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New MyDoom offers 'how to' details

New MyDoom offers 'how to' detailsWe need INTERNATIONAL Law...Only then will these people be locked up as they should be.There should be an automatic 5 YEAR sentence for releasing a Virus, trojan or for installing SPYWARE on someone's computer.It is heart warmingthat the virus writers have now become more polite...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, UNIX, SECURITY, Operating systems, MyDoom virus, virus, Linux, New MyDoom, Unlike Linsux, BSD

Discussion threads 2004-09-16

New MyDoom revives call to catch culprit

New MyDoom revives call to catch culpritSo, they crud about that kid doing 70% of them..must have been a "weekly" statistic..

Tags: New MyDoom, MyDoom virus

Discussion threads 2004-08-05

Additional Resources

US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamed

US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamedattacks from Windows machinesThese are infected Windows operating system computers that are attacking the government sites. Will we ever learn?RE: US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamedIs this story real? It seems like this would be a little more...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, SECURITY, Cyberwarfare, Korean website, attack, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

Multi Virus Cleaner 2009 9.0.1 (Windows)

Multi Virus Cleaner is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove major viruses and spyware. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when cleaning infected systems. Multi Virus Cleaner is regularly updated and can detect hundreds of common...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Virus, AxBx, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-04-22

A security tip for Microsoft

I don't know about you but I download a lot of stuff from the Microsoft website and I'm continually being asked to validate my operating system as genuine.  The idea is that I'm somehow being protected from ills by running a genuine copy of Windows.  I'm not convinced, but here's an...

Tags: Security, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-07-18

Five reasons to love--and hate--Windows Vista

Five reasons to love--and hate--Windows VistaBetter yet........the $300 price tag for Ultimate. It's like $300 is the magic number for any of Microsoft's major products.But only if it doesn't work as advertized.I haven't had this problem with Vista and don't expect to.The number one reason to hate vistaWindows Genuine...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, User Account Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2006-12-01

Kama Sutra worm hype may bite back

Kama Sutra worm hype may bite backThank you, MyDoom!Because of all the hype surrounding MyDoom variants, people have become more cautious about suspicious e-mail attachments. Since KS used the same method of spreading via email, people already knew what to do with it when it came around.The KS...

Tags: E-mail, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, iDefense, worm, Kama Sutra worm, F-Secure Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-02-03

Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring

Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ringFraud ring or no...Very clever young minds deprived of social conscience will likely keep abreast of technical advances for years to come, inventing malicious schemes for the sheer enjoyment of it while teasing despised authorities. Schools and technical institutes should offer courses and...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, hacking, credit card, credit card fraud, Zotob worm, Coder, virus, window, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-30

Kaspersky debuts Linux antivirus in the U.S.

Kaspersky debuts Linux antivirus in the U.S.If there are no Linux Viruses ...... why would anyone need the anti-virus?Maybe some need it for their sadboxed virus creationthough they shouldn't care too much about hosing their virtual Windows box, they don't care about the real ones. Maybe they are porting.Virus...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, OPEN SOURCE, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Linux, antivirus, virus, Kaspersky Lab, Linux antiviru

Discussion threads 2005-08-01

The importance of distribution: India's open source CD push

The importance of distribution: India's open source CD pushLinux is more expensive!I've been using Linux about 8 years along with Windows. Most cost is not for Windows or Linux. Most is for hardware, not operating system. Frankly I spend more money to buy new Linux CD distributions than for Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Cyberthreats, Now-What, open source, Linux, Microsoft Windows, CD, GPL, computer

Discussion threads 2005-05-27

Virus-infected e-mail down 30%, phishing down 45% in April 2005

Postini said phishing attempts decreased by 45% in April 2005, but phishing remains one of the major e-mail threats. E-mail security vendor said it blocked 9 mln phishing attempts during April 2005. The number of virus-infected messages decreased by 30%.Top ten viruses for April 2005:netsky - 12,247,654mytob - 6,803,913mime -...

Tags: phishing

Blog posts 2005-05-02

Updated MyDoom targets Google--again

Updated MyDoom targets Google--againI'm SO sick of this...It's time to get tough on these Malware writers. Really, it is.I normally despise this idea, but I think Guaranteed, or minimum sentences are the only thing that will work.ISP's and ScanningWhile many of the ISP's are limiting the size of files...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Google Inc., virus, server, e-mail

Discussion threads 2005-02-17

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spread

New MyDoom draws on IE flaw to spreadThis is my brother, Stupid and my other brother, StupidI guess this particular infection is only a problem if you are:Stupid enough to open an email like that and then stupid enough to click on the link-and-Stupid enough to be using Internet ExplorerHow...

Tags: Firewalls, Federal government, e-mail, firewall, Linux, Windows Machine, FBI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2004-11-08

Ask Tom Ridge or bust

Ask Tom Ridge or bustEye-glazing techSo, nobody cares about cybersecurity because there's no political advantage to it. Not false, just incomplete.Tech issues are boringly technical. And when people hear about it, they flash to all the stuff they've avoided doing on their home pc, and het away from...

Tags: Needed, Tech Issues, security, cybersecurity, Tom Ridge

Discussion threads 2004-10-08

MyDoom spawns four small offshoots

MyDoom spawns four small offshootsThe question I have is thisIf PC's are up todate on their AV AND patches, is this really a threat to a large group of people?I am only asking because MyDoom has been around a while so by that you would figure that it should be...

Tags: Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, MyDoom virus, Linux, operating system, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-09-10

The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea

The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job pleaOoops ...OK, that's not good, now every virus writer is going to be little ticked and try to prove that virus writers ARE geniuses ... I think I might just disconnect for a few months until this blows over ... way to go...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, sidebar, talkback, job, MyDoom virus, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2004-09-10

Microsoft preps XP push, deliberates on Longhorn

Microsoft preps XP push, deliberates on LonghornNothing but ZDNet Microsoft marketing drivelYet another adverti, um, "article", from the ZDNet propaganda team. What to do with all the time between OS releases. I know! Make XP seem exciting again! :-)I'm only going to say one thing.Forget about ship dates, just get...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2004-08-26

E-mail viruses getting smarter

E-mail viruses getting smarterA new email protocols with SecurityIsn't the time yet ?All roads lead back to a FLAWED operating system.How many proposed "new" things will fix the underlying problem. An operating system that gives full rights to everyone is just plain wrong.Combine those flaws with flawed programs that...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Viruses and worms, tool, e-mail, Linux, virus, operating system, e-mail virus

Discussion threads 2004-08-17

Microsoft's blast from the past

Microsoft's blast from the pastZDNet, Please run the stories about users having problems with SP2Tell the truth, do not bow to your MS Masters.I want to here about Doom3 install problems!No really I agree, if people are running into brick walls installing SP2 I would like to hear about it.So...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-08-12

First MyDoom. Then Microsoft. No breaks for Google.

MyDoom isn't the only problem that starts with an "M" that Google is dealing with this week.  If you have Google's news site bookmarked, there's a new game in town: Microsoft.  Given the meteoric success of companies like Google and Yahoo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that the company underestimated the business...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2004-07-27