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Author Archives: Andre Muscat

About Andre Muscat

Director of Engineering - Andre Muscat is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with 10 years’ experience in security and software development. He started his career as an apprentice with GFI Software in 1997. After reading for an honours degree in IT, Andre was involved in various projects and in the year 2000 led the development of GFI’s very first release of GFI LANguard Security Event Log Monitor. In 2003, Andre was entrusted with the management of GFI’s network security division. His first high-profile project involved the complete overhaul of GFI LANguard™ amongst other products. Andre’s strong commitment towards continuous improvement led GFI’s foray into the IT industry’s network security field with a portfolio which now includes GFI EndPointSecurity™, GFI EventsManager™, GFI LANguard™, GFI Network Server Monitor™, GFI Backup™, as well as involvement in subparts of GFI WebMonitor™ and GFI MailArchiver™. Andre has acted as company spokesman on many occasions to discuss GFI’s products as well as provide expert opinions on a range of security issues such as endpoint security and the Payment Card Industry standard (PCI). He has also contributed articles on security topics to various publications in the UK, US and Germany. In 2006, Andre Muscat was appointed Director, Network Security Products. In 2007, he was appointed Director of Engineering.

Windows 2008 R2 – When will I get it?

Windows 2008 R2 – When will I get it?

on August 10, 2009

Windows 7 RTM build distribution plan is in execution to partners and public; however, we were missing the dates when Windows 2008 Server R2 RTM would be made available. Thanks to the Windows 2008 R2 team blog, these dates are …

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Confirmed: Windows 7 RTM build complete. Now when will you get it?

Confirmed: Windows 7 RTM build complete. Now when will you get it?

on July 23, 2009

July 22nd 2009 - Steve Ballmer signed off the RTM builds for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 at the annual sales kick-off event in Atlanta. This is big news for us all at GFI. Video of signing: Windows …

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Exploring svchost.exe – Part 3

Exploring svchost.exe – Part 3

on July 14, 2009

This is the third post of a three part series in which we explore the world of svchost.exe. In part 1, I introduced the topic of the multiple svchost.exe instances running on Microsoft operating systems; their implied usage; as well …

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Awaiting Windows 7 RTM: A MS Windows History memory jog

Awaiting Windows 7 RTM: A MS Windows History memory jog

on July 13, 2009

For a large number of hardcore Windows enthusiasts around the world, today is a big day. Today we are all waiting for the signal from Microsoft that the latest Windows 7 build is signed off and Released to Manufacturing (RTM). …

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Exploring svchost.exe – Part 2

Exploring svchost.exe – Part 2

on July 7, 2009

This is the second post of a three part series in which we explore the world of svchost.exe. In Part 1, we introduced the multiple svchost.exe instances running on Microsoft operating systems; their implied usage; as well as why it …

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Exploring svchost.exe – Part 1

Exploring svchost.exe – Part 1

Computer running slower than usual? Most probably an application taking up too many resources. Up goes the task manager to have a look under the hood – nothing strange located in the default list. You click on “Show processes from …

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