Malware in Facebook news feeds

Facebook news feeds are beset with malware - The Inquirer
Bitdefender claims that one in five news feeds on Facebook contains some sort of malware.

The outfit looked at 14,000 user profiles and worked out that the
bulk of the infectious software on the ego-stroking and privacy
shredding website was written by independent developers.

Anything that uses the phrase "Free trial! Click here!" is likely to lead to a malware infection.

...

AVG 2011 Bugs

Today I discovered a new AVG glitch while using the new AVG Free 2011 version.

When I tried to post a note in facebook, it added something that began with
#avg_ls_inline_popup{position: a
to the bottom of my note.
I could not get rid of it.

I discovered that this is caused by a glitch in the Search Shield, which is part of the Link Scanner.
To stop this from happening, Open the AVG main interface, double-click on Link Scanner and un-check Search Shield and Save Changes.
Restart your browser.

Hopefully they will fix this glitch soon. I write it off as growing pains of the new version (2011).

However, there have been other issues reported regarding the never version of AVG:
AVG 2011 Bug Affects Browsing Experience, Could Also Hurt Websites
This article mentions issues with Link Scanner components, but also see comments below the article for other issues.

I have not experienced any of the other problems mentioned in the article or in the comments below it - only the one problem I mention above. I'm using AVG Free 2011 on a Windows XP Pro SP3 machine and on a Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit machine.

UPDATE
I've discovered that AVG is aware of issues with Link Scanner components and that they are working on the problem.

I've also discovered that the Surf-Shield component of Link Scanner, as well as the browser add-on AVG Safe Search can cause problems for Java scripts, including Greasemonkey scripts for Facebook. I've disabled both of these (in AVG and in Firefox Add-ons) and the scripts work fine now.

.... later on - I turned Surf-Shield back on and things with scripts seem to work. It looks like the Firefox AVG Safe Search add-on was the culprit. So, so far with this and Search Shield disabled, all is good.

Backup your Facebook data - coming soon to Facebook

How to Download Your Information from Facebook
Facebook has begun rolling out a new feature to backup your Facebook information and photos. Eventually, under Account settings, you should see "Download Your Information".
More info and a video at the link above.

AVG Free 10, aka 2011, is out now

The latest major version of AVG Free is out now. You can download it here.

To upgrade to this new version, you have to download the file (at the link above), and run it (you can't get this new upgrade through the automatic update process in AVG Free 9). You will have to chose either the 32bit version (Most of you running Windows XP or Vista will choose this), or the 64bit version (most of you running Windows 7, and some running Vista, and the odd few running Windows XP will choose this).

MORE INFORMATION
CNET - AVG banks on better performance

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Once you have downloaded the new installation file (see above)

• Run the file
• Accept
• Next
• Custom Install, and UNcheck the gadget installation (on the right side of the window - this doesn't appear in Windows XP, only for Vista and Windows 7), Next
• Uncheck Additional installed languages, (if you have MS Office installed, scroll to the bottom and check MS Office plugin), Next
• Uncheck Set Yahoo..., Uncheck Install the AVG Security Toolbar, Next
• ...
• yes to reboot
• (after reboot, it will finish installing)
• UNcheck I agree to participate ... and click Finish
• (then it will open and automatically begin updating)

• If, after a few minutes, you get an Analysis pop-up, you can ignore it. This will run the next time a scheduled scan runs.

• Things to check:
• Scan Options - Managed Scheduled Scans, Edit scan schedule.
• - Run at a specific time. Select a day of the week and time. Under Advanced Schedule, check Run on
• computer startup if ...

Also: to enable it to automatically scan removable devices, open AVG, click on Tools, Advanced Settings, click the + beside Scans.
Click on Removable Device Scan.
Check off Enable Removable device scan, Automatically heal/remove infections, and move the slider under Adjust how quickly Scan completes all the way to the right.
Apply, OK and close the AVG window.

Advanced Users

• To get rid of the advertisement (notification that drops down if you open up AVG)
• Go into Program Files\AVG\AVG10\
• Rename the following files by adding
• .bak
• to the end of each file name (after whatever extension is there in the name)
• avg_us.mht
• avgmwdef_us.mht
• avgresf.dll
• avgsals_us.mht
• avgsbfree_us.mht
• avgtrial_us.mht

Note: sometimes after updates to the program, it will re-introduce these files (so you may need to go back in and name the new batch of these files to remove the ad/notice).

"Here You Have" virus

McAfee: New Worm Eats Your AV Software | Maximum PC
Watch  out for the new one. Don't click on unknown links in emails.

The worm is spread by email with a link to a seemingly innocent PDF
file or raunchy WMV download, though users who click will get much more
than they bargained for.

"When a user chooses to manually follow the hyperlink, they will be
prompted to download or execute the virus," McAfee warns. "When run, the
virus installs itself to the Windows directory as CSRSS.EXE (not to be
confused with the valid CSRSS.EXE file within the Windows System
directory). Once infected the worm attempts to send the aforementioned
message to email address book recipients."

McAfee says it can also be spread through accessible remote machines,
mapped drives, and removable media through Autorun replication. Once
infected, the virus attempts to cripple and delete security services,
including popular AV software like AntiVir, Avast, AVG, McAfee, Panda,
and a whole bunch of others.

Keep your antivirus program up to date as well as the definitions. And old antivirus program with recent definitions won't do the job.

Facebook Places - how to update your privacy settings, again.

How to Disable Facebook Places
Summary of what to do:

• Privacy Settings, Customize, Things I Share
• Change Places I check in to only your friends or Only Me.
• Include me in People Here Now after I check in - Uncheck enable.
• Go to the section Things Others Share and find Friends can check me in to Places - set as Disabled.
• Click the Applications and Websites link, go to Info accessible through your friends, Edit Settings.
• Uncheck everything and Save.

Read the above link for more details and explanations.

My Top 20 Free Windows Programs - June 2010

In no particular order:

Backup
Cobain Backup - a free backup program that you can fully customize - scheduling, backing up to various drives including network drives, etc. Now uses Shadow Volume Copy so you can back up while you work on your computer.

Browser
Firefox - the latest version of Firefox is fast and very secure and remains the best with extensions of all the browsers. Check out Personas - an easy way to dress up Firefox.

Clean-Up
CCleaner - great for cleaning up temp files, temp files leftover from crashes, and cleaning up the Registry, disabling unnecessary start-up items and more.

Revo Uninstaller - an advanced un-installer program that enables you to remove the usual leftover registry items and folders.

Defraggler - from the makers of CCleaner, this program is a great replacement for the Windows defragment program. Works in all recent versions of Windows. This program lets you see what is going on (like the old program in XP). It is fast and can work even if you have less than 10% of the hard drive free.

Email
Thunderbird - an excellent email program from Mozilla (same group that brings you Firefox). I find this much easier to customize and to backup and move files around when need be than Outlook or Outlook Express. The latest version has tabs and the search feature is most excellent.

Entertainment
Winamp - best free media player overall - yes it has playlists and you can use it with your ipod or any other MP3 player. Works better than iTunes and doesn't install other programs behind your back, and you can customize its many settings (file formats to deal with, whether it launches on its own or by your command...). Great for doing live mixes as you can queue songs up.

DVDFlick - convert and burn digital video files (many formats supported) to DVD in regular DVD video format. Also has basic menu creation features too.

VLC Media Player - for playing a wide variety of video and music files, DVDs, and streaming. When Windows Media Player won't play it, this will. The user interface isn't that pretty, but it works.

File Sharing
uTorrent - the best little torrent program around. Pronounced MOO-torrent (as the initial u is actually the micro symbol)

Peerblock - lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers which have been "hacked", even entire countries! They can't get in to your computer, and your computer won't try to send them anything either.

Productivity
Open Office 3 - the best free alternative to MS Office. And it can open .docx files. You can create a PDF directly from any of the programs in the suite with a click of an icon. Word processor, spreadsheet, drawing program, database, you can make it save things in MS Office format by default if you need to share documents with others have MS Office, and more. Currently on version 3.2.1

EssentialPIM - A personal information manager. Similar to many of the other features in Outlook (outside of the email part). If you want a PIM that is not bogged down by the email part of Outlook - just a basic appointment calendar, contact list, To Do list and notes - this is a great program.

Security
AVG Free - anti-virus and anti-spyware, and much improved since it first came out. Easy to use and works better than the big programs that must be purchased.

Malwarebytes - A good anti-spyware removal program to use along with your regular security program to occasionally check for bugs. Has a quickscan mode that takes about 10 minutes, and a full scan mode. Also adds as a context menu so you can right-click on a file/folder/drive and choose to scan it with Malwarebytes.

Mailwasher Free - filter out Spam before it gets to your email program. Works with a wide variety of email programs. Free version only works for one email address. Paid version will work with multiple addresses.

Utilities
TeraCopy - Improves copying speed for large files and for when copying a lot of files at once. Also has better overwrite and skip options. Install it and it replaces the Windows copy function. You can still use the usual cut/copy and paste shortcuts.

7zip - decompression and compression of many many compression formats, and free!

Foxit PDF reader - works directly inside a Firefox tab as well as on its own. Faster and with a much smaller footprint than Adobe Reader. They keep making this better with every version

Crossloop - enables you to remotely connect to another computer to give or get help. Very simple to use

Got any favourite free programs I left out? Add them in comments

Open Office 3.2.1 is out!

OpenOffice 3.2.1 fixes bugs, updates logo - The H Open Source: News and Features
If you use Open Office, you should update to this new version.
It includes some bug fixes, some vulnerability fixes, and a slight change in the look/icons (related to Oracle now being the main backer as they acquired Sun Microsystems).

Download from here.

The next version out will be 3.3 in the Fall this year. It will have
some larger updates and new features.

Thinking of getting a smartphone? There are other/better options than the iPhone.

10 Things Android Does Better Than iPhone OS | Maximum PC
Many of the non-iPhone smartphones available run an operating system by Google called Android. This article covers many of the ways that an Android smartphone is much better than an iPhone. And, when comparing smartphones with similar hardware as an iPhone, the Android smartphones are generally much less expensive. There are also many different manufacturers of smartphones that use Android on their phones.

See also:
http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/apple/article/818614--olive-beware-the-euphoria-apple-may-have-peaked?bn=1
... “It’s amazing all the ways the iPhone manages to screw the people that
love it,” writes Cory Doctorow at tech site BoingBoing.net. “Saddling
iPhone owners with crappy contracts with abusive mobile companies…then
screwing the [application] developers with equally abusive agreements. I
guess that’s one way to ‘think different’.” ...

UPDATE
And, the reviews of the iPhone 4 are in. See
Ten Reasons Why An iPhone 4 Is A Bad Idea

How to find out if your Facebook account has been hacked

How To Find Out If Your Facebook Account Has Been Hacked
Head over to Facebook and log in,
assuming you haven’t already logged in. Click the “Account” button in
the top-right corner, then click “Account Settings” to get the
preferences page we’re looking for. You’ll notice a new addition:
“Account Security.” ... read the link to see how this works.

Google Analytics Opt-Out Extension keeps your data out of Google's tracking service

Google Analytics Opt-Out Extension Keeps Your Data Out of Google's Tracking Service
Firefox/Chrome/Internet Explorer: With a browser extension, users can
control their privacy and stop their data from being sent to Google
Analytics, a Google service which monitors and tracks traffic and
visitor data for web sites.
...
Google Analytics
Opt-out Browser Add-on

Facebook Privacy - The new settings (as of May 26, 2010)

A Guide to Facebook's New, Simpler Privacy Controls
Within the next couple of weeks, Facebook will roll out their new privacy settings.
It won't change much, just mainly the privacy controls interface. Your old settings will remain as they are.
This guide reviews the changes.

Also, here is a handy tool for checking to see how private your settings are:
http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/facebook

Also, don't forget to check this post out about Instant Personalization

10 tips to protect your privacy on Facebook

10 tips to protect your privacy on Facebook | News | TechRadar UK
Some of the privacy control locations have changed, but these tips are all still applicable.

Facebook to simplify privacy controls

Mark Zuckerberg - From Facebook, answering privacy concerns with new settings
...
In the coming weeks, we will add privacy controls that are much simpler
to use. We will also give you an easy way to turn off all third-party
services.
...

Hacker Disguise Trojan Horse as Windows 7 Compatibility Checker

Hackers Disguise Trojan Horse as Windows 7 Compatibility Checker | Maximum PC
Be on the lookout for a rogue program masquerading as a piece of
software that helps users determine whether or not PCs are compatible
with Windows 7, warns
security firm BitDefender.
...

Facebook - new UN-private default setting

Facebook has introduced a new privacy setting that is set on Allow by default. It allows sharing of your information with non-Facebook sites. To turn it off, go to
Account
Privacy Settings
Applications and Websites
Instant Personalization
Un-check Allow...
then
Go to the page for Microsoft Docs and block application
Go to the page for Pandora and block application
Go to the page for Yelp and block application

For more information and details, check out
http://w2.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/how-opt-out-facebook-s-instant-personalization/
(thanks Jane!)

Here is the page that lists what applications are enabled for Instant Personalization:
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=17103
Check back here periodically to disable further application as they are added.

McAfee update deletes part of Windows XP

McAfee Update Thinks Windows XP is a Virus | Maximum PC
Users of McAfee's corporate antivirus product found themselves wrestling
with some pretty serious
problems today. The most recent DAT update for the antivirus suite
caused the scanner to identify the benign Windows svchost.exe file as a
virus. The antivirus' course of action is clear; it deletes the file.
The result is a lot of crashed PCs and unhappy IT departments. This
isn't even the first
time McAfee has had an error like this.
...

Get the problem fixed, then remove McAfee and install AVG Free

Why do people create computer viruses?

Why do People Create Computer Viruses? | Technibble

There are hundreds of thousands of viruses out there (if not
millions) and they often designed for different objectives. Most of them
fall under the following categories:

• To take control of a computer and use it for specific tasks
• To generate money
• To steal sensitive information (credit card numbers, passwords,
  personal details, data etc.)
• To prove a point, to prove it can be done, to prove ones skill or
  for revenge purposes
• To cripple a computer or network

Read the link for more details.

Most of the viruses I find and deal with on a regular basis on client computers generally fall under points 4 and 2 - to prove it can be done and to generate money.

PDF threat

Foxit and Adobe Warn Users of PDF Attack | Maximum PC
...
Didier Stevens, an IT consultant with Contraste Europe, discovered the
vulnerability, which entails getting PDF viewers to automatically
execute embedded executables when the PDF file is opened. ...
...

"To address the specific problems outlined, Foxit has added a warning
dialog box that will pop up when a PDF file is opened with Foxit
Reader, asking the user to agree to execute or not," the company
continued. "This solution adds a layer of safety yet maintains Foxit
Reader’s compliance with current PDF standards."

Adobe already has a warning box in place, but Stevens claims there's a
way for hackers to partially alter the dialog. According to eWEEK,
Adobe is discussing the potential threat but didn't say if it would take
any further precautions.

So, Foxit has dealt with the threat while Adobe has not yet.

Download the latest version of Foxit Reader here to fix this security hole.

Facebook Password Reset threat

Beware of the Facebook Password Reset Confirmation Malware - Tech Salsa
If you get an email claiming to be from Facebook and stating that they had to change your password, don't open the attachment. Delete the email. Then log into Facebook and change your password just to be safe.

If you do get infected by this threat, download and run Malwarebytes to get rid of it, then log into Facebook (after you have removed the threat) and change your password.

Google map directions for cycling

Official Google Blog: Biking directions added to Google Maps
You can now get directions from one place to another for travelling by bicycle. The directions will try to avoid hills and tries to put you on safe trails.

This looks great, but so far it is only for in the USA.

AVG's false postive of TeraCopy

Copy your files faster with TeraCopy
AVG's latest definitions have been identifying TeraCopy as a threat. It is not a threat at all. Your technician (or yourself) has installed this program with the intent to use it to speed up and improve Windows copying process. The program takes over the Windows process for copying. AVG sees this as a threat. To have AVG permanently ignore TeraCopy as a threat you need to add it to the exceptions for the Resident Shield. To do this:
- Open AVG
- Click on Tools, Advanced Settings, and below Resident Shield, select Excluded Files.
- Click on Add
- Navigate to the Teracopy.exe file (usually: C:\Program Files\Teracopy\... and select Teracopy, click on Open
- Click on Apply and OK
- Close AVG. Done.

Open Office 3.2 is out!

The latest version of openoffice is out - The Inquirer
Faster, more compatible with MS Office, and other tweaks. And, if you are upgrading from a previous version, it seems to keep your customizations nicely now.
If you don't want the Spanish and French spellcheckers installed, you'll have to manually remove them (Tools, Extension Manger).
Download it here.

Facebook - hide posts from an individual

If you want to remains FB friends with someone, but you find they post too much (like I do) and it fills up your wall/news stream, you don't have to de-friend them to stop seeing all the posts from that person.
To remove an individual's posts from your wall (so they never show up), go to your wall, find one of their posts and hover your cursor over it. You will see a Remove button appear at the right, click on this and their posts are gone.
To edit these options, and also to put someone's posts back if you removed someone by mistake, scroll down to the bottom of your wall page and click on Edit Options.

Firefox 3.6 is Here!

If you are upgrading there will be issues with some extensions (as usual).
To upgrade, click on Help, check for updates and follow instructions

If you are using Tab Mix Plus, after you upgrade to 3.6, manually install the new version of Tab Mix Plus from here.
After installing the Tab Mix Plus update, restart Firefox, go to Tools, Add Ons and Enable Tab Mix Plus and restart Firefox again.

If, when Firefox 3.6 starts up, you get a log of errors and warnings, it could be that you have some incompatible add-ons causing problems. Go to Tools, Add-ons, and Disable all the add-ons with red exclamation marks and restart Firefox. The problem should be fixed.

Make sure you have Mr. Tech Toolkit installed so you can make your fave add-ons compatible.

You might want to disable any add-ons you had to deal with memory as 3.6 seems to handle memory issues better.

One thing new to 3.6 is Personas. Install the Personas Plus add-on here. See the green button in the lower right to install the add-on.

Here is an article at PC World on some of the new features

Avoid Online Scams

The Complete Guide to Avoiding Online Scams (for Your Less Savvy Friends and Relatives) - Scams - Lifehacker
Keep safe and avoid these main 5 online scams.

Facebook Ads - Keep Your Own Pictures Out Of Them

Did you know that 3rd party applications, and Facebook can use your Facebook posted photos and pictures in their ads? Yes, they can now.
To block your pics from showing up in ads on your friends' FB pages:
Go To
Settings
Privacy Settings
News Feed and Wall
Facebook Ads
Close the pop-up that appears (Worried about Privacy? Your photos are safe)
Change this setting:
Allow ads on platform pages to show my information to
Choose: No One
Save Changes.

Now, scroll down to the next one:
Show my social actions in Facebook ads to
Choose: No One
Save Changes

Done - go back to your home page in Facebook.

(Thanks for the heads-up Richard U.!)

AVG voted best Antivirus application by Lifehacker users.

Best Antivirus Application: AVG - antivirus - Lifehacker
I have been using and recommending AVG Free for years now for a number of reasons
- It is very good at finding and removing threats compared to other programs (including paid ones). Many times I've cleaned up peoples' computer that were running paid versions of Norton or McAfee. AVG found and removed what these programs could not.
- The interface is very easy to use
- The annoyance factor is low - updates work in the background automatically. And there are few pop-ups trying to get you to upgrade to the paid version.
- It is far less of a resource hog than most security programs
- Fast - with version 9, it is faster at scanning than before
I've used other free security programs and still prefer AVG Free over the others.

And, occasionally there are glitches, but they usually minor and are quickly rectified with new program/definition updates. Most security software has glitches occasionally and some are worse than others.

Get AVG Free's latest version here at Filehippo.

Read more about AVG Free here.

TubeRadio.fm - Turn YouTube into a jukebox anywhere you are

TubeRadio.fm - Listen to and watch popular and rare music videos for free with the internet's largest music catalog. TubeRadio, Youtube for Music.
Great for DJing parties.
Watch the demo video at the bottom of the page.

Better Web Page Printing

The Printliminator
Go to this site and watch the demonstration video.
The Printliminator is a bookmarklet that enables you to clean up a web page quickly and easily for printing.

Protect your Facebook profile from scammers

Facebook Impostors – How To Configure Your Profile To Protect Yourself From Scammers

There are some decent basic privacy tips in this article for Facebook users.

32bit or 64bit - which to choose?

The Pros and Cons of 64-bit Windows 7 | Maximum PC

The Pros and Cons of 64bit:
Pros - You can use more than 4GB of memory, so it is great for things like Photoshop, video editing and games (IF you have the 64bit version)

Cons
- 32bit hardware (this means, for the most part here, peripherals - like printers, scanners, things you plug into your computer) drivers won't work in 64bit, and some hardware doesn't and won't have 64bit drivers. - So, some most hardware won't work in 64bit.
- not all programs come in 64bit
- not all plug-ins for Photoshop come in 64bit
- some 32bit programs will not run in 64bit (most will run in 64bit, usually the ones you need to run won't)
- some programs meant to be 64bit don't work in 64bit
- 16bit (very old) programs won't run in 64bit
- few games are written yet to take advantage of 64bit
- not all video editing (or that old video editing program you have) will be written for 64bit (and these 32bit video editing programs are some of the ones that most likely won't work in a 64bit operating system.

Who should get a 64bit operating system?
Someone who is going to be running a or some specific made-for-64bit programs, who also is using new peripherals with 64bit drivers, and won't need to use other software or hardware that is or could be incompatible with the 64bit system.

Who should not get a 64bit operating system?
Everyone else.

Eventually, when most things work with a 64bit system, then it will make sense to get it. Otherwise, I would stick to the 32bit system.


Read more about this at the above link.

A comprehensive overview of the new features/changes in Windows 7

Windows 7 Review: XP vs Vista vs 7 in 80+ Benchmarks | Maximum PC
Note: Homegroup - this section may seem discouraging for those who will be networking a Windows 7 machine with machines running older versions of Windows. But, do not despair, you can easily connect and share between machines, just like Vista could. The Homegroup feature just ADDS another level to what you can do (although just for sharing between Windows 7 machines).

AVG Free version 9 in now available

AVG Free v9 Installation Instructions
(Basic installation instructions with some changes to reduce annoyances)

Download from here Download AVG Free - FileHippo.com

Close all open programs.
Run the installer file (avg_free_stf_en_9...)
Next
Check off "I have read the license agreement"
Accept
Check off "Custom Installation"
Next
Username and License number appear - no need to do anything in this window
Next
Destination Folder - no need to do anything in this window
Next
Do you want to create the directory? ... - Yes
Component Selection - no need to do anything in this window
Next
AVG Security Toolbar - UNcheck "Install the AVG Security Toolbar (recommended)"
Next
AVG will now check for and install updates

Schedule Regular Scans and updates
- Updates - once a day (this is usually checked as the default setting). This section may be greyed out. If so, don't worry about it - you can always change this in the program later via the Update Manager section.
- You can set up your automatic scan schedule here, or later after you have installed the program. Once a week is usually a sufficient schedule.
- If you have or often have removable devices (external USB sticks, drives, memory cards) attached to your computer, check off the "Enable automatic scan of removable devices..." box so these are scanned too.

Next
Finish

Restart computer - Yes

After your computer restarts, eventually, this will pop up:
AVG Optimization Scan
Yes, run this now.
(This only takes a few minutes and it will make your scans run faster in the future.)

And finally, if you don't want it, delete the new AVG icon on the desktop. You can always access the program from the system tray icon.

Update: As of Sept. 2010, there is another pop up regarding adding some other Yahoo or AVG toolbar to your browser. Uncheck the bottom check box and then the top one and continue/okay...

For advanced computer users only:
If you want to remove the annoying notices that show up below the program window when you open it, this is how to remove them:

Make sure you can see hidden folders and file extensions.
Go to the Program Files\AVG\AVG9 folder
Alter the names of these files by adding something like
.bak
after each one (example: avgfree_us.mht.bak)

avgfree_us.mht
avgmwdef_us.mht
avgresf.dll
avgsbfree_us.mht

avgtrial_us.mht

VistaSwitcher - Alt+Tab replacement for XP, Vista and Windows 7

VistaSwitcher is a Ridiculously Awesome Alt-Tab Replacement :: the How-To Geek

This is a great Alt+Tab replacement viewer. It has a big preview, and a very legible list of the open programs. Plus, you can change how it works and with what keys. 32bit and 64bit versions for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Adobe Acrobat Reader - another bug, another reason to switch to Foxit Reader

Adobe Acrobat Yet Again Under Attack by Zero-Day Bug | Maximum PC

If it seems like Adobe's Acrobat Reader is constantly under attack, well, that's because there's some truth to it. The latest threat comes in the form of another zero-day bug being exploited in targeted attacks, Adobe said.

Not a whole lot of information has been made available on the newest threat, though according to an advisory from VUPEN Security, the vulnerability in question is an unspecified memory corruption error that occurs when users open a specially crafted PDF file. VUPEN says the bug can be exploited remotely.

....
Want a less-bloated, faster, less-buggy PDF reader that has proven itself over the years?
Try Foxit Reader

Some good Facebook tips

How to Make Facebook Worth Your Time Again

AVG Free version 9 to be released by mid-October 2009

Download AVG Free Edition 8.5.420 - FileHippo.com
Watch the above link mid-to-late October for the free version of AVG 9 (anti-virus and anti-spyware).
AVG 9 claims to be much improved in performance/speed and in threat protection.

A fun image/painting program for your children

Tux Paint – A Great Image Program for Your Children :: the How-To Geek

Remove jerkiness in You Tube videos

YouTube Auto Buffer & Auto HD & Remove Ads for Greasemonkey
Add Greasemonkey, then add this script.