoft DNS exploit that is allowing a new worm (virus) called W32/Delbot-AI to attack machines, turning them into a zombie PC. For more information about the worm, visit http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/w32delbotai.html?_log_from=rss.

Little did I realize yesterday that when I posted the blog entry about the Microsoft Word exploit that this exploit does in fact affect other applications. In our organization one of our departments utilizes an application that uses Word for reporting capabilities. Since it merges data from a Pervasive SQL database, the easiest way for them to ...

Microsoft Word was found to have a vulnerability by allowing remote execution of code. Although a patch is on the horizon, Microsoft is recommending that you run Microsoft Word in safe mode and disable Outlook from using Microsoft Word as the email editor. For more information, click on the link above.

In case you were unaware, any website using Flash or any other embedded object that interacts with the user will now prompt the user asking them to ''Click to activate this control.'' It seems as though its going to be a big pain. If anyone found a way to get around this (although I'm sure its a security risk), short of uninstalling the update, ...

You can pull the updated security bulletins from Microsoft via RSS feed by subscribing to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/secrss.aspx.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced two new critical updates. One of these updates was for Exchange 2000 and 2003 including machines with the latest service packs. These should be updated imediately. The other update is for machines with Adobe's Macromedia Flash Player.

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As mentioned in an article written by Rick Westmoreland of AntiSource.com, Microsoft has decided to add a more robust security application to their library. I originally mentioned that Microsoft purchased Sybari awhile ago. Windows OneCare, the new application, will span system performance, PC maintenance, data protection and security in an ...

I have added my ''AntiSource'' articles to my website. You can check them out at http://www.jasongaylord.com/articles/?articletype=AntiSource. The articles I write on AntiSource.com include security issues and virus warnings. Some of the other authors have written reviews on hardware and software that pertains to viruses, security, logging, ...