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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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Major online ad site hacked, serving up exploit cocktail

One more reason to use FirefoxUse Firefox with AdBlock Plus and a simple filter of *media-servers.net* and the problem is solved.I am not sure that they are "major" as I did not have a filter for them.AgreedYet, I bet the web hosts will STILL complain about it. RE: Major online...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Confession, online advertising, Microsoft Windows, Ryan

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

PBS.org hacked, serving malware cocktail

They must be running linux.yes, they are running LinuxSurprise, Linux is not immune...However, to be fair this hack was likely through some application layer vulnerability, not a Linux exploit, unless the admin is really inept. Most likely a SQL injection attack.Linux nor Windows are really hackable when set up as...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, malware, Linux, Foxit Reader, PBS

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

PBS.org hacked, serving malware cocktail

Some sections of the popular PBS.org Web site have been hijacked by hackers serving up a cocktail of dangerous exploits. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Cocktail, PBS, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-18

55,000 Web sites hacked to serve up malware cocktail

Security researchers are raising an alarm for a potent malware cocktail -- backdoor Trojans and password stealers -- being pushed to Windows users from about 55,000 hacked Web sites. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Web, Malware, Web Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Web Site Development, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Web 2.0 security? What a mash

* Ryan Naraine is away on vacation. Guest editorial by Guillaume Lovet Ah, Web 2.0. Its endless composition of heterogeneous sources (aka "mash-up") possibilities, its social networking-oriented nature, its user-provided content... A Web adapted to today's powerful machines, linking people together in world...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Facebook, Codec, YouTube Inc., Video, Web 2.0, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Security, Internet, Marketing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Botnets committing click fraud observed

What's the current state of click fraud, and what tools and tactics do the people behind click fraud campaigns have in their arsenal? A recently analyzed affiliate based network for using botnets to commit click fraud provides a timely assessment of the situation, and provides evidential facts on the internal...

Tags: Click Fraud, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-05-28

News to know: Vista SP1; XO on Sugar; Macworld preview; AMD; KDE gallery

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: About-face: Microsoft makes new Vista SP1 test build public Christopher Dawson: Hands on with the XO Sugar OS. Gallery left. OLPC America David Morgenstern: Apple walks on water and WiMax Mobile. Jason O'Grady: MWSF08: 'Something...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, KDE, IBM Corp., Blogging, Telecommuting, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Security, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Blog posts 2008-01-14

Will honest mail ever prevail?

For the purposes of this post, "honest email" refers to non-spam messages -- whereas, spam messages are the unquestionable bad stuff sent by the bad guys. To sieve the honest email from the spam email is a Herculean, never-ending task.At a basic level, there are two methodologies by which to determine if an email message is...

Tags: Spam, Security, email marketing, Email

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpace

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpaceIts not a quicktime bugThis is a vulnerability in the MySpace site and internet explorer. The quicktime file is just the carrier. The file has java script code added to it, which is normally used for scripting mov files. Its IE and MySpace that...

Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, MySpace, Apple QuickTime, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-12-04

New malware targets OS X chat users

New malware targets OS X chat usersNo no no! I was just kiddingwhen I replied to a Zdnet poster that maybe it was time for a Mac virus contest, just to demostrate whether now was the time and this the generation to do so. Now, I didn't believe...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, malware, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-02-16