• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-11-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Windows 10 will allow apps to actively scan their content for malware

Windows 10 will have a new mechanism that will allow software developers to integrate their applications with whatever antimalware programs exist on users’ computers.The goal of the new Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) is to let applications send content to the […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-11-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Microsoft’s good deed for the day: browser-hijacking Ask Toolbar gets the banhammer on Windows

You know it, I know it, Wikipedia knows it, and now Windows knows it: the Ask Toolbar is a bad thing that nobody wants on their PC. The next time the Ask Toolbar tries to sneak onto your computer it will […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-11-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Microsoft’s good deed for the day: browser-hijacking Ask Toolbar gets the banhammer on Windows

You know it, I know it, Wikipedia knows it, and now Windows knows it: the Ask Toolbar is a bad thing that nobody wants on their PC. The next time the Ask Toolbar tries to sneak onto your computer it will […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-11-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on The dangers of Android malware may be exaggerated, but you should still play it safe

Jagdish Shrimali asked if “it is necessary to install antivirus software on an android mobile device?”
It may not be necessary, but it’s still a very good idea. There’s definitely Android malware out there. While the level of the threat may […]