A new variant of the Trojan Popureb burrows deep enough into the Windows operating system that users are recommended to reinstall the OS in order to remove it. A new rootkit targeting Windows systems currently making the rounds can be removed only by reinstalling the operating system, Microsoft said. The “Popureb” Trojan corrupts the hard drive’s master boot record to such an extent that the only way to remove it is reinstalling Windows to its factory state, Microsoft Malware Protection Center engineer Chun Feng wrote in an advisory posted on the Threat Research and Reponse blog June 22. A recovery  [ Read More ]

RAID Data Recovery Services by Denver Data Recovery offers a thorough data recovery service that is unique in our industry. DDR can recover your failed server:  Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, BSD or any other Unix variant with options of on-site repairs.  Denver Data Recovery can even get your server up and running and transfer your critical data back to it. Denver Data Recovery commonly recovers data from the following RAID issues:   Failed or degraded RAID arrays Accidentally initialised arrays 2 or more failed members in a RAID 5 Deleted, formatted or reinstalled volume Controller Failures Failed rebuild attempts    [ Read More ]

You’ve dropped your hard drive If dropped, mechanical hard drives can be damaged. If the hard drive is spinning while the accident happens, it’s likely is that the heads will be forced out of alignment, according to DDR. It advised that users shouldn’t power up the drive again, but instead have it checked out by a data recovery specialist. Seagate recommended purchasing a drive that has been ruggedised or has extra reinforcements as a prevention method. Your drive is making strange noises The worst case scenario is that the heads have come into contact with the platters. If the hard drive  [ Read More ]

If you regularly travel with a portable hard drive, you’ll want to check this out. It’s the WD Nomad, a $30 case designed to protect Western Digital’s line of My Passport portable hard drives from 7-foot drops, dust, and moisture.

Flash based storage is starting to gain some ground on slim laptops like Apple’s MacBook Air and Samsung’s 9 Series, and we imagine it will get a significant boost if Intel’s Ultrabook initiative takes off. Fortunately, those who are more concerned about storage capacity can still look forward to some progress in the HDD business.

Living amongst us right now, on our street, metro carriage, or section of highway, there are people who have recently bought a Corsair 120GB Force Series 3 with product code CSSD-F120GB3-BK. If you’re one of them you need to know that this particular drive is subject to a recall due to “stability issues”.Sweclockers has reported rumors that other SSDs might also be affected, but the manufacturers in question have swiftly denied it — so it is only this very specific Corsair drive that is being recalled. Backup your data and hit the source link for further instructions. Don’t get mad,  [ Read More ]

He has brought down his tablets from Apple’s mountain and the word from fanbois heaven is that the PC is just another device; iPad, iPod and iPhone users don’t need to be tethered to it anymore.

A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has built a solid state storage system that they claim outperforms state-of-the-art flash memory products. The new system, know as Moneta, uses phase change memory, a technology that some predict will replace the NAND flash memory used in nearly every solid state drive (SSD) today. The UCSD prototype will be on display this week at the Design Automation Conference in San Diego.

Every week over 12,000 laptops are lost or stolen—in US airports alone. To guard corporate data on endpoints at all times, companies can follow a number of data protection and data security best practices. Incorporating these best practices can help you control sensitive information to mitigate the risk of regulatory and financial exposure and keep IT costs in check. • Defining security policies for endpoint backup and recovery • Enforcing endpoint controls • Ensuring employee adoption • Keeping IT costs in check Now is the time to ensure you are doing everything you can to protect your mobile workforce! Today’s  [ Read More ]

The tsunami of Japan devastated both the personal and professional lives of the victims involved, creating a severe impact on homes and businesses everywhere; and with the recent floods and tornadoes affecting the US, it just goes to show how imperative an effective disaster recovery plan can be.