Hackers, Computer security, and the basics on protecting yourself, and your systems online.
To me computer security really means the securing and backup of all devices connected to the internet or used to store your information. Securing the device also means keeping the hardware and software well maintained.
Recently we have seen the company HBGary Federal brought [...]
MLD Services once again repaired a PC with a trojan/malware version of DNS redirect, which is a shame because the user could have saved themselves a lot of money by just updating Windows, their web browser, and running a full Internet Security suite.
Warning: Backup all important data before doing running any of the software mentioned [...]
What are computer parasites?
‘Parasite’ is a shorthand term for “unsolicited commercial software.” Computer parasites are an unwanted program that gets installed on your computer which you never asked for, and which performs tasks for someone else’s profit.*
Computer Parasites or unsolicited software can cause the following problems.
Causes unwanted advertising pop ups.
Can track URL’s of websites you [...]
OpenDNS now offers parental controls!
In the past MLD Services has offered information on setting up and using OpenDNS, but an important new feature offering parental controls has been released.
If you are not familair with OpenDNS we ask that you go back and read our tips and reviews!
Configure Open DNS for [...]
Microsoft Office online web applications
Many of us in the IT arena were waiting for Microsoft to release a web-based version of their Office applications, and they have released versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, but was it worth the wait?
Google Docs, Zoho Buisness and others have been working for some [...]
Removing the title from static pages in WordPress
When creating new pages or posts in WordPress one of the things that I want to stop is the name of the page being inserted into the body or text of my page.
Seems simple enough but when you go about trying [...]
Features of OpenDNS Enterprise:
Reliable DNS
Web Content Filtering
More than 50 categories available with pre-set or custom filtering levels
Enhanced Blacklist and Whitelist
Delegated Administration
Phishing, Bot Net and Malware Site Protection
Blocked Page Bypass that allows authorized users to access websites that are blocked
Enterprise Stats with email reports
Internet usage statistics and reports with data kept for as long as you [...]
Today the truck broke down, and I’m stuck in a coffee shop trying to work, but luckily I have been moving my company to the “cloud” and after dropping the truck off at my local NTB, I walked over to Coffee Times and I am happy to report that I’m up on the Internet working [...]
I encountered a new but similar malware problem, this time with the name being SecurityTool “protect your pc” which absolutely stops you from doing anything with the system.
This one was particularly hard to remove, and had me digging into my bag of tools.
The Operating System [...]