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- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices
- RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google
- Originally exposed as a botnet redirecting and monetizing hijacked traffic to over 200,000 parked domains primarily located in the Bahamas, researchers from ClickForensics have recently found evidence on active DNS hijacking of Google properties allowing cybercriminals to steal revenue from Google by pulling search results and displaying them on a...
- Tags: Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network
- Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Macs and PCs found shacking up
- A very interesting study. This confirms what we have known for a long time.Mac users are much cooler that PC users.Confirms Apple numbers continue to grow:PI can't argue with that...Pagan jimRE: Macs and PCs found shacking upIt's a widely accepted fact that Mac users are much cooler than PC users.Much...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Windows only user, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., MAC USERS, Microsoft Windows, gen, Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Malware affiliate bounty: Infect a Mac, earn 43 cents
- It's just what Apple deserves.Apple has long implied that its OS and software are inherently immune to attack. It's about time it and Mac owners were brought up short.It has begun...Now to see how long it will take before the Mac is as beset by malware as Windows.RE: Malware affiliate...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Viruses and worms, bounty, Apple Macintosh, malware, Microsoft Windows, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
- Malware affiliate bounty: Infect a Mac, earn 43 cents
- A new malware affiliate program has been discovered offering 43c for every infected Mac machine. by Ryan Naraine
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Desktops, Security, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Hijacking Windows System Restore for cybercrime profits
- welp.... they are finally getting a taste of their own crap.I wonder what they are doing. We use steadystate on all of our machines. Reboot the machine and everything is restored.Maybe they should move from a PC based environment to a terminal server like system. Each reboot...
- Tags: Terminal services, system restore, Hijacking Windows System Restore, cybercrime profit, SteadyState, operating system, terminal server, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication
- Ok, ill buy that..Yes Two-factor authentication doesnt help avoid the already infected. Now what the bank SHOULD have one other than the user having a fully patched system and AV if hes on Windows is when the website detected that there was activity from another IP address - represented another...
- Tags: Financial services, Security administration, bank, two-factor authentication, banker malware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Google exec calls for ISPs to get tough on botnets
- I can't agree with a requirement for active A/V.I don't need nor want useless A/V software on my systems.Its inappropriate for an ISP to scan MY machine..for paid access to the interent (when they want to claim they are a "dumb pipe"). If I am spewing out malware - sure,...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, A/V, malware, operating system, security
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- GENEVA -- The critical MS08-067 vulnerability used by the Conficker worm to build a powerful botnet continues to be a lucrative security hole for cyber criminals. During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, a trio of Microsoft researchers dissected the malware attacks linked to...
- Tags: Flaw, Malware, Conficker, MS08-067, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?
- No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...
- Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. Macs
- Better than setting up shop next to an Apple Store. [i]That[/i] idea makes BOB look brilliant.RE: Forget Linux. Microsoft trains retailers on how to pitch Win 7 PCs vs. i think microsoft should work to convince xp users to upgrade to windows 7 as that will let the numeroususers of...
- Tags: Desktops, Retail, Operating systems, Ksplice, Microsoft Corp., reboot, Win 7 PC, Apple Macintosh, PC, Linux, Win 7, average user, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'
- Vulnerable by default?[i]Exploit code for a remote reboot flaw in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been posted on the internet, exposing users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista to the teardrop attacks that used to be popular on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.[/i]I presume this attack is able...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Network Address Translation, Microsoft Windows, software firewall, Microsoft Windows 7, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Workstation Optimizer 1.0 (Windows)
- WorkStation Optimizer Removes any and all trojans, viruses, adware, malware, stolen or hijacked web-browser bugs, and makes sure your machine doesnt get infected again with its smart scheduler and advanced bug remover codecs. WorkStation Optimizer Cleans up junk and trash files to create more disc space on your machine. This...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Workstation Optimizer, Workstations
- Software downloads 2009-08-31
- How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)
- Blah, ha ha ha haOh yeah, I can just see my son playing Garry's Mod on a virtual desktop. Blah, ha, ha, ha.... Yeah, right.Oh, oh, and I can just see virtualizing several thousand clients, all churning their spreadsheets, personal databases, e-mail, web browsers, compilers, graphics programs.There's a reason...
- Tags: Rootkits, PRODUCTIVITY, Virtualization, Desktops, Best Buy Co. Inc., Geek Squad, rootkit, desktop virtualization, computer, desktop, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Apple confirms malware protection in Snow Leopard
- They say Americans don't understand ironyNo irony there, Jason. Any degree of immunity that OS X has to malware is exactly because of such measures.I am gonna love.....to see the people make excuses for the reason for this. You can't say one thing and then do another in the...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Pwn2Own, virus, malware, trojan horse, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- 55,000 Web sites hacked to serve up malware cocktail
- The key words..."PC users"Another WIndows exploit?How can this possibly be happening. According to most of the Windows fan boys on ZDnet, it isn't even necessary to run antivirus with super-secure WIndows. Ahh, silly me, I forgot - these 'power users' represent about 0.0000001% of the real world's Windows user base....
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Web site development, SECURITY, Spyware, malware, Microsoft Windows, malware cocktail, trojan horse, Apple Safari, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
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