Windows Vista/7 Users Need To Run This Killswitch Before Thursday

Next Thursday (July 26), security researchers Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg are scheduled to deliver a presentation at Black Hat USA 2012 hacker conference. There they will highlight weaknesses with a technology embedded into every Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation -- the Sidebar and Gadgets platform. Adding Desktop Gadgets (Photo [...]

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You can disable this function without having to download anything.

Go to "Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features" and in the left Navigation pane, click on "Turn Windows features on or off", scroll down to "Windows Gadget Platform" and uncheck the box, click "OK" and Restart your PC when asked.

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Don