Samsung Laptops Secure -- No Keylogger!

The media feeding frenzy over the possibility of a repeat of the Sony BMG rootkit scandal in Samsung laptops was dispelled when reported that it was a false/positive.

As explained by Alex Eckelberry, General Manager, GFI Security:

"The detection was based off of a rarely-used and aggressive VIPRE detection method, using folder paths as a heuristic.  I want to emphasize “rarely”, as these types of detections are seldom used, and when they are, they are subject to an extensive peer review and QA process.  (It’s not common knowledge, but folder path detections are actually used by a good number of antimalware products, but are generally frowned upon as a folder that looks clearly like one for malware has the potential of generating just this kind of result — a false positive.)"

VIPRE has been updated to remove the false/positive detection.

Additional information is available in Samsung Laptops do not have a keylogger (and it was our fault).

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Microsoft Office -- Free Training Materials

The Mouse Training Company is providing all of their Microsoft Office training manuals available to download for free. The files are in PDF format.

The Office 2010 materials are quick reference guides.  For Office 2007, in addition to the quick reference guides, the Mouse Training Company has additionally made their complete training manuals available for download.  Materials for earlier versions of MS Office area also available.

In checking the available materials, I downloaded the Word 2010 Quick Reference Card.  Although it is only two pages, the Quick Reference Card is packed with information and would be a handy tool to keep near your workspace. 

The complete training materials provide both mouse and keyboard instructions for completing tasks.  For example, the 158 page Word 2007 Advanced Training Manual, provides the following information on "Splitting a Table":

Splitting A Table
Sometimes you need to split a table between rows to add text in-between.
To split a table in two at the current cursor position:
Mouse
i. Select the cell(s) you wish to split
ii. Go to the MERGE group on the LAYOUT ribbon and click the SPLIT TABLE button.
Or
Keyboard
i. Press CTRL SHIFT ENTER

The PDF files are available for download from http://www.mousetraining.co.uk/ms-office-training-manuals.html.

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Microsoft Virtual Academy, Free Training

MVA (Microsoft Virtual Academy) focuses on Microsoft Cloud Technologies.  The material is cloud-based, hosted on the Microsoft Azure platform.

The target audience is IT Pros.  The modules usually contain one self-assessment per module. In order to receive credit for the course, the corresponding material needs to be studied and the self-assessment passed.  Points are awarded for downloading and studying the materials and passing the self-assessment.  As levels are completed, additional courses become available.

This is a wonderful opportunity to advance your skills and career with Microsoft Cloud technologies.

Beginning Courses

• Introduction to Windows Azure
• Introduction to SQL Azure
• Planning, Building and Managing a Private Cloud
• Windows Azure Security Overview

FAQs and Registration

• Getting Started
• MVA FAQ's
•  Microsoft Virtual Academy

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May the wind sing to you and the sun rise in your heart...