Category Archives: Cybersecurity

.Just in the past few days I’ve seen several machines that can’t get anywhere on the internet. Not through either Internet Explorer or Firefox. The thing in common was AVG 8.0 so I did some investigating. Turns out, the Webshield / Surf Protection had become corrupt. This was preventing the browser from going to anyContinue reading “AVG Webshield Prevents Internet Access”

From Slashdot.org: "Microsoft said late Wednesday that it plans to release a critical security update today to plug a security hole present in all supported versions of Windows. The company hasn't released any details about the patch yet, which is expected to be pushed out at 1 p.m. PT. Normally, Redmond issues security updates on Patch Tuesday, the secondContinue reading “Major Security Hole Prompts Emergency Patch”

AVG Technologies released AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0, the latest version of the company’s popular and widely-used free security software, which now incorporates protection against spyware through a new combined anti-virus and anti-spyware engine. Read the Press Release