Google's Search Engine Now Sniffs Out Malware | PCWorld

 

Google's search engine is now fighting against a strain of malware that secretly intercepts Web browser activity on Windows PCs.

Infected users will see a big yellow box at the top of search results, directing them to a Google Web page that explains how to remove the malware. That page urges users to download or update their antivirus software, and also provides manual instructions for removing the malware from Windows computers. (To see if you're infected, run any search on Google.com and look for the yellow box.)

Infected users will see this box at the top of their search results.

Google doesn't explain the threat in detail, saying only that the malware routes Internet traffic through intermediary servers called proxies, and that the search engine is able to detect when traffic is coming from those servers.

Google's Search Engine Now Sniffs Out Malware | PCWorld

Google's Search Engine Now Sniffs Out Malware | PCWorld

 

Google's search engine is now fighting against a strain of malware that secretly intercepts Web browser activity on Windows PCs.

Infected users will see a big yellow box at the top of search results, directing them to a Google Web page that explains how to remove the malware. That page urges users to download or update their antivirus software, and also provides manual instructions for removing the malware from Windows computers. (To see if you're infected, run any search on Google.com and look for the yellow box.)

Infected users will see this box at the top of their search results.

Google doesn't explain the threat in detail, saying only that the malware routes Internet traffic through intermediary servers called proxies, and that the search engine is able to detect when traffic is coming from those servers.

Google's Search Engine Now Sniffs Out Malware | PCWorld

Many Quick Fixes in Microsoft Fix it Solution Center - Security Watch

 

Microsoft has created a Fix it Solution Center with "automated solutions for your issues." They are organized by broad topics or tasks.

The topics are:

• Top Solutions
• Windows
• Internet Explorer
• Windows Media Player
• Entertainment
• Office
• Other

Many of the Fix its are broad checkups rather than specific tasks. For instance, Diagnose and fix Windows security problems automatically checks the status of many Windows security features (DEP, ASLR, Smartscreen, etc.) and offers to enable them if necessary. Diagnose and repair Windows File and Folder Problems automatically checks problems like inability to connect to drives and behavioral issues in Windows Explorer.

Many Quick Fixes in Microsoft Fix it Solution Center - Security Watch

Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Boot Time

 

If there's one thing everyone dreads, it's rebooting their computer. It may only take a minute or two, but it can seem like forever. Here are our top 10 tweaks that'll make your computer boot a little faster.

Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Boot Time

Start Menu XP

 

StartMenuXP will replace the standard list of programs with a dropdown menu in the Windows XP style. Apart from this, the program features numerous improvements that will help you find and launch programs much faster

Start Menu XP