Erik Larkin

Articles by Erik Larkin

Detection and cleanup, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009’s strengths

Smoking-out and cleaning-up malware are strong suits of Symantec Norton's new Web security suite

How to tell if you

The Internet Storm Center has warned of a malware attack affecting databases. How to see if your site has been hit using a Google search

Portable Applications that won’t tie you down

John Haller has been offering portable versions of popular apps like the Firefox browser and the Thunderbird e-mail client for some time, but his new suite ties them all together in a polished, easy-to-use package

Windows fix conflicts with HP software

If you've been having severe problems over the past week with Internet Explorer and Office applications, it could likely trace back to a major conflict between a recently distributed critical Microsoft security patch and Hewlett-Packard software shipped with numerous HP products.

Hackers target browsers, backup programs

Internet criminals are increasingly targeting popular applications like backup software and Web browsers instead of the operating systems that run them, according to a new report from government and industry security experts.

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