Security

‘Vaccine’ created for huge cyber-attack

Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world on Tuesday 27 June 2017. A perfc solution But for those concerned about the attack there appears to be fix, albeit one with limited effectiveness. By creating a read-only file – named perfc – and placing it within a […]

Hardware Security

Script Error occurred while loading COM component:{9BE8D8A1-2DB5-4A29-A95F-50C8B27820DA} (during the AutoUpdate process)

Problem You see the following errors in the Agent_.log on the client: Script Error occurred while loading COM component:{9BE8D8A1-2DB5-4A29-A95F-50C8B27820DA} Script Error occurred while getting point product callback component interface. These errors occur during the AutoUpdate process. The error is also recorded in: •McAfee AutoUpdate In Progress console •Updatelog.txt (Default location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\McAfee\DesktopProtection\) […]

Guides Software

Free Hard Drive Testing Programs

There are many free hard drive testing tools available to help you determine what, if anything, is wrong when you suspect there may be a problem with a hard drive. Tools like Windows Error Checking and the chkdsk command are included in your Windows-based operating system already but some others, like those below, are available […]