Tim Gray

In addition to issuing three patches for potentially critical flaws in its Internet Explorer on Tuesday, Microsoft launched the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Microsoft rated two of the flaws in IE “critical” and a third “important” after the company discovered that malicious code could exploit holes in the browser. The HTML Help vulnerability detailed […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil charges against two former America Online executives, and three employees of PurchasePro.com, with conspiracy to inflate revenues. In the complaint filed Monday, the SEC charged PurchasePro founder and former CEO Charles Johnson and two other former PurchasePro executives with conspiracy, securities fraud, obstruction of justice and wire […]

McAfee has released an updated version of its security tool, which uses Google to identify important information accidentally exposed on the Web. Foundstone SiteDigger 2.0 uses indexed search information on Google to spot human error vulnerabilities that often appear on search engines, said Chris Prosise, vice president of worldwide professional services at McAfee. Prosise said […]

The tsunami that killed more than 150,000 people and pulverized the coastlines of nearly a dozen nations has also brought out unprecedented use of the Internet. The power of the medium was harnessed in several ways including playing a pivotal role in the deluge of financial support. Almost as soon as the waters began to […]

It seems that getting lost isn’t as easy as it used to be. MapQuest, the Pennsylvania-based location services company, announced Send to Phone to take the edge off of asking for directions. For $3.99 a month, the new feature allows MapQuest Mobile subscribers to send color maps and driving directions from MapQuest.com directly to their […]

Mini-hard drives that can store music, data and maybe a few hundred files from the office are in the parade of gadgetry at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Creative introduced its new Zen Micro MP3 Players — in 1GB, 4GB and 6GB models that boast having more song capacity and more […]

The FBI is warning altruistic cyber citizens to be on the lookout for Internet scams trying to gain from the recent Southeast Asian tsunami disaster. The bureau has issued a statement detailing numerous schemes, which have been reported to the bureau’s Internet Complaint Center. They range from phishing schemes directing potential donors to phony tsunami […]

Microsoft has launched a beta of its anti-spyware tool from the technology of a recent acquisition. The launch, first reported on Microsoft tip site Neowin.net as code-name “Atlanta,” is essentially a version of the product from New York-based Giant Software, which Microsoft acquired last month. At the time of the acquisition, Microsoft said its planned […]

Microsoft bolstered its position in the small business computing software market today with its revamped accounting and business management product. Business Solutions Small Business Financials (SBF) North America Edition, the lengthy name of the new product, is a rebranded and updated version of the company’s Business Solutions Small Business Manager software. The latest effort, designed […]

SanDisk announced Tuesday it has acquired MDRM, an Israeli-based company that first created electronic versions of student textbooks that weigh less than one ounce. MDRM, which will now be called SanDisk Secure Content Solutions, is a developer of technology for secure content distribution through flash memory cards. The acquisition bolsters SanDisk’s claim as the world’s […]

Holiday Shopping online increased 25 percent this year as bargain hunters often opted for virtual malls instead of fighting crowds at traditional brick and mortar outlets, according to a survey. The eSpending Report from Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen//NetRatings showed sales in 2004 jumped to $23.2 billion, up $4.7 billon, from 2003. The numbers […]

Computers running Microsoft’s Windows XP are vulnerable to Trojan attacks capable of remotely controlling a user’s system even when equipped with the latest Service Pack 2 (SP2) patch, security firm Symantec has warned. The Trojan horse, called “Phel”, is capable of corrupting computers visiting a malicious Web site through Internet Explorer’s Help controls, according to […]